TY - ADVS AU - Levinson,Barry AU - Johnson,Mark AU - Towne,Roger AU - Dusenberry,Phil AU - Redford,Robert AU - Duvall,Robert AU - Close,Glenn AU - Basinger,Kim AU - Brimley,Wilford AU - Hershey,Barbara AU - Prosky,Robert AU - Farnsworth,Richard AU - Newman,Randy AU - Malamud,Bernard ED - Tri-Star Pictures. ED - Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment (Firm) TI - The natural SN - 0767845749 : AV - CM DVD 00447 U1 - 791.43/72 22 PY - 2001/// CY - Culver City, CA PB - Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment KW - Baseball KW - Drama KW - Bâeisbol KW - Teatro KW - bidex KW - Feature films KW - Video recordings for the hearing impaired N1 - Originally released as a motion picture in 1984 by Tri-Star Pictures; Special features: documentary starring Cal Ripken, Jr.; theatrical trailers; talent files; production notes; scene selections; interactive menus; original story source material; Director of photography, Caleb Deschanel ; music, Randy Newman ; edited by Stu Linder; Robert Redford, Robert Duvall, Glenn Close, Kim Basinger, Wilford Brimley, Barbara Hershey, Robert Prosky, Richard Farnsworth; MPAA rating: PG N2 - Nothing was going to stop Roy Hobbs from fulfilling his boyhood dream of baseball stardom. As a 14-year old he fashions a baseball bat from an oak tree. He soon impresses major league scouts with his ability. His talent also catches the eye of a sportswriter who eventually becomes instrumental in Hobbs' career. The appearance of a mysterious woman, however, shatters his dream. Years later Hobbs reappears as a rookie for the New York Knights and has an opportunity to share in their race for the pennant ER -