First-time director and writer Ron Shelton was Oscar-nominated for this behind-the-scenes look at minor league baseball, and the characters who make up the team and its supporters. Filmed all across North Carolina, the film is a surprisingly romantic take on America’s pastime with magnetic performances from stars Kevin Costner, Susan Sarandon, and Tim Robbins.

Veteran catcher Crash Davis is brought to the minor league Durham Bulls to help their up and coming pitching prospect, “Nuke” Laloosh. Their relationship gets off to a rocky start and is further complicated when baseball groupie Annie Savoy sets her sights on the two men.

“… a comic delight and maybe a miracle. It’s the first baseball movie that gets things right without trying: there isn’t a line in it that feels reverent or fake-tough or hurriedly explanatory, or that tries to fill in the uninitiated about what’s going on out there.” ~ Roger Angell, New Yorker

Screening June 11 + 14

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