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The Slugger's Wife
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Synopsis
This routine film should have been called the "rock singer's husband" because it is about the life of a baseball player affected by his love for a singer. Darryl Palmer (Michael O'Keefe) plays for the Atlanta Braves, and when he walks into a nightclub and sees an attractive woman singing (Rebecca DeMornay), he pulls up to home plate and is anxious to meet her. From then on, his persistence in courting her is unstoppable in spite of several unhappy setbacks, and finally their romance makes it to first base when she realizes she loves him too, and they are married. From that point onward, his career starts to soar, while her career begins to slide in the opposite direction. In fact, she has given up her job to go live with him on his home turf, and the sacrifice, in the end, proves to be too much. A separation is inevitable, and while he still has his teammates (Randy Quaid, Cleavant Derricks), he would rather have his wife back. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, All Movie Guide

Cast

Rebecca De Mornay Debby Palmer
Cleavant Derricks Manny Alvarado
Lisa Langlois Aline Cooper
Michael O'Keefe Darryl Palmer
Randy Quaid Moose Granger
Loudon Wainwright III Gary
Martin Ritt Burley De Vito

Production Crew

Rick Carter Art Director
Caleb Deschanel Cinematographer
Patrick Williams Composer (Music Score)
Ann Roth Costume Designer
Darryl Athons Costume Designer
Mort Schwartz Costume Designer
Shiela Haynes Costume Designer
Hal Ashby Director
Don Brochu Editor
George C. Villasenor Editor
Barbara Maggi Makeup
Lee C. Harman Makeup
Margaret Booth Producer
Raymond Stark Producer
J. Michael Riva Production Designer
Jerry A. Baerwitz Production Designer
Neil Simon Screenwriter
Ginny Weintraub Set Designer
Carole Bayer Sager Songwriter
Cliff Magness Songwriter
Glen Ballard Songwriter
Quincy Jones Songwriter
Year: 1985
Runtime: 103
Country: USA
MPAA Rating: PG13
Category: Feature

Genre
Comedy
Romance

Color type
Metrocolor

Sound
Dolby

Produced by
Columbia Pictures
Delphi II Productions