Bull Durham/Trivia

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  • Enforced Method Acting: Batboy tells Crash "Get a hit, Crash." Crash responds, "Shut up." That was an ad-lib by Costner, and it reduced the Batboy to tears (off-camera, though).
  • Life Imitates Art:
    • The bull billboard offering a "free steak" if it gets tagged by a home run was created for the film. The real-life team kept it, even after moving to a newer bigger stadium.
    • Even with the adult frankness about sex and relationships, and the level of profanity, the Durham Bulls organization heavily promote their tie-in to the movie. After all, it made the franchise one of the best-known minor league teams on the planet.
  • Romance on the Set: Tim Robbins and Susan Sarandon fell in love on set.
  • What Could Have Been: Ron Shelton originally wrote the role of Crash Davis for his buddy (and former minor leaguer) Kurt Russell, but the studio went with Costner.
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