Pop Fisher: “You know my mama wanted me to be a farmer.”
Roy Hobbs: “My dad wanted me to be a baseball player.”
Pop Fisher: “Well you're better than any player I ever had. And you're the best God damn hitter I ever saw. Suit up.
My 12 year old self is crushed. Hell, my old man self is crushed. Rest in peace, Robert Redford and THANK you for one of the best baseball films ever made.
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Loved his performance. RIP.
RIP.
I loved that film. Need to rewatch it.
RIP Robert Redford
Don’t forget, Roy Hobbs was not just a great hitter, he also struck out the Whammer.
Not a joke, and not misinformed, unlike the nutters here who claim Wade Boggs is dead.
[RIP Robert Redford](https://www.cnn.com/2025/09/16/entertainment/robert-redford-death).
Per that obit, and “The Natural,” I don’t think I knew before that Redford had a college baseball scholarship.
And, the Wade Boggs nutters must be downvoting me.
“When I walked down the street, people would’ve looked and they would’ve said there goes Roy Hobbs! The best there ever was in this game.”
That dude was a natural.
⚡️
Crazy woman puts bullet in him at a young age. Finally makes it back but decides to slump it out with another woman.
Story could use some work.
Without a doubt
Amazing performance. Rest in peace
One of those few examples where the movie is actually better than the book IMO.
RIp. Roy “Wonder Boy” 🌩 Hobbs. MLB should honor Robert Redford for his iconic role, and his life as Activist, Actor, Director, Humanitarian.
Great movie, so sad that he’s gone.
Credit him for our Home Run song!
How many of you are humming that song right now while whistfully looking off into the middle distance?
Terrific film.
One of my favorite baseball movies
Great movie
RIP