He lived for a dream that wouldn't die.
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.
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Character
Earnest, nostalgic, grave and meticulous.
- earnestironic
- contemporarynostalgic
- gravecomic
- rawmeticulous
- effortlessdemanding
Who loves it, who doesn't
24 profiled raters. Loved most by The Comfort Seekers; disliked most by The Ironists.
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Cast
- Robert RedfordRoy Hobbs
- Robert DuvallMax Mercy
- Glenn CloseIris Gaines
- Kim BasingerMemo Paris
- Wilford BrimleyPop Fisher
- Barbara HersheyHarriet Bird
- Robert ProskyThe Judge
- Richard FarnsworthRed Blow
- Joe Don BakerThe Whammer
- Michael MadsenBump Bailey
Crew
- Barry LevinsonDirector
- Phil DusenberryScreenplay
- Roger TowneScreenplay
- Bernard MalamudNovel
- Caleb DeschanelDirector of Photography
- Randy NewmanOriginal Music Composer
- Stu LinderEditor
- Christopher HolmesEditor
- Mark JohnsonProducer
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Pairings
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