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The natural / TriStar Pictures ; screenplay by Roger Towne and Phil Dusenberry ; produced by Mark Johnson ; directed by Barry Levinson.

Format Video (DVD)
EditionDirector's cut.
Publication InfoCulver City, Calif. : Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, [2007]
Description2 videodiscs (approximately 144 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Subject(s)
Malamud, Bernard--Film adaptations.
Malamud, Bernard--Film and video adaptations.
DVD-Video discs.
Baseball players--Drama.
Baseball injuries--Physiological aspects --Drama.
Baseball injuries--Psychological aspects --Drama.
Baseball teams--Competitions --Drama.
Man-woman relationships--Drama.
Other author/creatorTowne, Roger screenwriter.
Other author/creatorDusenberry, Phil screenwriter.
Other author/creatorJohnson, Mark, 1945 December 27- producer.
Other author/creatorLevinson, Barry director.
Other author/creatorRedford, Robert actor.
Other author/creatorDuvall, Robert actor.
Other author/creatorClose, Glenn, 1947- actor.
Other author/creatorBasinger, Kim, 1953- actor.
Other author/creatorBrimley, Wilford, 1934-2020 actor.
Other author/creatorHershey, Barbara, 1948- actor.
Other author/creatorProsky, Robert, 1930-2008 actor.
Other author/creatorFarnsworth, Richard, 1920-2000 actor.
Other author/creatorMalamud, Bernard. Natural.
Other author/creatorTri-Star Pictures.
Other author/creatorSony Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm)
Uniform titleNatural (Motion picture)
Contents Disc 1. Feature film -- disc. 2. Special features.
Abstract A once-promising baseball player on his way to stardom in the big leagues, finds his dreams shattered when a mysterious woman and a silver bullet end his career prematurely. Sixteen years later, armed with his childhood bat "Wonderboy," he comes back to baseball, joins the roster of the lowly New York Knights to see if he can overcome physical pain and the nefarious forces around him to lead his team to the pennant.
General noteBased on the novel by Bernard Malamud.
General noteFor the 'director's cut', some scenes have been re-edited and approx. 15 minutes of new footage added; film only runs 6 minutes longer than original release cut.
General noteOriginally released as a motion picture in 1984.
General noteSpecial features: disc. 1: video introduction by Barry Levinson. disc 2: When lightning strikes: creating The natural [pre-game: a novelist steps up to the plate, the line-up: assembling the moviemaking team, let's play ball: filming the show]; Extra innings; Clubhouse conversations; A natural gunned down: the stalking of Eddie Waitkus; Knights in shining armor: the mythology of The natural; The Heart of The natural; with optional Japanese or Portuguese subtitles.
CreditsDirector of photography, Caleb Deschanel ; music, Randy Newman ; production designer, Mel Bourne ; editor, Stu Linder.
Cast Robert Redford, Robert Duvall, Glenn Close, Kim Basinger, Wilford Brimley, Barbara Hershey, Robert Prosky, Richard Farnsworth.
Audience Unrated.
Technical detailsDVD.
LanguageEnglish, dubbed Japanese and dubbed Portuguese dialogue, optional English, French, Japanese, or Portuguese subtitles; closed-captioned.
Genre/formFeature films.
Genre/formSports films.
Genre/formMelodramas (Motion pictures)
Genre/formFilm adaptations.
Genre/formFiction films.
Genre/formVideo recordings for the hearing impaired.
ISBN1424850703
ISBN9781424850709
UPC 043396184084
Publisher number18408 Sony Pictures Home Entertainment

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