Veteran catcher Crash Davis is brought to the minor league Durham Bulls to help their up and coming pitching prospect, "Nuke" Laloosh. Their relationship gets off to a rocky start and is further complicated when baseball groupie Annie Savoy sets her sights on the two men.
Nominated for 1 Oscar. 7 wins & 6 nominations total
Top Critics Reviews
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The acting in Bull Durham cannot be faulted and should be remembered at Oscar time. Sarandon has one of the juiciest female roles in years and she makes you think no one could play it better.
– Gene Siskel,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Mar 2013
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Rather than a vapid national epic, it is a warm, droll, deftly cracked romantic comedy.
– Dave Kehr,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Mar 2013
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[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.
– Sheila Benson,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Mar 2013
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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.
– Jay Boyar,
Orlando Sentinel,
20 Mar 2013
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Screwball Annie and hardball Crash aren't playing the same game, which is Shelton's conceit as well as a possible screen-writing miscalculation.