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The Slugger's Wife (1985)

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This routine film should have been called the "rock singer's husband" because it is about the life of a baseball player affected by his love for a singer. Darryl Palmer (Michael O'Keefe) plays for the Atlanta Braves, and when he walks into a nightclub and sees an attractive woman singing (Rebecca DeMornay), he pulls up to home plate and is anxious to meet her. From then on, his persistence in courting her is unstoppable in spite of several unhappy setbacks, and finally their romance makes it to

PG-13, 1 hr. 43 min.

Drama, Romance, Musical & Performing Arts, Comedy

Directed By: Hal Ashby

Written By: Neil Simon

In Theaters: Jan 1, 1985 Wide

On DVD: Mar 9, 2004

Cast

Michael O'Keefe
Darryl Palmer
Rebecca De Mornay
Debby Palmer
Martin Ritt
Burley De Vito
Randy Quaid
Moose Granger
Cleavant Derricks
Manny Alvarado
Lisa Langlois
Aline Cooper
Loudon Wainwright III
Gary
Dan Biggers
Preacher
Dennis Burkley
Chuck
Marc Clement
Mr. Davis
Georgann Johnson
Marie De Vito
Ren� Lef�vre
Wallace Merck
Fan in Limelight
Anthony Peck
Reporter
Richard Alan Reiner
Patron at Zelda's
Lynn Whitfield
Tina Alvarado
Mort Schwartz
Man
Alisha Das
Lola
John Lawhorn
Coach Reckon
Kevin James Barnes
Public Address
John W. Bradley
Himself
Skip Caray
Sportscaster
Nick Charles
Sportscaster
Edwin H. Cipot
Cuneo
Steve Daniels Jr.
Umpire
Charles Darden
Reporter
Collin Fagan
Umpire
Mark Fidrych
Baseball Player
Bill G. Fite
Catcher
Phillipe Fontanelli
Waiter
Al Garrison
Guard
Martha Harrison
Baseball Wife
Alex Hawkins
Hawkins
Nicandra Hood
Nurse
Al Hrobosky
Baseball Player
Ernie Johnson
Baseball Narrator
Julie Kemp
Paloma
Tina Kincaid
Baseball Wife
George Jack Klarman
Umpire
Kay McClelland
Peggy
Corey B. McPherrin
Reporter
Valerie Mitchell
Waitress at Limelight
Douglas Garland Nave
Catcher
Brad Nessler
Reporter
Jerome Olds
Musician
David M. Pallone
Umpire
Becky Pate
Baseball Wife
Chico Renfroe
Reporter
Henry J. Rountree
Umpire
Paul S. Ryden
Reporter
John Buren Solberg
Reporter
John B. Sterling
Himself
Stephen H. Stier
Varsity Patron
George Stokes
Stage Manager
Ginger Taylor
Sherry
Justine Thielemann
Mrs. Granger
Danny Tucker
Coach O'Brien
Pete Van Wieren
Baseball Narrator
Harmon L. Wages
Interviewer
Erby Walker
Waiter
Johnny B. Watson Jr.
Gateman
David R. Yood
Cop in Varsity

Critic Reviews for The Slugger's Wife

All Critics (8) | Top Critics (2) | Fresh (0) | Rotten (8) | DVD (2)

Simon's not in a lighthearted mood, and so the silliness of the story gets bogged down in all sorts of gloomy neuroses, angry denunciations, and painful self-analysis.

October 23, 2004 Full Review Source: Chicago Sun-Times

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Roger Ebert

Chicago Sun-Times

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Resoundingly unfunny.

August 30, 2004 Full Review Source: New York Times

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Janet Maslin

New York Times

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It is one of the most disappointing, least credible films about baseball in recent memory.

October 31, 2007 Full Review Source: TV Guide's Movie Guide

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TV Guide's Movie Guide

Neil Simon on auto-pilot; the results are dreadful

November 24, 2004 Comment

James Sanford

Kalamazoo Gazette

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not bad, but not great.

February 27, 2010

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