Bull Durham
Bull Durham is a 1988 American romantic comedy sports film directed by Ron Shelton. The film stars Kevin Costner as "Crash" Davis, a veteran catcher from the AAA Richmond Braves, brought in to teach rookie pitcher Ebby Calvin "Nuke" LaLoosh (Tim Robbins) about the game in preparation for reaching the major leagues. Baseball groupie Annie Savoy (Susan Sarandon) romances Nuke, but finds herself increasingly attracted to Crash. Also featured are Robert Wuhl and Trey Wilson, as well as "The Clown Prince of Baseball", Max Patkin. The film is partly based upon Shelton's experience in minor league baseball, and depicts the players and fans of the Durham Bulls, a minor-league baseball team in Durham, North Carolina.
Plot
The Durham Bulls, a single-A Minor League Baseball team, are dealing with another sparsely attended losing season, with one thing working for them: Ebby Calvin LaLoosh, a hotshot rookie pitcher known for having a "million dollar arm, but a five cent head," who has potential to become a major league talent. "Crash" Davis, a 12-year veteran in the minor leagues, is sent down from Triple-A as the team's catcher to teach LaLoosh to control his haphazard pitching. Crash immediately begins calling Ebby by the degrading nickname of "Meat", and they get off to a rocky start.
More details
author | Ron Shelton |
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contentLocation | North Carolina |
director | Ron Shelton |
editor | Robert Leighton |
genre | comedy romance |
keywords | a minor-league team in visalia asheville tourists baseball team bondage catcher chosen one church class a durham bulls end fastball home run living room lose major league major league baseball manager minor league baseball minor leagues pitch pitcher single-a think triple-a visalia rawhide |
musicBy | Michael Convertino |
nomination | Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay |
producer | Thom Mount |
publisher | Orion Pictures |
recordedAt | North Carolina |
theme | dance romantic comedy sports sports comedy |