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- The movie was inspired by a real story. In 1949 a woman who was stalking one of the baseball players in Chicago, actually shot a player with a gun. This inspired Bernard Malamud to write a book about it in 1952.
- The woman who committed the crime disappeared. For many years, the woman who committed the crime of shooting the ball player seemed to disappear off the radar.
- Steinhagen was a teenager at the time. At the time of the shooting, Ruth Ann Steinhagen was only 19 years old. This seemed to be a senseless shooting, but as investigators dug a little deeper they discovered that she had developed a crush o teh first baseman Eddie Waitkus of the Chicago Cubs.
- Steinhagen invited the player to her hotel room. Ruth reserved a hotel room near Wrigley field and wrote a note to Waitkus telling him that she had something important to share with him.
Sep 23, 2024 · The Natural, released in 1984, is a timeless classic that has captivated audiences for decades. Starring Robert Redford in a career-defining role, this sports drama tells the story of Roy Hobbs, a talented baseball player who, after a major setback, makes a remarkable comeback to the game he loves. Directed by Barry Levinson and based on ...
May 10, 2019 · The film version follows the broad strokes of the book charting the journey of Roy Hobbs (Redford), a gifted ballplayer whose career is derailed after he takes a bullet in the gut fired by a female...
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The Natural is a 1984 American sports film based on Bernard Malamud's 1952 novel of the same name, directed by Barry Levinson, and starring Robert Redford, Robert Duvall, Glenn Close, Kim Basinger, Wilford Brimley, Barbara Hershey, Robert Prosky and Richard Farnsworth.
Jun 15, 2016 · The plot of The Natural (1984) may seem like something only Hollywood could invent, but as they say, the truth is often stranger than fiction: On June 14, 1949, a crazed fan lured a pro baseball...
“The Natural” could have been a decent movie. One reason that it is not: Of all its characters, the only one we don’t want to know more about is Roy Hobbs. I’d love to get to know Pop Fisher (Wilford Brimley), the cynical, old team manager.
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