DVD Review

Natural, The

Reviewed in Issue 49 (June 2001) of Widescreen Review

Picture
4
DD Sound
3.5
DTS Sound
NA
Disc Information
Studio Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment
Catalog Number 04609
MPAA Rating PG
Rating Reason NA
Retail Price $24.95
DVD Type Single Side, Dual Layer (DVD9)
Running Time 138
Release Date 04/03/01
Theatrical Year 1984
Genre Drama
Credits
Director Barry Levinson
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Story Subscribers only
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Stars Robert Redford, Robert Duvall, Glenn Close, Kim Basinger, Wilford Brimley, Barbara Hershey, Robert Prosky, Richard Farnsworth & Joe Don Baker
Audio & Video
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DVD Soundtrack Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround Dolby Digital 4.0
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Based on the 1952 novel by Bernard Malamud, The Natural is an immensely satisfying, old-fashioned movie experience reminiscent of the golden age of Hollywood. This is an allegorical fable in the guise of a baseball story and features an all-star cast headed by Robert Redford as Roy Hobbs, the most gifted ballplayer ever, but passed by due to fateful circumstance. When Hobbs gets his second chance, the childhood dreams of every viewer are rekindled with magic, wonder and awe. The movie was filmed in Buffalo, New York

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