The Natural

Manager Pop (Wilford Brimley) with commentary from Bernard Malamud's original novel, assistant Red (Richard Farnsworth) supporting, meets middle aged rookie Roy Hobbs (Robert Redford), in Barry Levinson's The Natural, 1984.

After much delay, assistant coach Red (Richard Farnsworth) summons Roy Hobbs (Robert Redford) to batting practice, manager Pop (Wilford Brimley) duly attentive, in Barry Levinson's The Natural, 1984.

Opening from director Barry Levinson, with Robert Redford in the title role, boarding a train, then a flashback, with Paul Sullivan as the young Roy, Robert Rich his father, Roger Towne and Phil Dusenberry’s screenplay from the 1952 Bernard Malamud novel, from The Natural, 1984, with Glenn Close, Kim Basinger, Wilford Brimley and Robert Duvall.

At a rail stop, sportswriter Max (Robert Duvall) arranges a showdown between "The Whammer" (Joe Don Baker) and young Roy Hobbs (Robert Redford), John Finnegan as "Sam," Barbara Hershey observing, in The Natural 1984.

An overaged baseball player (Robert Redford) comes out of nowhere to save his team in The Natural (1984).