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Release Date: 1984

Cast: Robert Prosky, Glenn Close, Kim Basinger, Darren McGavin, Robert Duvall, Barbara Hershey, Joe Don Baker, Wilford Brimley, Richard Farnsworth, Robert Redford

Categories: Movies, Sports, Period piece, Americana, Baseball, Film adaptation

The Natural is a 1984 film adaptation of Bernard Malamud's 1952 baseball novel of the same name, directed by Barry Levinson and starring Robert Redford, Glenn Close and Robert Duvall. The film, like the book, recounts the experiences of Roy Hobbs, an individual with great "natural" baseball talent, spanning decades of Roy's success and his suffering. The film was nominated for four Academy Awards, including Best Supporting Actress (Glenn Close), and nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress (Kim Basinger). Many of the baseball scenes were filmed in Buffalo, New York's... MORE

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Top 5 Unusual Facts About Hands

Fun Facts About Hands - as part of the expert series by GeoBeats. In nearly all people, the palm of the hand has little to no color and cannot tan. If the nerves to the skin of the hand are severed, the skin loses its ability to wrinkle. The natural movement for each finger is to curl towards a point at the same spot on the base of the wrist. Our dominant hand is controlled by its opposing hemisphere of the brain, right for left and left for right. The left hands on right-handed people tend to get better washed, as do the right hands on left-handed people.

The Natural

The Natural - Trailer
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The Natural - Knock the Cover Off the Ball
The Natural (1984) - Knock the Cover Off the Ball - In his first at bat in the big leagues, Roy (Robert Redford) knocks the cover off of the ball.
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The Natural - Let it Ride
The Natural (1984) - Let it Ride - In front of Memo (Kim Basinger) and Gus (Darren McGavin), Roy Hobbs (Robert Redford) turns down the Judge’s (Robert Prosky) bribe to throw the clinching game to get to the World Series.
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The Natural - A New Right Fielder
The Natural (1984) - A New Right Fielder - Roy (Robert Redford) introduces himself as the Knights new right fielder to Coach Pop Fisher (Wilford Brimley) and Red (Richard Farnsworth) in the dugout.
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The Natural - Savoy Special
The Natural (1984) - Savoy Special - After Roy (Robert Redford) breaks his bat, Bobby Savoy(George Wilkosz), the bat boy, brings out his own crafted bat to use named the Savoy Special.
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The Natural - The Final Homerun
The Natural (1984) - The Final Homerun - With two outs in the bottom of the ninth, Roy Hobbs (Robert Redford) hits the game winning home run to send the Knights to the World Series. He rounds the bases as the lights explode around the field.
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The Natural - The Lady in White
The Natural (1984) - The Lady in White - With Iris (Glenn Close) in the stands at Wrigley Field, Roy (Robert Redford) breaks out of his slump with a towering home run that crashes through the score board clock.
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The Natural - Striking Out The Whammer
The Natural (1984) - Striking Out The Whammer - Outside a county fair, unknown pitcher Roy Hobbs (Robert Redford) strikes out the vaunted Babe Ruth-like player The Whammer (Joe Don Baker).
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The Natural - Batting Practice With Wonderboy
The Natural (1984) - Batting Practice With Wonderboy - To all the players surprise, Roy (Robert Redford) puts on a hitting clinic in batting practice in front of Pop (Wilford Brimley) and Red (Richard Farnsworth).