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The Slugger's Wife (1985)
Directed by Hal Ashby
Overview
Darryl Palmer is a major league baseball player who meets and pursues an attractive singer. After some setbacks, the two are married and sent on an emotional journey that sees his career take off, while hers doesn’t. She can’t escape unhappiness when she gives up her dreams to support her husband. With a separation on the horizon, Darryl must choose between his big-league life and his one true love.
Rated PG-13 | Length 104 minutes
Actors
Michael O'Keefe | Rebecca De Mornay | Martin Ritt | Randy Quaid | Cleavant Derricks | Lisa Langlois | Loudon Wainwright III | Georgann Johnson | Danny Tucker | Lynn Whitfield | Al Garrison | NiCandra Hood | Ginger Taylor | Kay McClelland | Julie Kemp | Tina Kincaid | Martha Harrison | Becky Pate | Dennis Burkley | Alisha Das | Dan Biggers | Justine Albree | Marc Clement | Richard Alan Reiner | Valerie Mitchell | Edwin H. Cipot | Stephen H. Stier | David R. Yood | Wallace Merck | Johnny B. Watson Jr. | Alex Hawkins | Mort Schwartz | John Sterling | George Stokes | Harmon L. Wages | John Bradley | Jerome Olds | Erby Walker | Phillipe Fontanelli | Steve Daniels Jr. | Henry J. Rountree | George Jack Klarman | Collin Fagan | David M. Pallone | Kevin James Barnes | John Lawhorn | Douglas Garland Nave | Bill G. Fite | Al Hrabosky | Mark Fidrych | Pete Van Wieren | Ernie Johnson | Skip Caray | Nick Charles | Chico Renfroe | Tony Peck | Corey B. McPherrin | Paul Ryden | John Buren Solberg | Brad Nessler | David Cross | Bucky Dent | Ted Turner