The Natural

May. 11,1984      PG
Rating:
7.4
Trailer Synopsis Cast

An unknown middle-aged batter named Roy Hobbs with a mysterious past appears out of nowhere to take a losing 1930s baseball team to the top of the league.

Robert Redford as  Roy Hobbs
Robert Duvall as  Max Mercy
Glenn Close as  Iris Gaines
Kim Basinger as  Memo Paris
Wilford Brimley as  Pop Fisher
Barbara Hershey as  Harriet Bird
Robert Prosky as  The Judge
Richard Farnsworth as  Red Blow
Joe Don Baker as  The Whammer
Darren McGavin as  Gus Sands

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