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Bull Durham

  • 1988
  • R
  • 1h 48m
IMDb RATING
7.0/10
64K
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Kevin Costner and Susan Sarandon in Bull Durham (1988)
Trailer for Bull Durham
Play trailer2:47
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76 Photos
BaseballRomantic ComedyComedyRomanceSport

A fan who has an affair with one minor-league baseball player each season meets an up-and-coming pitcher and the experienced catcher assigned to him.A fan who has an affair with one minor-league baseball player each season meets an up-and-coming pitcher and the experienced catcher assigned to him.A fan who has an affair with one minor-league baseball player each season meets an up-and-coming pitcher and the experienced catcher assigned to him.

  • Director
    • Ron Shelton
  • Writer
    • Ron Shelton
  • Stars
    • Kevin Costner
    • Susan Sarandon
    • Tim Robbins
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    7.0/10
    64K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Ron Shelton
    • Writer
      • Ron Shelton
    • Stars
      • Kevin Costner
      • Susan Sarandon
      • Tim Robbins
    • 172User reviews
    • 81Critic reviews
    • 73Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 7 wins & 7 nominations total

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    Trailer 2:47
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    Photos76

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    Top Cast51

    Kevin Costner
    Kevin Costner
    • Crash Davis
    Susan Sarandon
    Susan Sarandon
    • Annie Savoy
    Tim Robbins
    Tim Robbins
    • Ebby Calvin 'Nuke' LaLoosh
    Trey Wilson
    Trey Wilson
    • Skip
    Robert Wuhl
    Robert Wuhl
    • Larry
    William O'Leary
    William O'Leary
    • Jimmy
    David Neidorf
    David Neidorf
    • Bobby
    Danny Gans
    Danny Gans
    • Deke
    Tom Silardi
    • Tony
    Lloyd T. Williams
    • Mickey
    • (as Lloyd Williams)
    Rick Marzan
    • Jose
    George Buck
    • Nuke's Father
    Jenny Robertson
    Jenny Robertson
    • Millie
    Gregory Avellone
    • Doc
    • (as Greg Avelone)
    Garland Bunting
    • Teddy - Radio Announcer
    • (as Carey 'Garland' Bunting)
    Robert Dickman
    Robert Dickman
    • Whitey
    Timothy Kirk
    • Ed
    Don Davis
    • Scared Batter
    • Director
      • Ron Shelton
    • Writer
      • Ron Shelton
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    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      Ron Shelton was a former minor league baseball player and used his experience as the basis for the story.
    • Goofs
      Crash wears number 8, but his helmet has a number 10 on it.

      This isn't a mistake; minor league ball clubs (especially as low as Single A) run pretty tight operations. Chances are that the helmet was worn by a previous player, as much equipment is.
    • Quotes
      • [first lines]
      • Annie Savoy: [narrating] I believe in the Church of Baseball. I've tried all the major religions, and most of the minor ones. I've worshipped Buddha, Allah, Brahma, Vishnu, Siva, trees, mushrooms, and Isadora Duncan. I know things. For instance, there are 108 beads in a Catholic rosary and there are 108 stitches in a baseball. When I learned that, I gave Jesus a chance. But it just didn't work out between us. The Lord laid too much guilt on me. I prefer metaphysics to theology. You see, there's no guilt in baseball, and it's never boring,
      • [giggles]
      • Annie Savoy: which makes it like sex. There's never been a ballplayer slept with me who didn't have the best year of his career. Making love is like hitting a baseball: you just gotta relax and concentrate. Besides, I'd never sleep with a player hitting under .250, not unless he had a lot of RBIs and was a great glove man up the middle. You see, there's a certain amount of life wisdom I give these boys. I can expand their minds. Sometimes when I got a ballplayer alone, I'll just read Emily Dickinson or Walt Whitman to him, and the guys are so sweet, they always stay and listen. 'Course, a guy'll listen to anything if he thinks it's foreplay. I make them feel confident, and they make me feel safe, and pretty. 'Course, what I give them lasts a lifetime; what they give me lasts 142 games. Sometimes it seems like a bad trade. But bad trades are part of baseball - now who can forget Frank Robinson for Milt Pappas, for God's sake? It's a long season and you gotta trust it. I've tried 'em all, I really have, and the only church that truly feeds the soul, day in, day out, is the Church of Baseball.
    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies with Ebert & Roeper: Big Business/A Taxing Woman/The Presidio/Bull Durham/Travelling North (1988)
    • Soundtracks
      Centerfield
      Written and Performed by John Fogerty
      Courtesy of Warner Bros. Records, Inc.
      By arrangement with Warner Special Products

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    FAQ1

    • Did Tim Robbins really throw at Costner in the scene where Costner taunts Robbins to hit him in the chest? How was it shot?

    Details

    • Release date
      • June 15, 1988 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • MGM
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • La bella y el campeón
    • Filming locations
      • Durham Athletic Park - 426 Morris Street, Durham, North Carolina, USA(Baseball Games)
    • Production companies
      • Orion Pictures
      • The Mount Company
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Box office

    • Budget
      • $8,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $50,888,729
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $5,009,301
      • Jun 19, 1988
    • Gross worldwide
      • $50,888,729
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 1h 48m(108 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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