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The Slugger's Wife

  • 19851985
  • PG-13PG-13
  • 1h 45m
IMDb RATING
4.4/10
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Rebecca De Mornay and Michael O'Keefe in The Slugger's Wife (1985)
A major league star who is on the verge of breaking a record, meets a singer and they get married, but they have different goals, so they separate, jeopardizing his opportunity in sports and the possibility of making up with his wife.
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A major league star who is on the verge of breaking a record, meets a singer and they get married, but they have different goals, so they separate, jeopardizing his opportunity in sports and... Read allA major league star who is on the verge of breaking a record, meets a singer and they get married, but they have different goals, so they separate, jeopardizing his opportunity in sports and the possibility of making up with his wife.A major league star who is on the verge of breaking a record, meets a singer and they get married, but they have different goals, so they separate, jeopardizing his opportunity in sports and the possibility of making up with his wife.
IMDb RATING
4.4/10
1.2K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Hal Ashby
  • Writer
    • Neil Simon
  • Stars
    • Michael O'Keefe
    • Rebecca De Mornay
    • Martin Ritt
Top credits
  • Director
    • Hal Ashby
  • Writer
    • Neil Simon
  • Stars
    • Michael O'Keefe
    • Rebecca De Mornay
    • Martin Ritt
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 32User reviews
    • 13Critic reviews
    • 29Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 nomination

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    Tom Cruise and Rebecca De Mornay at an event for The Slugger's Wife (1985)
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    Rebecca De Mornay and Michael O'Keefe in The Slugger's Wife (1985)
    Rebecca De Mornay and Michael O'Keefe in The Slugger's Wife (1985)
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    Rebecca De Mornay and Michael O'Keefe in The Slugger's Wife (1985)
    Rebecca De Mornay and Michael O'Keefe in The Slugger's Wife (1985)
    Rebecca De Mornay and Michael O'Keefe in The Slugger's Wife (1985)
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    Michael O'Keefe
    Michael O'Keefe
    • Darryl Palmer
    Rebecca De Mornay
    Rebecca De Mornay
    • Debby Palmer
    Martin Ritt
    Martin Ritt
    • Burly De Vito
    Randy Quaid
    Randy Quaid
    • Moose Granger
    Cleavant Derricks
    Cleavant Derricks
    • Manny Alvarado
    Lisa Langlois
    Lisa Langlois
    • Aline Cooper
    Loudon Wainwright III
    Loudon Wainwright III
    • Gary
    Georgann Johnson
    Georgann Johnson
    • Marie De Vito
    Danny Tucker
    • Coach O'Brien
    Lynn Whitfield
    Lynn Whitfield
    • Tina Alvarado
    Al Garrison
    • Guard
    NiCandra Hood
    • Nurse
    • (as Nicandra Hood)
    Ginger Taylor
    Ginger Taylor
    • Sherry
    Kay McClelland
    • Peggy
    Julie Kemp
    • Paloma
    Tina Kincaid
    • Baseball Wife
    Martha Harrison
    Martha Harrison
    • Baseball Wife
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    • Baseball Wife
    • Director
      • Hal Ashby
    • Writer
      • Neil Simon
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    • Trivia
      Ernie Johnson, Pete Van Wieren, and Skip Caray were real Braves announcers. Johnson did play-by-play and commentary until 1999. Van Wieren worked for TBS and the Braves Radio Network. He was inducted into the Atlanta Braves Hall of Fame in 2004, and retired in 2008. Caray is the son of the legendary Cubs announcer Harry Caray.
    • Goofs
      In the last game of the season, Palmer makes a catch in right field to end the top of the 9th Inning. The score at that point of the game was Houston 2 - Atlanta 1. The scoreboard in the background shows Atlanta leading 1 - 0.
    • Quotes

      Burly DeVito: I'm a manager, not a pimp!

    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies: The Slugger's Wife/Desperately Seeking Susan/The Last Dragon (1985)
    • Soundtracks
      Love (It's Just The Way It Goes)
      Music by Quincy Jones, Glen Ballard and Clif Magness

      Lyrics by Carole Bayer Sager

    User reviews32

    Review
    Top review
    4/10
    C'mon and be my little good luck charm
    I would have thought with the creative talents of Neil Simon writing the script and Hal Ashby behind the camera The Slugger's Wife would have turned out a lot better. As a baseball film this one is maybe a single.

    Playing the title role Rebecca DeMornay is an aspiring country singer for whom baseball player Michael O'Keefe falls big time. O'Keefe is a guy full of promise who never quite reached his potential. But when she's around O'Keefe starts hitting home runs with regularity, so much so that the Atlanta Braves vault into contention for the pennant and O'Keefe starts to threaten the record of 61 set by Roger Maris in 1961.

    Soon O'Keefe insists he be at every game as his good luck charm. But DeMornay also has a career she's worked hard at.

    This film might have been better but Michael O'Keefe acts like such an egotistical jerk it's hard to work up any sympathy for his problem. Is it his acting, Ashby's direction, or Simon's script. Take your pick.

    Best acting in the film is from acclaimed director Martin Ritt who plays the Atlanta Braves manager. He has some interesting motivational techniques.

    The Slugger's Wife will never be listed as a great baseball film.
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    • May 30, 2018

    Details

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    • Release date
      • March 29, 1985 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Sony Movie Channel (United States)
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Neil Simon's The Slugger's Wife
    • Filming locations
      • Horseshoe Bend Country Club, Roswell, Georgia, USA
    • Production companies
      • Rastar Films
      • Delphi II Productions
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $19,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $1,878,561
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $1,314,993
      • Mar 31, 1985
    • Gross worldwide
      • $1,878,561
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 45 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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