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Ron Shelton

Highest Rated: 97% Bull Durham (1988)

Lowest Rated: 0% Spaceman (2016)

Birthday: Sep 15, 1945

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Birthplace: Whittier, California, USA

Former slick-fielding, light-hitting minor league infielder Ron Shelton first tried his hand at sculpture before establishing himself as a screenwriter in the early 1980s and as a leading writer-director by the end of the decade. With his literary values, sharp ear for naturalistic dialogue, and penchant for strong, interesting female characters, Shelton has become Hollywood's premier purveyor of the sports film. His character-driven scripts have emphasized acting far more than any formal attributes, and he has used the rehearsal process to discover the right behavior before blocking for the camera. Though he has not limited himself exclusively to sports, Shelton has returned again and again to athletics as a rich source of metaphor and analogy.

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Highest rated movies

97% 82% Bull Durham
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75% 69% White Men Can't Jump
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75% 49% Blaze
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74% 65% Tin Cup
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65% 58% Cobb
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58% 52% Dark Blue
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42% 35% The Great White Hype
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40% 51% Blue Chips
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30% 27% Hollywood Homicide
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29% 43% The Best of Times
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Ron Shelton

Ron Shelton HOLLYWOOD HOMICIDE, Josh Hartnett, director Ron Shelton, Harrison Ford on the set, 2003, (c) Columbia HOLLYWOOD HOMICIDE, Harrison Ford, director Ron Shelton, Josh Hartnett on the set, 2003, (c) Columbia DARK BLUE, Kurt Russell, director Ron Shelton on the set, 2003, (c) United Artists JUST GETTING STARTED, (AKA VILLA CAPRI), FROM LEFT: TOMMY LEE JONES, DIRECTOR RON SHELTON, MORGAN FREEMAN, ON SET, 2017. PH: LEWIS JACOBS/© BROAD GREEN PICTURES WHITE MEN CAN'T JUMP, Woody Harrelson, director Ron Shelton, on set, 1992. TM and Copyright ©20th Century Fox Film Corp. All rights reserved.. WHITE MEN CAN'T JUMP, director Ron Shelton (center left), Wesley Snipes (front right), on set, 1992. TM and Copyright ©20th Century Fox Film Corp. All rights reserved.. WHITE MEN CAN'T JUMP, director Ron Shelton, on set, 1992. TM and Copyright ©20th Century Fox Film Corp. All rights reserved.. HOLLYWOOD HOMICIDE, Director Ron Shelton on the set, 2003. (c) Columbia View more photos

Filmography

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No Score Yet No Score Yet Ball Four Turns 40 Unknown (Character) - 2022
4% 12% Just Getting Started Director,
Screenwriter 		$5.5M 2017
0% 41% Spaceman Executive Producer - 2016
24% 78% Bad Boys II Screenwriter,
Writer 		$138.4M 2003
30% 27% Hollywood Homicide Director,
Writer,
Producer 		$30.0M 2003
58% 52% Dark Blue Director $9.1M 2002
No Score Yet 41% No Vacancy Executive Producer - 1999
11% 26% Play It to the Bone Director,
Writer 		$8.4M 1999
No Score Yet 60% Welcome to Hollywood Self - 1998
74% 65% Tin Cup Director,
Producer 		$53.9M 1996
42% 35% The Great White Hype Screenwriter $7.8M 1996
65% 58% Cobb Director $648.1K 1994
40% 51% Blue Chips Screenwriter,
Executive Producer 		$21.8M 1994
75% 69% White Men Can't Jump Director,
Screenwriter 		$71.6M 1992
75% 49% Blaze Director $19.0M 1989
97% 82% Bull Durham Director,
Screenwriter 		$49.9M 1988
29% 43% The Best of Times Screenwriter $5.8M 1986

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No Score Yet No Score Yet 30 for 30 Director 2010