Ron Shelton's baseball movie stars Kevin Costner (no wait, come back...) as Crash Davis, a seasoned pro who joins the minor league Durham Bulls. His remit? To teach talented but undisciplined pitcher Ebby (Tim Robbins) about hurling a ball. And a little about life. Of course, the fact that both mentor and pupil fall for the same woman, the sage and sultry Annie (Susan Sarandon), doesn't help any...
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Trailer. A real home run this one, the three leads' tangible chemistry matched by Sheldon's equally palpable love of the game. Few rom-coms achieve such a balance of head and heart, and few sports movies put so much emphasis on their characters' antics off the field of play. Which is where the real action is.
