The Natural

The Natural is a 1984 American sports film based on Bernard Malamud's 1952 novel of the same name, directed by Barry Levinsonand starring Robert Redford, Glenn Close, and Robert Duvall.[1][2] Like the book, the film recounts the experiences of Roy Hobbs, an individual with great "natural" baseball talent, spanning the decades of Roy's career. It was the first film produced by TriStar Pictures.

The film was nominated for four Academy Awards, including Best Supporting Actress (Close), and it was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress (Kim Basinger). Many of the baseball scenes were filmed in 1983 at War Memorial Stadiumin Buffalo, New York, built in 1937 and demolished in 1988. All-High Stadium, also in Buffalo, stood in for Chicago's Wrigley Field in a key scene.

Videography
November 13, 1984: VHS & Laserdisc (No June 1983-Late 1987 RCA Columbia Pictures Home Video logo Shown)

November 15, 1991: Pioneer Laserdisc (February 1986-December 1991 RCA Columbia PIctures Home Video Logo Shown)

September 19, 1995: VHS (same as the first release) & Laserdisc (May 1993-March 2001 Columbia Tristar Home Video Logo Shown)

April 3, 2001: DVD (1999-2002 Columbia Tristar Home Video Logo Shown)

April 6, 2007: Blu-ray (2005 Sony Pictures Home Entertainment Logo Shown)

April 9, 2010: Blu-ray (2002 Mill Creek Entertainment Logo Shown but in Widescreen)

TV Airings
May 22, 1985, 8:00 PM: HBO (Premiere)

June 19, 1992, 12:50 PM: HBO (Rerun)

November 4, 1997, 10:30 PM & 7:00 PM: Wometco Home Theater (Premiere & Rerun)

March 21, 1986, 2:55 PM: Cinemax (Premiere)

May 12, 1986, 7:00 AM: HBO (Morning Movie)