The Slugger's Wife (1985)
- Starring:
- Michael O'Keefe, Rebecca De Mornay, (more)
- Director(s):
- Hal Ashby
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- PG13
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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
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 103 mins
Complete Cast:
- Michael O'Keefe - Darryl Palmer
- Martin Ritt - Burley De Vito
- Cleavant Derricks - Manny Alvarado
- Loudon Wainwright III - Gary
- Anthony Peck - Reporter
- Edwin H. Cipot - Cuneo
- John W. Bradley - Himself
- John Lawhorn - Coach Reckon
- Mort Schwartz - Man
- Valerie Mitchell - Waitress at Limelight
- Kay McClelland - Peggy
- Tina Kincaid - Baseball Wife
- Ernie Johnson - Baseball Narrator
- Nicandra Hood - Nurse
- Pete Van Wieren - Baseball Narrator
- Justine Thielemann - Mrs. Granger
- George Stokes - Stage Manager
- John B. Sterling - Himself
- David R. Yood - Cop in Varsity
- Erby Walker - Waiter
- Henry J. Rountree - Umpire
- Becky Pate - Baseball Wife
- Jerome Olds - Musician
- Douglas Garland Nave - Catcher
- Martha Harrison - Baseball Wife
- Phillipe Fontanelli - Waiter
- Mark Fidrych - Baseball Player
- Charles Darden - Reporter
- Wallace Merck - Fan in Limelight
- Dan Biggers - Preacher
- Dennis Burkley - Chuck
- Rebecca De Mornay - Debby Palmer
- Randy Quaid - Moose Granger
- Lisa Langlois - Aline Cooper
- Nick Charles - Sportscaster
- Steve Daniels, Jr. - Umpire
- Skip Caray - Sportscaster
- Kevin James Barnes - Public Address
- Alisha Das - Lola
- Lynn Whitfield - Tina Alvarado
- Corey B. McPherrin - Reporter
- George Jack Klarman - Umpire
- Julie Kemp - Paloma
- Al Hrobosky - Baseball Player
- Harmon L. Wages - Interviewer
- Danny Tucker - Coach O'Brien
- Ginger Taylor - Sherry
- Stephen H. Stier - Varsity Patron
- John Buren Solberg - Reporter
- Johnny B. Watson, Jr. - Gateman
- Paul S. Ryden - Reporter
- Chico Renfroe - Reporter
- David M. Pallone - Umpire
- Brad Nessler - Reporter
- Alex Hawkins - Hawkins
- Al Garrison - Guard
- Bill G. Fite - Catcher
- Collin Fagan - Umpire
- Richard Alan Reiner - Patron at Zelda's
- Georgann Johnson - Marie De Vito
- René Lefèvre
- Marc Clement - Mr. Davis
- Director(s):
- Hal Ashby
- Writer(s):
- Neil Simon
- Producer(s):
- Margaret Booth, Raymond Stark
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- PG13(Adult Situations, Profanity, Adult Language, Nudity, Not For Children)
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