Hollywood filmmaking at its finest; touches all bags!

Rating: Null/10 (11 April 2003)

THE NATURAL (1984) *** Robert Redford, Wilford Brimley, Robert Duvall, Kim Basinger, Glenn Close, Richard Farnsworth, Darren McGavin, Barbara Hershey, Joe Don Baker, Michael Madsen. Barry Levinson's fantasy ode to the national pasttime with Redford perfectly cast as an aging Golden Boy baseball player needing a second chance at superstardom after a tragic turn of events sidelines him. Fun period piece based on Barnard Malamud's fable with some plotlines changed with Hollywood written all over. Great production design and atmospheric score by Randy Newman and Caleb Deschanel's gorgeous photography. Close won an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actress.