Bull Durham
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Cast
as Crash Davis
as Annie Savoy
as Ebby Calvin 'Nuke' LaLoosh
as Joe 'Skip' Riggins
as Larry Hockett
as Millie
as Jimmy
as Bobby
as Deke
as Baseball Player
as Tony
as Baseball Player
as Mickey
as Jose
as Baseball Player
as Himself
as Teddy
as Doc
as Whitey
as Ed
as Scared Batter
as Abused Umpire
as Bat Boy
as Sandy
as Ballpark Announcer
as Cocktail Waitress
as Chu Chu
as Baseball Player
as Nuke's Father
as Sandy
as Minister
as Core Baseball Player
as Teddy (Radio Announcer)
as Core Baseball Player
as Core Baseball Player
as Mayor
as Core Baseball Player
as Core Baseball Player
as Core Baseball Player
as Core Baseball Player
as Core Baseball Player
as Core Baseball Player
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Critic Reviews for Bull Durham
All Critics (68) | Top Critics (14) | Fresh (66) | Rotten (2)
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Screwball Annie and hardball Crash aren't playing the same game, which is Shelton's conceit as well as a possible screen-writing miscalculation.
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Ron Shelton, who wrote and directed the film, displays a knowledge of and affection for the national pastime. You can see it in the knowing detail he brings to even the minor characters.
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[Shelton is] uncanny at putting us inside his players' heads when they're on the mound or up at bat, running their private litanies of encouragement and subversion to psych themselves up.
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Rather than a vapid national epic, it is a warm, droll, deftly cracked romantic comedy.
March 11, 2013 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review… -
The acting in Bull Durham cannot be faulted and should be remembered at Oscar time. Sarandon has one of the juiciest female roles in years and she makes you think no one could play it better.
March 11, 2013 | Rating: 4/4 | Full Review… -
Shelton locates the tension and the humor between pitches, between ball games, between the sheets. It helps too that he has written the wittiest, busiest screenplay since Moonstruck, and that his three stars do their very best screen work.
March 16, 2011 | Full Review…
Audience Reviews for Bull Durham
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May 13, 2017Who doesn't love a great sports movie? Sometimes sports can provide a nice avenue for a perfect character arc. The ups, downs, and overall weirdness that sports can supply is well encapsulated with Bull Durham. The things I look for in a sports movie are; if the film is accessible to non-sports fans; provides an accurate look at sports from people who do play sports; and if it's able to cover multiple genres, whether that be comedy, drama, romance, or whichever. Bull Durham accomplishes all of those things surprisingly well. Kevin Costner, in one of his 3 baseball movies, gives one of his most memorable performances as Crash Davis, a close-to-retirement minor league baseball player who never got his true shot at fulfilling his dreams in the big-leagues. That's the strongest asset the film boasts, is the bittersweet story of someone who gave it his all and even then, it may not be enough to be successful. Due to me being a ballplayer myself, this especially hit home, because I had those dreams when I was younger. To watch someone struggle for over a decade in the minors and still never get his shot is tough to watch. Luckily, Bull Durham isn't a straight drama, it's got a bit of comedy and a whole lot of romance. Costner plays the catcher (Davis) to a young project-pitcher, 'Nuke' Laloosh, played by Tim Robbins. Davis is forced to train Nuke to use his strong arm to reach the minors and to do more with his life than just lay with the next beautiful woman in the stands. That relationship is the core of the film, as is Susan Sarandon's dynamic and potential romance with them both. Sarandon's character feels a little bit like it was a female character written in a different era and rarely holds up. Think about it, she spends all of her time watching baseball in an attempt to find the next player she can sleep with. Granted, she does offer some useful advice every once in a while, but it isn't anything earth-shattering. I hardly think a character like this would be written in today's Hollywood. Baseball is known as the most "romantic" sport, and Bull Durham personifies that belief. It's as romantic as it is thrilling and hilarious. That's the thing I'll take away from watching Bull Durham, is how well it balanced the baseball and romance aspects of the film. Complement that with a bittersweet story, memorable performances, and a funny script and you have one of the great sports movies of the last 30 years. +Well-written +Romance & baseball +Back and forth with Catcher-Pitcher dynamic -Sarandon's character motives don't hold up 7.9/10Thomas D Super Reviewer
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Jun 15, 2015Okay film I guess. I like a lot of the baseball aspects of the film, but I really wish it focused less on the romance, which is pretty boring here. Susan Sarandon can get irritating at times in this film too. I know a lot of people love this film for some reason, which I don't understand. It's a decent baseball movie, but by no means would I call it a great film.Stephen S Super Reviewer
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Jun 28, 2012The grooming relationship between the classy, seasoned catcher, Crash, and the callow, rookie pitcher, Nuke, is funnier, more exciting, and more heartwarming than Annie's pseudo-intellectual, baseball is religion, poetry is foreplay, seduction wiles.Alice S Super Reviewer
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Dec 02, 2011Bull Durham is a genius sports film and one of the greatest sports films ever made. Kevin Costner, Tim Robbins, and Susan Sarandon play three genius performances. The plot is great, I was never bored and it had so many different stories. I loved this movie.Bradley W Super Reviewer
Bull Durham Quotes
| Millie: | Crash must have called the guy a Cocksucker. |
| Millie: | [Annie snaps off the radio] Crash must've called the guy a cocksucker. |
| Joe "Skip" Riggins: | What's our record, Larry? |
| Larry Hockett: | Eight and sixteen. |
| Joe "Skip" Riggins: | Eight... and sixteen. How'd we ever win eight? |
| Larry Hockett: | It's a miracle. |
| Joe "Skip" Riggins: | It's a miracle. This... is a simple game. You throw the ball. You hit the ball. You catch the ball. |
| Crash Davis: | Your shower shoes have fungus on them. You'll never make it to the bigs with fungus on your shower shoes. Think classy, you'll be classy. If you win 20 in the show, you can let the fungus grow back and the press'll think you're colorful. Until you win 20 in the show, however, it means you are a slob. |
| Crash Davis: | ...I believe in long, slow, deep, soft, wet kisses that last three days. |
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