Hobbs Proves His Worth At Batting Practice | The Natural (Wilford Brimley, Robert Redford)
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- My dears, in this scene, we see Roy (Robert Redford) stand his ground when Coach Pop Fisher (Wilford Brimley) tells him that he is being sent back to the minor league. With confidence and conviction, Roy pleads to remain where he is, and Coach Fisher begrudgingly agrees. The next morning, Roy, with a homemade bat in hand, quickly demonstrates that he is a batter of major league status and that keeping him around is a good idea.
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đŹThe Natural (1984): On the way to a tryout with the Chicago Cubs, young baseball phenom Roy Hobbs (Robert Redford) is shot by the unstable Harriet Bird (Barbara Hershey). After 16 years, Hobbs returns to pro baseball as a rookie for the last-place New York Knights. Despite early arguments with his manager, Pop Fisher (Wilford Brimley), Hobbs becomes one of the best players in the league, and the Knights start winning. But this upsets the Judge (Robert Prosky), their owner, who wants Hobbs to lose games, not win.
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Whatâs your favourite sports movie all time?
Bull Durham.
It has to be Brian's Song.
Bang the Drum Slowly.
the Replacements
Vision Quest (85')
This film is pure magic from start to finish.
In the book, 19 year old Roy Hobbs is seduced by older woman Harriet Bird who then shoots him. In the movie the obviously 47 year old Robert Redford does the scene with the ten years younger Barbara Hershey to comedic effect because he is clearly a sexy, worldly, older man with a younger woman, standing the scene on its head.
@@ji8044 They didn't quite have the whole de-aging tech down back when they made this movie :)
Yeah pretty much
Brimley was born looking like that, perpetually 60ish.
As a teenager, he was beloved by his friends for buying them beer.
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The dramatic music when Hobbs hits the home run into the lights gets me everytime.
Yep, the Texas Rangers used that theme song after a ranger hit a home run. Gotta love it.
One of my all time favorite moments in movies. I miss this version of Hollywood.
we all do, kid. we all do.
This one?
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When you read the book you discover a different ending but the producers didnât want people to complain so they decided to give it a happy ending. đșđž
Buffalo's War Memorial Stadium. They were lucky to still have it to film this. From the right angles and close-ups it could have passed for the Polo Grounds. By the way how many others noticed how horrid that water is coming out of the drinking fountain?
Come on man, that's Lake Erie water! I live down in Dunkirk and I drink that stuff every day. It's good for you, puts hair on your chest.
Every drinking fountain which looks like that has horrid water.
@@BudSchnelkerwhatâs could be wrong sharing a little iron, zinc and other heavy metals amongst friends, I say.
The manager literally brings up how bad the water is earlier in the movie when the team is losing but because he is only focused on Hobbs hitting batting practice he drinks it without noticing or complaint.
I grew up in lasalle near love canal and im fine ,, I can remember them hiring extras to fill the stadium , my cousins were in it.
2:30Was that water coming from the fountain brown?đ
Looked like it was !
I noticed that, too!
In an earlier scene the brown water sets him off on a rant. This is meant to show he's so captivated by Hobbs hitting he doesn't even notice.
One of the greatest movies of all time, and so obscure now. Just magic from start to finish. So pleased to see it pop up randomly in my CZcams algorithm.
Sadly, baseball is obscure now. My Cubs just played the Angels. No Trout. No Ohtani. Even the Cubs beat that lousy team. Nobody knows those other Angel players except their mothersâŠon payday.
Every single reaction from these characters watching him hit is absolutely perfect. The wink to the batboy is icing.
I love revisiting scenes from this brilliant film. âWell I sorta got sidetracked.â Hits hard.
Max Mercy said he heard Hobbs was an acrobat in the circus!đ
Story of my life.
Don't we all. đą
Paul Newman in "The Young Philadelphians" has a great line at the end, "I'm not as good as I hoped I'd be, but I'm not as bad as I thought I was."
Iris: âI believe we have two lives.â
Roy: âWhat do you mean?â
Iris: âI believe we have two lives. The one we learn with, and the one we have to live after that.â
One of the best baseball movies ever
"one of the best movies ever."
fixed it for ya.
Not only is Robert Redfordâs Roy Hobbs batting left handed and wearing No. 9, his swing is identical to one of the all time greatest hitters Ted Williams.
LMFAO,.
He was 47 years old, and the only sport he had ever played in his life was tennis. It was just absurd.
And Redford was about as unathletic as anyone. His skinny legs give away any chance to look like a power hitter, where most of the energy comes from the hips and legs. And before anyone mentions Ruth , he had a big fat ass on top of his skinny legs. All in all it was a good movie though.
Itâs real good balanced swing. Itâs bat speed that determines power
By cinema hitters standards definitely an above average swing. Tom Selleck may have had the best. Costner and Redford I would say are neck and neck.
If a Willie Mays movie comes out they need to find an actor who can carry the Say Hey Kid, God rest him.
"Well you're better than anyone I ever had. And you're the best GD hitter I ever saw.......suit up."
My favorite scene in the movie.
Love that so much
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I like that scene where Hobbs comes in from the outfield and throws a pitch
I never noticed the color of the water when he gets a drink until now.
I guess they didn't care about rusty lead pipes back then
If I recall Pops complains about how bad the water is and usually spits it out, but is so shocked that Roy can hit that good doesn't even notice it that time.
@@jayhouston7054 "Wouldn't you think that I could get a fresh drink of water after all the years I spent in this game? Red, did you talk to that bastard partner of mine about the drinking fountain?"
@@Rosarymeds I'm not sure how you expect lead pipes to develop rust.
@@jayhouston7054notice he never takes his focus off hobbs
I think Caleb Deschanel should have won an Oscar for his cinematography of this film. I remember watching a video of the making of this film, and Mr. Deschanel waited for quite some time for the right light for that shot of Glenn Close in that hat.
He also, nearly choked to death Mr. Redford and Ms. Hershey when they were filming in the dining car.
Beautifully shotâ€
There is a reason Redford is a legend. Movies like this showcase that reason!
I loved him in Waldo Pepper, 3 Days of the Condor and Sneakers.
I could watch this film 3 times in a day. Perfection.
He was way too old for the part and looked like anything but a "natural" as a baseball player.
It was terrible casting.
@@ji8044 youâre kidding yourself. He was perfectly cast. Brilliantly acted, you can believe him in the role. Yes he was mid to late 40s, but that was the point, he was sign sight unseen on the basis that he was beat up and old for a baseball player.
@@rhyshilders Nope, in the book he's 35, but Redford was a ludicrous 47 years old. Plus Redford was a tennis player who never spent a single day on the diamond in his life. They had to cast very old looking actors around him, like Wilford Brimley and Richard Farnworth in an effort to make him look younger by comparison.
@@ji8044 And yet millions of us love it. To each his own. Cheers and Happy Independence Day!
@@ji8044 nah again I disagree. Couldnât care less what was in the book. Hobbs is a person who is beaten down from lifeâs trials, of an age he shouldnât be playing baseball, and Robert Redford played it perfectly.
You are entitled to not like it, but itâs a beloved movie classic for a reason, and a big chunk of that is people loving Redford in the role.
At start of BP he was called âgrandpa.â By the end he was called âkid.â
Two different people used those terms. The player called him grandpa because he was older then all of the players, the batting coach called him kid because he was older than Hobbs.
It's still shocking to me that Robert Redford was only two years younger than Wilford Brimley.
Diabetus
â@@don0612And wine, booze, women and song?đ€
Wow
âThe diabetusâ
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The Face.
Beautifully shot film with a great story. Love this film.
Even though director Barry Levinson changed the outcome of Bernard Malamudâs novel, the film is the best baseball movie of all time. Perfectly cast and beautifully filmed, it captures the innocence of baseball in America, the relentlessness of greed, and restless spirit of the underdog.
You couldn't find a less athletic and less age appropriate group of actors if you tried.
On of the best movies ever
A classic,instant stop down. As soon as I see it on the menu,I STOP AND WATCH
I love this scene so much.
He asks Hobbs everything as a viewer we would want him too. Explaining the bats history makes it real, not imaginary. It was built when he was a kid and he built it out of a tree struck by lightning. No fancy flashbacks, no call of bs from the coach. Just simple storytelling within a story.
I'm probably the only guy who will say Redford is my favorite actor and he's good here. However I was disappointed in the film. I wanted a real baseball movie like Bull Durham, not a unexplainable story and far-fetch heroics. It was rather silly.
@@billlozier5551 Story was explained rather well I thought. Each their own.
@@perceptionmatters7082 yes, so explain to me where Redford was all those years in between?
There was no reveal. He's answer was " does it matter"? Yeah, it sorta DOES! That's what a story is all about. The journey not the destination. Jmo but a rather silly answer. You must be an easy person to please. Good for you.
@@billlozier5551 He was nearly killed by a psycho fan. The injury prevented him from playing. The same injury shows at the end once his dream is complete.
Also you taking this very personally.
Everything ok ?
@@perceptionmatters7082 đ€Łđ€Łđ€Łđ€Ł thanks for your concern. I'm fine. I just LIVE baseball and the movie was weak in my opinion which is the true opinion or not understanding me. đ€Łđ€Łđ€Ł
Brimley was great in that role!
Pop: "When I was young, Red, my mother urged me to get out of this game. When I was a kid, she pleaded with me. And I meant to, y'know, but she died."
Red: "Tough."
Pop: "I should'a got outa' this game, and I should'a been a *farmer* . I love chickens, and ducks, and pigs. Kinda' fond of nanny-goats, I am. Aw, C'mon Fowler, throw *STRIKES* !"
Red: "Fowler's killin' worms, Pop."
Don Drysdale (LA Dodgers) said that Robert might have been able to play in the big leagues. They were teammates at Van Nuys High School in So Cal. Robert (or Bobby) played second base.
Amazing, he played the pivot as a left handed thrower? Or did he just learn to throw lefty for the movie? Either way i would be amazed!!!
No he never said any such thing. Redford was a tennis player. LOL
Yeah I read about that recently. It's kind of unclear how much Robert Redford actually played but Don Drysdale did like him.
Love this film.
Absolutely love it.
Redfordâs dress sense, leather jacket, shirt, tie and fedora are the dogâs bollocks.
"Hobbs!" Then "Roy!" Love that
Better yet, calling him kid.
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It is so interesting that if you listen you can hear a radial aircraft engine in the background right as Hobbs was about to enter the batting cage. This would have been period for this time in history.
Glad he was a true athlete and knew how to swing a bat, unlike many of the other actors in this movie.
You mean like shoeless Joe hitting right handed?? Drives me crazy.
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I know, me too.
And the actor who plays Ray Kinsella as a catcher canât throw! Last scene of that movie always bugs me
Best baseball movie ever .
Kinda a toss up with Field of Dreams and Bull Durham
@@mjcruiser4238 Don't forget For The Love Of The Game
Not for me
Actually there is another on on my list âBang the Drum Slowlyâ
Bad News Bears and The Sandlot
One of my favorite scenes in movie history
Best baseball movie ever made
My favorite sports movie ever
Me Too!
I absolutely LOVE the sound of a bat hitting a ball. I go to Triple-A games in Tacoma, WA just to hear that sound!
This movie and The Legend of Bagger Vance are all timers.
Man, I talk about my favorite Baseball movies, but Iâve legit never seen this whole movie. May have to queue it up in the near future, see if my list needs updating!
I forget how much I LOVE baseball until I see these highlights and it reminds me why it's special.
Great movie with an old type story, no fancy crap etc, just straight forward from beginning to end
âFancy crap!â đ Love it. And I agree w you 100%!
This simply a great story with great actors, great cinematography, great direction. Itâs amazing that you donât need CGI to make a great film.
this scene is so memorable for me. I love it. I especially like that brown water comes out of the water fountain.
Wilfred Brimley was 25 when they filmed this.
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I have to assume you were intending to make some kind of joke because clearly he wasn't 25! And btw his name was Wilford!!!........
Lol
It was before his diabeetus.
That's nothing. Max Von Sydow was 80 years old at birth and stayed that way for 91 years.
Great movie, one of my favorites! I can't think of a better baseball movie.
Eight Men Out, by john Sayles is 1000% better.
@@ji8044 I fell asleep twice watching that movie. Opinions are like assholes, everyone has one.đ
I love that scene when the third baseman wasn't paying attention and gets squared off in the nuts... I crack up every time during that scene... Losing is a disease... Lol đ
This brings back a lot of âŸïž memories as a kid
Might be my favorite baseball movie.
One of my favourite films..
I've never seen chocolate milk come out of a drinking fountain.
Just live by Homer Simpson water rules. If its brown, drink it down... If its black, send it back.
I love baseball movies and The Natural is a fav
SUCH a good movie!!
Tremendous film
On my top all time movies list!
Note Richard Farnsworth in this movie. Great actor. If you've never seen "The Straight Story" you absolutely should. Farnsworth gave us the performance of his lifetime. Sadly, he left us not long afterward.
This was my fav BB movie
Such a good movie
Great movie!
One of the best đź
They should've tested him with another bat. :p Not to mention, even if the bat wasn't regulation, he connected with every pitch.
"Not bad kid" hahahahahahahaha!
constraints or control... the reality of better over time and space and honesty and kindness...
I did not appreciate the supporting cast when this was released, it so much talent.
Really a good movie.
"Hobbs, you're givin me so much crap, my Diabeetus is actin up!"
Greatest baseball movie ever.
My favourite movie as a kid
The Natural is the best sports movie of all time
I was an extra in this movie I was a little kid and I remember I had to get notes from my dad to say I was late for school because I was filming in the morning.... and the women who worked in the attendance office would frame them and put them up... I had no idea who Robert Redford was and I got to play baseball and catch with him..... I remember he had a lot of makeup on and his face look purple.... he was talking to Glenn Close and I didn't know who she was either, so I went over and I started tugginh on his sleeve asking him if I could get a picture with him.... he looked at me and said what? And I asked can I get a picture with him and he agreed.... and I pushed Glenn Close out of the picture because I didn't want her in it..... my dad freaked out when he saw the photograph.. I see myself in the movie several times and it's funny to look back at that.. it was an incredible experience that I wish I had when I was older so I could have appreciated it more
Best sports movie ever made.
How many know the heroic, romantic movie ending is NOT what is in the book?
He took the $$
Best baseball movie ever...
Redford went to Van Nuys High School and played on the baseball team, where his teammate was future pitching legend, Don Drysdale.
One of Movie Worlds best ever movies that never really received the accolades it deserved.
my favorite scene is the one where he hits a home run.
This is the Roy Hobbs of sport movies.
Very good
The Rockpile was beautiful
2:25 that water looks delicious
They recycle all the dip spit.
I always want to take a drink of water after that
Loved it when one player wore the lightning bolt on his jersey and started hitting like a mad man.... Then "everyone" had the bolt on their jersey's....! Superstition ~ perfection!
I always like brimley... but it's crazy to me that he was only 50 in this movie. He was able to play the senior citizen as a middle aged guy for decades :-)
Underrated film!! Love it.
Underated?
How?
Wilford Brimley: "That thing didn't want to be a dog! It wants to be us!"
LOL
Bob Nutting must sign this Hobbs guy pronto!! đ€Łđ€Łđ€Ł
Never noticed before, but the water coming out of the fountain looks like it's brown.
Doo doo water
I saw Redford's batting jacket for The Natural in a display case. It's tiny. My girlfriend asked, "Guess the film makes him look big?"
Wow coach, imagine that brilliant move!! Actually watching someone swing a bat before giving them the ax!!
Zack Hample should have been in the movie.
i like the scene where he swings the bat and hits the ball
Yaz!
Earlier in the movie Wilford Brimley gripes about not being able to get a good drink of water.
Diabeetus
It made sense Hobbs only now got his chance, as clearly the other Knightsâ outfielders were raking for a team in the NL basement.
Wilford Brimley was only 48 years of age when this was filmed.
Nobody else mentioned it so I will. The exchange in the dark tunnel where you canât see either of their faces. Homer?
How come I can't find his RC? Anywhere.
Wow
The owner had sooo much money he could pipe Brown Rum through the drinking fountain
One of the best baseball movies. Tied with Eight Men Out.
For Love of the Game - fewer cliches, better cinematography & scripting IMO.
I'd put Bull Durham in the conversation as well. But nothing tops The Natural. It was filmed in Buffalo, NY where I grew up. I used to go see the AAA Buffalo Bisons in that stadium...and a classmate was an extra in the movie. It came out when I was in 3rd grade. Such fond memories!
see a young Robert DeNiro in BANG THE DRUM SLOWLY
What color was the water coming out of that fountain?
Hard to believe, but Wilford Brimley was only 27 in this scene. Crazy
He aged like Sparky Anderson
Funny. For the uninformed, Brimley was 49 when this movie came out.
@@kwebster62 - Robert Redford was 46
@@kwebster62 yes I know. Itâs funny how he was able to play a senior citizen in cocoon the very next year. At 50
Wilford Brimley was 50 when he was born
2:29 is He drinking out of a septic tank?
May have to recruit him to the local cricket side.