Bull Durham captures the essence of an aging baseball player struggling to keep his big league dream alive in the midst of minor league mediocrity, as fortune shines its spotlight on a younger talent. Kevin Costner plays veteran catcher “Crash” Davis of the Durham Bulls, an enduring player who reluctantly becomes mentor to the slow on the uptake, but big league talented “Nuke” LaLoosh (Tim Robbins) and his rocket fastball. Susan Sarandon is Annie, a woman with a passion for baseball and the men who play the game, who chooses a new player to sleep with each season, and both Nuke and Crash find themselves competing for Annie’s favor. Writer and Director Ron Shelton – who spent a few years in the minors himself – skillfully crafts a romantic comedy with whip smart dialogue and performances, not only from the film’s triumvirate of stars, but its supporting cast as well, in this critical and commercial success that Sports Illustrated ranked as the greatest sports film of all time.
