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“Don’t think. You can only hurt the ball club.”

 

Bull Durham is the classic love story and the epitome of a romantic comedy.  Filmed in 1988, the story follows the lives of three characters, Crash Davis (Kevin Costner) who is assigned to pitch for the Durham Bulls as well as mentor the young, new and up-and-coming pitcher “Nuke” LaLoosh.

In the beginning the audience realizes early on that Crash is the wiser of the two players and that he has a lot of mentoring to do when it comes to LaLoosh.

LaLoosh is juvenile in many regards—not only in his personal life, but also when it comes to the game.  LaLoosh must learn from Crash to stop thinking so much because it “only hurts the ballclub.”

From the moment the two meet, their egos and masculinity are tried and tested.  Then add a little romance into the mix and then you’ve got the perfect ingredients for a great film.

Annie Savoy (Susan Sarandon) throws both of the men for a whirl when she proposes to them both a grand opportunity—a chance for one of them to share her bed.  She tells them both that every season, she picks the seasons most promising candidates.

This does not settle well with Crash as he tells her, “after 12 years in the minor leagues, I don’t try out. Besides, I don’t believe in quantum physics when it comes to matters of the heart.”  Crash doesn’t like that Annie gets to chose, so he walks away from the proposal.

This opened the door for LaLoosh, and he takes the opportunity as it arises.

Still, Annie and Crash develop a longing for each other and throughout the movie Crash makes sure if he can’t have Annie the way he wants to, then she won’t be able to have what she wants either and plants a seed inside LaLoosh’s head that if he continues to canoodle with Annie, the Bull’s winning streak for the season will come to an end.

The movie is a playful and candid take on the lives and lifestyles of a minor league team with a twist of flavorful dialogue and creative whit.  The ideal movie for any sports fan, baseball fan specially, or anyone that can appreciate a good old fashioned love story.

~ by cowboysnation on April 4, 2013 . Tagged: , , ,



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