The Slugger's Wife
The Slugger's Wife

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Darryl Palmer is a right fielder for the Atlanta Braves. He is a middling batter at 0.294 for the season thus far. He falls in love at first sight with Debby Huston when he sees her performing at the Limelight, a local club, she who dreams of pop music stardom, with the next step on that hopeful road being a record contract. Initially, Debby has no interest in Darryl whatsoever, but he eventually wears her down with his true affection for her, they eventually getting married.... (Full plot summary below)

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Actors in The Slugger's Wife:

Michael O'Keefe
Rebecca De Mornay
Martin Ritt
Randy Quaid
Cleavant Derricks
Lisa Langlois

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Darryl Palmer is a right fielder for the Atlanta Braves. He is a middling batter at 0.294 for the season thus far. He falls in love at first sight with Debby Huston when he sees her performing at the Limelight, a local club, she who dreams of pop music stardom, with the next step on that hopeful road being a record contract. Initially, Debby has no interest in Darryl whatsoever, but he eventually wears her down with his true affection for her, they eventually getting married. As he feels he has nothing else of substance to give her, how he shows his love for her is to be the best batter he can be, their first date which was predicated on he hitting two home runs in the next game, something he had never done before. As such, he continues to hit home run after another in providing this gift for Debby, while in return people begin to see Debby as his good luck charm. As Darryl's newfound hitting prowess is in large part the reason for the Braves' success - they marching toward the pennant and he himself on track to break Roger Maris' long standing record for most home runs in a season at sixty-one - Debby, despite loving Darryl with all her heart, begins to feel the pressure of always needing to be there for him, at the expense of her own life and career. The question becomes whether their relationship and marriage can withstand the pressure despite their love, Debby who wants Darryl to rely on himself, especially as she is offered that coveted record contract.

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The Associated Press - 6/10 by Bob ThomasSimon's not in a lighthearted mood, and so the silliness of the story gets bogged down in all sorts of gloomy neuroses, angry denunciations, and painful self-analysis.
Chicago Tribune - 5/10 by Gene SiskelIt's a shock to find Neil Simon's name attached to something as resoundingly unfunny as The Slugger's Wife.
Kalamazoo Gazette - 5/10 by James SanfordNeil Simon on auto-pilot; the results are dreadful
Washington Post - 3/10 by Rita KempleyGiven the track records of its writer, Neil Simon, and director, Hal Ashby, THE SLUGGER'S WIFE should at least have been entertaining. It isn't. Instead, it is one of the most disappointing, least credible films about baseball in recent memory.
User Review - 10/10 by Gerri PI love a cheesy love story and that is what this movie is. we need more of these in the world instead of blood guts and gore. I want to watch it over and over because of the music in it. it shows why couples need their time to do their own interest and career paths. we should all be supportive and work harder to make it work.
User Review - 4/10 by Karli Ca gone with the wind ending you hope and hope the whole damn movie and then the end smacks you in the face and calls you a jackass!
User Review - 4/10 by Chrissy PA Not very funny romantic comedy about a baseball player on his way to the hall of fame who gets sidetrack by an up and coming singer.
User Review - 4/10 by Kris W"How can a woman walk out on a love like this? Just Watch!" "A love story about two of America's favourite pastimes." Really disapointing considering the talent behind the film, including Hal Ashby, one of the top directors of the 70's, and Neil Simon, the legendary NY playwright. The film was taken away from director Hal Ashby in post production because Ashby had turned in too many scenes without the dialog written by 'Neil Simon'. It attempts to combine a movie about being a professional baseball player with a romantic comedy, like Bull Durham. Though it predates Bull Durham by a few years, it's hard not to compare, and it doesn't come close. It stars Michael O'Keefe (Caddyshack), Rebecca De Mornay (Risky Business), and Randy Quaid, who has some of the funnier moments, which are few. Steven Gustafson, Dennis Drew, and Jerome Augustyniak from the band 10,000 Maniacs make a cameo appearance in a scene in this movie, ordering food during the scene where the song "All American Boy" plays. Burly DeVito: I'm a manager, not a pimp!
User Review - 4/10 by Greg WA Not very funny romantic comedy about a baseball player on his way to the hall of fame who gets sidetrack by an up and coming singer.
User Review - 4/10 by Shawn WEven breaking Roger Maris' long-standing single season home run record of 61 is bittersweet for Braves slugger, Darryl Palmer, when his wife leaves him to pursue a singing career. Palmer is a bit too cocky to feel a ton of sympathy for. Liked seeing the old jerseys and pitchers Fidrych and Hrabosky - even if neither of them actually pitched for the Astros.

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