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** 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. |
** 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. |
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** 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. |
** 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. |
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* [[Romance on the Set]]: Tim Robbins and Susan Sarandon fell in love on set. |
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* [[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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Latest revision as of 19:06, 18 January 2015
- 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.