In which Kid 1 joins me in reviewing BULL DURHAM (1988), from writer/director Ron Shelton. The film centers on the minor-league baseball team, the Durham Bulls, where veteran catcher Crash Davis (Kevin Costner) is assigned to mentor Ebby Calvin LaLoosh (Tim Robbins), a talented but wildly undisciplined pitching prospect. Annie Savoy (Susan Sarandon), a local baseball groupie who chooses one player each season to initiate and educate, selects the young pitcher, leading to a complicated love triangle involving Crash. As the season progresses, a witty battle of wits and affections ensues between Annie and the cynical, intellectual Crash, while the three characters navigate their own feelings about baseball, sex, and growing up. The film clocks in at 1 h 48 m, is rated R and is currently available on Plex, Pluto TV, TBS, TNT, Tubi and to buy/rent on Prime Video. Please note there are SPOILERS in this review.
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Opening intro music: GOAT by Wayne Jones, courtesy of YouTube Audio Library
