Bull Durham Movie Review 1988

Lovable American romantic comedy, dealing with a very minor minor-league team and three of its current constituents: aging baseball groupie Annie Savoy (Sarandon) who beds one player each season; a cocky, foolish new pitcher, Ebby Calvin "Nuke" LaLoosh (Robbins); and older, weary catcher Crash Davis (Costner), who's brought in to wise the rookie up. The scene in which Annie tries poetry out on the banal rookie (who has more earthly pleasures in mind) is a hoot. Highly acclaimed, the film sears with Sarandon and Costner's love scenes and some clever dialogue.

Distribution

Home Vision Cinema, c/o Image Entertainment, 20525 Nordhoff St., Ste. 200, Chatsworth, CA 91311, URL: http://www.homevision.com

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 107 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Romantic Comedy, Buses, War Between the Sexes, Romantic Triangles, Baseball, Torrid Love Scenes, Sports Comedies

Screenplay

Ron Shelton

Cast

Kevin Costner, Susan Sarandon, Tim Robbins, Trey Wilson, Robert Wuhl, Jenny Robertson

Cinematography

Bobby Byrne

Director

Ron Shelton

Music

Michael Convertino

Producer

Mount Company, Orion Pictures

Awards

L.A. Film Critics 1988: Screenplay; N.Y. Film Critics 1988: Screenplay; Natl. Soc. Film Critics 1988: Screenplay; Writers Guild 1988: Orig. Screenplay.