The Natural
“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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Cast
72 people
Robert Redford
Roy Hobbs
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Iris Gaines
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Kim Basinger
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Wilford Brimley
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Barbara Hershey
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Mrs. Doubtfire
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Richard Farnsworth
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Misery
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GoldenEye
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John Finnegan
Sam Simpson
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Alan Fudge
Ed Hobbs
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Barry Levinson Director · Roger Towne Screenplay Phil Dusenberry Screenplay
Director
Barry Levinson
Screenplay
Roger Towne
Screenplay
Phil Dusenberry
Author
Bernard Malamud
Composer
Randy Newman
Cinematographer
Caleb Deschanel
Editor
Stu Linder
Editor
Christopher Holmes
Production designer
Angelo P. Graham
Production designer
Mel Bourne
Costume designer
Bernie Pollack
Costume designer
Gloria Gresham
Worldwide gross $48M · Budget $28M · United States release May 11, 1984
Box office
Budget
$28,000,000
Worldwide gross
$48,000,000
Gross vs. budget
1.7×
Production
TriStar Pictures
Production · Studio
Delphi II Productions
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Canada · May 11, 1984
Theatrical
United States · May 11, 1984
Theatrical
Argentina
June 28, 1984 · Theatrical
Australia
September 20, 1984 · Theatrical
Brazil
March 29, 1985 · Theatrical
Colombia
November 1, 1984 · Theatrical
Denmark
October 12, 1984 · Theatrical
Finland
August 31, 1984 · Theatrical
France
September 1, 1984 · Premiere · Deauville Film Festival
September 19, 1984 · Theatrical
Germany
October 12, 1984 · Theatrical · West Germany
Greece
September 20, 1984 · Theatrical
May 15, 2001 · Physical · DVD
Ireland
October 19, 1984 · Theatrical
Italy
October 11, 1984 · Theatrical
September 9, 2002 · Physical · DVD
Japan
August 25, 1984 · Theatrical
Mexico
April 3, 2001 · Physical · DVD
Netherlands
September 20, 1984 · Theatrical
Philippines
September 15, 1984 · Limited theatrical · Davao
Poland
August 2, 2015 · TV
Portugal
September 13, 1984 · Theatrical
South Korea
December 24, 1986 · Theatrical
Spain
December 14, 1984 · Theatrical
Sweden
September 14, 1984 · Theatrical
Taiwan
November 30, 2022 · Digital
Thailand
November 30, 2022 · Digital
United Arab Emirates
April 6, 2010 · Physical · Blu-ray
United Kingdom
May 11, 1984 · Theatrical
Uruguay
September 14, 1984 · Theatrical
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