Bull Durham
Former minor leaguer Ron Shelton hit a grand slam with his directorial debut, one of the most revered sports movies of all time. Durham Bulls devotee Annie Savoy (Susan Sarandon)—who every year takes a new player under her wing (and into her bed)—has singled out the loose-cannon pitching prospect Nuke LaLoosh (Tim Robbins), a big-league talent with a rock-bottom maturity level. But she’s unable to shake Crash Davis (Kevin Costner), the veteran catcher brought in to give Nuke some on-the-field seasoning. A breakthrough film for all three of its stars and an Oscar nominee for Shelton’s highly quotable screenplay, Bull Durham is a freewheeling hymn to wisdom, experience, and America’s pastime, tipping its cap to all those who grind it out for love of the game.
Director-Approved Special Edition Features
- New, restored 4K digital transfer, supervised and approved by director Ron Shelton, with 2.0 surround and 5.1 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtracks on the Blu-ray
- Alternate 5.1 surround soundtrack on the DVD
- Two audio commentaries, featuring Shelton and actors Kevin Costner and Tim Robbins
- New conversation between Shelton and film critic Michael Sragow
- Program from 2001 featuring interviews with cast and crew, including Shelton, Costner, Robbins, and actor Susan Sarandon
- Appreciation of the film from 2008 featuring former players, broadcasters, and sports-film aficionados
- NBC Nightly News piece from 1993 on the final season of baseball at Durham Athletic Park, where Bull Durham takes place and was shot
- Interview with Max Patkin, known as the Clown Prince of Baseball, from a 1991 episode of NBC’s Today
- Trailer
- English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
- PLUS: Excerpts from a 1989 piece by longtime New Yorker baseball writer Roger Angell, with new comments from the author
New cover by Graig Kreindler
Director-Approved Special Edition Features
- New, restored 4K digital transfer, supervised and approved by director Ron Shelton, with 2.0 surround and 5.1 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtracks on the Blu-ray
- Alternate 5.1 surround soundtrack on the DVD
- Two audio commentaries, featuring Shelton and actors Kevin Costner and Tim Robbins
- New conversation between Shelton and film critic Michael Sragow
- Program from 2001 featuring interviews with cast and crew, including Shelton, Costner, Robbins, and actor Susan Sarandon
- Appreciation of the film from 2008 featuring former players, broadcasters, and sports-film aficionados
- NBC Nightly News piece from 1993 on the final season of baseball at Durham Athletic Park, where Bull Durham takes place and was shot
- Interview with Max Patkin, known as the Clown Prince of Baseball, from a 1991 episode of NBC’s Today
- Trailer
- English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
- PLUS: Excerpts from a 1989 piece by longtime New Yorker baseball writer Roger Angell, with new comments from the author
New cover by Graig Kreindler
Cast
- Kevin Costner
- Crash Davis
- Susan Sarandon
- Annie Savoy
- Tim Robbins
- Ebby Calvin “Nuke” LaLoosh
- Trey Wilson
- Skip
- Robert Wuhl
- Larry
- William O’Leary
- Jimmy
- David Neidorf
- Bobby
- Danny Gans
- Deke
- Tom Silardi
- Tony
- Jenny Robertson
- Millie
- Rick Marzan
- Jose
- George Buck
- Nuke’s father
- Lloyd Williams
- Mickey
- Max Patkin
- Himself
Credits
- Director
- Ron Shelton
- Written by
- Ron Shelton
- Produced by
- Thom Mount
- Produced by
- Mark Burg
- Executive producer
- David V. Lester
- Director of photography
- Bobby Byrne
- Film editors
- Robert Leighton
- Film editors
- Adam Weiss
- Production designer
- Armin Ganz
- Music supervisor
- Danny Bramson
- Music by
- Michael Convertino
- Costume designer
- Louise Frogley
A scene from Bull Durham
