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The Natural (1984)

Published: March 28, 2019, 4:21 a.m.

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\\u201cThe Natural\\u201d belongs in any debate over the best sports movie ever. It has Robert Redford in his prime, a stunning Kim Basinger, huffy Wilford Brimley, sly Robert Duvall, powerful Glenn Close, and even a young Michael Madsen. They\\u2019re all delivering top-notch performances on a picture-perfect backdrop that feels really real for an \\u201880s movie.

Shat The Movies listener Vince commissioned this baseball classic just as hosts Dick Ebert and Drew Zakmin are gearing up for Opening Day. It\\u2019s full of iconic scenes that bring us all back to our playing days, when we imagined each of us could swing his own Wonderboy bat and be the greatest that ever played the game.

Everything ages, and \\u201cThe Natural\\u201d aged surprisingly well, but not everything was a home run. Redford is 46 and playing a 19-year-old. His character, Roy Hobbs, seems to leave a trail of death wherever he goes. And the final inning is cornier than a Nebraska farm.

In this episode, you\\u2019ll also hear our list of the worst sports-movie actors of all time,\\xa0find out how a young Big D would get pumped up for high school games, and learn why your mom got a care package from Derek Jeter.

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