Bull Durham

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Bull Durham

R

1988

1h 48m

Romance

Comedy

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In Durham, N.C., the Bulls minor league baseball team has one asset no other can claim: a poetry-loving groupie named Annie Savoy (Susan Sarandon). As the team's season begins, Annie selects brash new recruit Ebby Calvin Laloosh (Tim Robbins), whom she christens "Nuke," to inspire with the religion of baseball. Nuke also receives guidance from veteran player Crash Davis (Kevin Costner), who settles Nuke's erratic pitching and teaches him to follow the catcher's lead.

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Critics Consensus

Kevin Costner is at his funniest and most charismatic in Bull Durham, a film that's as wise about relationships as it is about minor league baseball.

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Carrie Rickey

Philadelphia Inquirer

03/20/2013

3/4

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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Jay Boyar

Orlando Sentinel

03/20/2013

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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Sheila Benson

Los Angeles Times

03/11/2013

[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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Chance Solem-Pfeifer

Willamette Week

Apr 14

The fact that Bull Durham savors the scuzzier side of the game makes it all the more romantic.

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Rachel Wagner

Hallmarkies Podcast

Apr 7

A sexy movie with great chemistry between its stars

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Dan Buffa

Ramble On With Buffa (Substack)

08/13/2024

A

Crash was different, and that’s why he and the movie stand above most, if not all, baseball and sports films for me. Director Ron Shelton captured the minor league grind and added a bevy of edgy humor to the proceedings, starting with Costner’s aging pro.

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Jack F

@MovieFan111 Nov 20

Great movie. I liked it because it wasn't actually about baseball. Bro Tim Robbins is awesome!!!!!

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tommy J

Nov 1

Another great baseball movie starring Kevin Costner.

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Frans B

@FransB Sep 23

Ron Shelton did good with this one. Stellar cast all performs convincingly in character. Very well written with lots of attention to detail and great storyline. Funny, sharp witted and very entertaining. Captures the whole ambiance of minor league baseball effectively. Very good cinematography. Memorable movie

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Stephen C

@bob25009 Jul 7

Funny in 1 hour and 48 minutes!!!!!!! Rated R for Language Throughout and Some Sexual Material!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The USA grossed over $49,900,000.00!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Dave C

Jun 30

Uhhh, it's not the masterpiece it's made out to be, but it delivers entertainment with a good cast. It's a typical '80's movie, using sport to explore relationships, and vice versa

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alan g

@agenser Jun 5

Should be Bullshit Durham.

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Bull Durham: Official Clip - The No-No Word

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Bull Durham: Official Clip - Annie Seduces Nuke

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Bull Durham: Official Clip - On-the-Mound Convention

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Bull Durham: Official Clip - Winning's Better Than Losing

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Bull Durham: Official Clip - What Crash Believes

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Bull Durham: Official Clip - Getting Woolly

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Bull Durham: Official Clip - I Want You

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Bull Durham: Official Clip - Kitchen Love

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Bull Durham: Official Clip - Get the Broad Out of Your Head

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Synopsis

In Durham, N.C., the Bulls minor league baseball team has one asset no other can claim: a poetry-loving groupie named Annie Savoy (Susan Sarandon). As the team's season begins, Annie selects brash new recruit Ebby Calvin Laloosh (Tim Robbins), whom she christens "Nuke," to inspire with the religion of baseball. Nuke also receives guidance from veteran player Crash Davis (Kevin Costner), who settles Nuke's erratic pitching and teaches him to follow the catcher's lead.

Director: Ron Shelton
Producer: Thom Mount, Mark Burg
Screenwriter: Ron Shelton
Distributor: Orion Pictures
Production Co: The Mount Company
Rating: R
Genre: Romance, Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jun 15, 1988, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 2, 2014
Box Office (Gross USA): $49.9M
Runtime: 1h 48m
Sound Mix: Surround

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