The Natural

Nothing was going to stop Roy Hobbs from fulfilling his boyhood dream of baseball super-stardom. Robert Redford stars in this inspiring fable that begins when 14-year-old Hobbs (Redford) fashions a powerful bat from a fallen oak tree. He soon impresses major league scouts with his ability, fixing his extraordinary talent in the mind of sportswriter Max Mercy (Robert Duvall), who eventually becomes instrumental in Hobb's career. But a meeting with a mysterious woman shatters his dream. Years pass and an older Hobbs reappears as a rookie from The New York Knights. Overcoming physical pain and defying those who have a stake in seeing the Knights lose, Hobbs, with his boyhood bat, has his chance to lead the Knights to the pennant and to finally fulfill his dream.

Special Features

• “When Lightening Strikes: Creating The Natural” 3 part documentary (49:56)
• “Pre-games: a Novelist Steps Up to the Plate”
• “The Line-Up: Assembling the Movie Making Team”
• “Let's Play Ball: Filming The Show”
• “Extra Innings” Featurettes (with Play All function) (7:12) “Slow Motion” (1:05) “Uniform Color” (2:03) “The Sandberg Game” (1:50) “The President's Qu­estion” (2:12)
• “Clubhouse Conversations” Featurette (15:25)
• “A Natural Gunned Down: The Stalking of Eddie Waitkus” Featurette (17:08)
• “Knights in Shining Armor: The Mythology of The Natural” Featurette (9:18) “The Heart of The Natural” documentary (44:06)