The Natural (1984)

Let it Ride

In front of Memo (Kim Basinger) and Gus (Darren McGavin), Roy Hobbs (Robert Redford) turns down the Judge’s (Robert Prosky) bribe to throw the clinching game to get to the World Series.

Directed by Barry Levinson.

Released in 1984 by Sony.

related tags 

  • character-type: Judge
  • character-type: Sexy Woman
  • character-type: Athlete
  • action: Threaten
  • editors-choice: Sports Movies
  • primary-genre: Sports and Fitness
  • primary-genre: Drama
  • secondary-genre: 20th Century Period Pieces
  • secondary-genre: Period Pieces
  • secondary-genre: Sports Dramas
  • secondary-genre: Dramas Based on Contemporary Literature
  • secondary-genre: Baseball
  • secondary-genre: Sports Stories
  • secondary-genre: Dramas Based on the Book
  • secondary-genre: Drama
  • mood: Dark
  • prop: Money
  • prop: Photograph
  • prop: Gun
  • setting: Office
  • theme: Manipulation
  • theme: Honesty
  • actor: Kim Basinger
  • actor: Robert Prosky
  • actor: Robert Redford
  • actor: Darren McGavin
  • director: Barry Levinson
  • producer: Roger Towne
  • producer: Philip M. Breen
  • producer: Robert F. Colesberry
  • cinematographer: Caleb Deschanel
  • editor: Stu Linder
  • costume-designer: Bernie Pollack
  • costume-designer: Gloria Gresham
  • production-designer: Angelo P. Graham
  • role-name: Roy Hobbs
  • role-name: Gus Sands
  • role-name: Memo Paris
  • role-name: The Judge
  • screenwriter: Roger Towne
  • screenwriter: Bernard Malamud
  • screenwriter: Phil Dusenberry
  • year: 1984
  • studio: Sony