An unknown middle-aged batter named Roy Hobbs with a mysterious past appears out of nowhere to take a losing 1930s baseball team to the top of the league in this magical sports fantasy. With the aid of a bat cut from a lightning struck tree, Hobbs lives the fame he should have had earlier when, as a rising pitcher, he is inexplicably shot by a young woman.

Director: Barry Levinson

Writer: Bernard Malamud, Roger Towne, Phil Dusenberry

Actors: Robert Redford, Robert Duvall, Glenn Close

Production: N/A