Movie Description
The Durham Bulls are in a slump and have spent a hefty sum of money acquiring an untested young pitcher in the hopes of reversing their standings. Crash Davis, a 12-year veteran ballplayer who has spent most of his time bumming around as a minor league catcher, is assigned to mature the rookie pitching phenom named "Nuke." But a beautiful and enigmatic team groupie comes between the tutor and his student, enlightening both with her game of life, love and verse.
| Credits | | Cast: | Tim Robbins, Trey Wilson |
| Details | | Edition: | Holiday O-Ring Packaging | | Sound: | HiFi Sound, Stereo Sound, Surround Sound |
Notes
DVD Features:
Region 1
Keep Case
Anamorphic Widescreen - 1.85
Single Side - Dual Layer
Audio:
Dolby Digital Stereo 5.1 - English
Stereo 2.0 - Spanish
Stereo 2.0 - French
Additional Release Material:
Audio Commentary - 1. Kevin Costner - Star, Tim Robbins - Star
2. Ron Shelton - Director, Director Ron Shelton spent some time playing baseball in the minor leagues before becoming a director. This is his feature film debut, but he has since gone on to do another sports-related film, the 1992 comedy "White Men Can't Jump."
Susan Sarandon met her current paramour, Tim Robbins, on the set of "Bull Durham." They now live in New York City and have two children together. The film gave Robbins one of his early roles, and he has since gone onto to do several major roles, especially his acclaimed performance in Robert Altman's "The Player." Recently, he made the foray into directing with the film he wrote, starred in, directed, and composed the music for, "Bob Roberts." (Ironically, according to Shelton, Orion executives urged the director to fire Robbins and replace him with "The Breakfast Club" actor Anthony Michael Hall; Shelton and Costner stood by Robbins, saying they would no longer work on the film if Robbins was out; the executives back down, and Robbins completed his work on "Bull Durham.")
Susan Sarandon was recently nominated for her performance in the 1992 film "Lorenzo's Oil." Kevin Costner has also gone on to major stardom, especially with his successes in his star performance and direction of the 1990 Academy Award Winner "Dances With Wolves."
The film appeared at the Deauville Film Festival in September, 1988, and at the Moscow International Film Festival in July, 1989.
Shot in Panavision. Prints by Deluxe.
Editorial Reviews
"...Shelton stepped up to the directorial plate and smacked a dinger....A wry, sexy charmer..." -- Rating: A
Entertainment Weekly - pp.82-3 - Ira Robbins
"...A film with spring fever, a giddy, playful look at life in baseball's minor leagues....[Costner] does a lot with his role..."
New York Times - p.C20 - Janet Maslin
"...A sweet and sexy comedy..."
Los Angeles Times - Sheila Benson (06/15/1988)
"...[With] Susan Sarandon at career peak....This is like no other baseball movie..."
USA Today - Mike Clark (01/27/1989)
"...Shelton cracks open the game's mythologies, but it's the sexy sparkle between Costner and Sarandon that's the hook..."
Total Film - Jonathan Crocker (11/01/2003)
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