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The Natural

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 THE NATURAL Roy Hobbs was born to play baseball—and nothing was going to stand in his way. A natural talent with a lightning bolt for a bat, he quickly catches the eye of scouts and earns the admiration of sportswriter Max Mercy. But just as his star begins to rise, a chance encounter with a mysterious woman derails everything. Years later, Hobbs resurfaces as a seemingly unknown rookie with the New York Knights. Despite clashing with crusty manager Pop Fisher, he becomes the team’s secret weapon—and a threat to the shady team owner, the Judge, who would rather see Hobbs fail than win it all. Craig, Elisabeth and guest Derek McCaw talk about American Mythos, 47-year-old teenagers, the undeniable love of sports films and the movie “The Natural” on this week’s Matinee Heroes! Show Notes 1:26 Craig, Elisabeth and guest Derek McCaw talk about their love of baseball movies despite their indifference to baseball. 9:47 Craig, Elisabeth and Derek discuss "The Natural" 54:14 Recasting 1:15:36 Double Feature 1:19:31 Final Thoughts 1:23:34 A preview of next week's episode "Hoosiers" Next week we continue sports movies with a tribute to Gene Hackman and "Hoosiers" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=12h5KGHU8Mg&ab_channel=AmazonMGMStudios

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