Bull Durham
1988 · Movie · R · 108 min · ★ 6.6 · 85% critics
Veteran catcher Crash Davis is sent to the minor league Durham Bulls to mentor an up-and-coming pitcher. Their teamwork is tested at first, and it grows more complicated when a baseball groupie sets her sights on both men, mixing romance with the grind of trying to make it big.
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Details
- Years
- 1988
- Release date
- 1988-06-15
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 108 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 85/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.6/10 (675 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy Bull Durham if you like romantic sports comedies with plenty of witty banter and heart, including rom-coms like Tin Cup or Jerry Maguire, but Not for you if you want a straightforward, purely family-friendly baseball story.
Pros: charming cast; funny locker-room moments; baseball romance | Cons: stock character types; some shallow characterization
Themes
- jealousy
- love triangle
- sports
- stadium
- age difference
- poem
- baseball
- trainer
- pitcher
- flirt
- home run
- minor leagues
Awards & recognition
- Academy Award — Best Writing, Original Screenplay · 1989 · nominated
Cast & crew
Kevin Costner
as Crash Davis
Susan Sarandon
as Annie Savoy
Tim Robbins
as Ebby Calvin "Nuke" LaLoosh
Trey Wilson
as Skip
Robert Wuhl
as Larry
William O'Leary
as Jimmy
David Neidorf
as Bobby
Danny Gans
as Deke
- TS
Tom Silardi
as Tony
Jenny Robertson
as Millie
Directed by Ron Shelton