Series/Themes: Featured, Special Guests, Spotlight Screenings, Staff Picks
Genre: Classics
Film Year: 1984
Locations: USA
Film Length: 138 min
Director: Barry Levinson
Featuring: Robert Redford, Robert Duvall, Glenn Close, Kim Basinger
An unknown middle-aged batter named Roy Hobbs (Redford) with a mysterious past appears out of nowhere to take a losing 1930s baseball team to the top of the league in this magical sports fantasy. With the aid of a bat cut from a lightning struck tree, Hobbs lives the fame he should have had earlier when, as a rising pitcher, he is inexplicably shot by a young woman. Nominated for four Academy Awards in 1984, director Barry Levinson’s film adaptation of Bernard Malamud’s 1952 baseball novel of the same name delivers a sincere testament to America’s national pastime. Discussion with director Barry Levinson and Michael Tackett of The New York Times
Supported by The Daily Progress
12:00 PM
Downtown Mall : The Paramount Theater