1980s Baseball Movie
Set in North Carolina, Crash Davis (Kevin Costner) is a minor league catcher who is sent down to single-A for the purpose of training a young pitcher LaLoosh (Tim Robbins). LaLoosh has natural talent but is wild and needs to learn control in order to make it to the majors. Added to the mix is Annie (Susan Sarandon) a woman who picks a player each season to be her boyfriend. As the season wears on LaLoosh becomes romantically involved with Annie. Crash helps LaLoosh develop his control at the plate. By mid season, LaLoosh has become a formidable pitcher and is called up to the majors. Davis, who has served his purpose to the team, is released. How do Davis, LaLoosh and Annie react to the changes? When Bull Durham hit the big screen it quickly became a top rated baseball movie. I like this movie and watch it every time it is shown on television. The cast is very good, Costner has natural athletic ability and is very believable as a catcher. Bull Durham is also a interesting look at the coming and going of the minor league players.
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