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1 videodisc (138 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in
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Based on the novel by Bernard Malamud
Nothing was going to stop Roy Hobbs from fulfilling his boyhood dream of baseball stardom. As a 14-year old he fashions a baseball bat from an oak tree. He soon impresses major league scouts with his ability. His talent also catches the eye of a sportswriter who eventually becomes instrumental in Hobbs' career. The appearance of a mysterious woman, however, shatters his dream. Years later Hobbs reappears as a rookie for the New York Knights and has an opportunity to share in their race for the pennant
Videodisc release of the 1984 motion picture by Tri-Star Pictures
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Director, Barry Levinson ; producer, Mark Johnson ; screenplay, Roger Towne, Phil Dusenberry ; director of photography, Caleb Deschanel ; music, Randy Newman
Robert Redford, Robert Duvall, Glenn Close, Kim Basinger, Wilford Brimley, Barbara Hershey, Robert Prosky, Richard Farnsworth
Rated PG
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