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Nothing was going to stop Roy Hobbs from fulfilling his boyhood dream of baseball stardom. As a 14-year old he fashions a baseball bat from an oak tree. He soon impresses major league scouts with his ability. His talent also catches the eye of a sportswriter who eventually becomes instrumental in Ho...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:	Natural (Motion picture)
Other Authors:	Towne, Roger (Screenwriter), Dusenberry, Phil (Screenwriter), Redford, Robert (Actor), Duvall, Robert (Actor), Close, Glenn, 1947- (Actor), Basinger, Kim, 1953- (Actor), Brimley, Wilford, 1934-2020 (Actor), Hershey, Barbara, 1948- (Actor), Prosky, Robert, 1930-2008 (Actor), Farnsworth, Richard, 1920-2000 (Actor), Malamud, Bernard
Format:	Video
Language:	English
Published:	[Culver City, CA] : Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc., [2015?]
Subjects:	Malamud, Bernard > Film adaptations. Malamud, Bernard. Baseball players > Drama. Baseball teams > Competitions > Drama. Man-woman relationships > Drama. Baseball players. Man-woman relationships. Drama. Feature films. Film adaptations.
Online Access:	Connect to this streaming video (Swank Digital Campus)

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Summary:	Nothing was going to stop Roy Hobbs from fulfilling his boyhood dream of baseball stardom. As a 14-year old he fashions a baseball bat from an oak tree. He soon impresses major league scouts with his ability. His talent also catches the eye of a sportswriter who eventually becomes instrumental in Hobbs' career. The appearance of a mysterious woman, however, shatters his dream. Years later Hobbs reappears as a rookie for the New York Knights and has an opportunity to share in their race for the pennant.
Item Description:	Originally released as a motion picture in 1984 by Tri-Star Pictures.
Physical Description:	1 online resource (1 video file (134 min.)) : sound, color
Audience:	MPAA rating: PG.
Production Credits:	Director of photography, Caleb Deschanel ; music, Randy Newman ; edited by Stu Linder.