The Natural at Cameo Cinema
The Natural
The Cameo Cinema is saddened by the loss of actor, filmmaker and activist Robert Redford, an icon for his work on both sides of the camera and as the ‘godfather of independent cinema.’ Join us for a tribute to Redford’s work across decades, genres and roles, in celebration of his tireless advocacy for inventive and original filmmaking. Nominated for 4 Oscars.
About the film:
On the way to a tryout with the Chicago Cubs, young baseball phenom Roy Hobbs (Robert Redford) is shot by the unstable Harriet Bird (Barbara Hershey). After 16 years, Hobbs returns to pro baseball as a rookie for the last-place New York Knights. Despite early arguments with his manager, Pop Fisher (Wilford Brimley), Hobbs becomes one of the best players in the league, and the Knights start winning. But this upsets the Judge (Robert Prosky), their owner, who wants Hobbs to lose games, not win.
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About the film:
On the way to a tryout with the Chicago Cubs, young baseball phenom Roy Hobbs (Robert Redford) is shot by the unstable Harriet Bird (Barbara Hershey). After 16 years, Hobbs returns to pro baseball as a rookie for the last-place New York Knights. Despite early arguments with his manager, Pop Fisher (Wilford Brimley), Hobbs becomes one of the best players in the league, and the Knights start winning. But this upsets the Judge (Robert Prosky), their owner, who wants Hobbs to lose games, not win.
The Cameo Cinema is saddened by the loss of actor, filmmaker and activist Robert Redford, an icon for his work on both sides of the camera and as the ‘godfather of independent cinema.’ Join us for a tribute to Redford’s work across decades, genres and roles, in celebration of his tireless advocacy for inventive and original filmmaking. Nominated for 4 Oscars.
About the film:
On the way to a tryout with the Chicago Cubs, young baseball phenom Roy Hobbs (Robert Redford) is shot by the unstable Harriet Bird (Barbara Hershey). After 16 years, Hobbs returns to pro baseball as a rookie for the last-place New York Knights. Despite early arguments with his manager, Pop Fisher (Wilford Brimley), Hobbs becomes one of the best players in the league, and the Knights start winning. But this upsets the Judge (Robert Prosky), their owner, who wants Hobbs to lose games, not win.
About the film:
On the way to a tryout with the Chicago Cubs, young baseball phenom Roy Hobbs (Robert Redford) is shot by the unstable Harriet Bird (Barbara Hershey). After 16 years, Hobbs returns to pro baseball as a rookie for the last-place New York Knights. Despite early arguments with his manager, Pop Fisher (Wilford Brimley), Hobbs becomes one of the best players in the league, and the Knights start winning. But this upsets the Judge (Robert Prosky), their owner, who wants Hobbs to lose games, not win.
The Natural
The Cameo Cinema is saddened by the loss of actor, filmmaker and activist Robert Redford, an icon for his work on both sides of the camera and as the ‘godfather of independent cinema.’ Join us for a tribute to Redford’s work across decades, genres and roles, in celebration of his tireless advocacy for inventive and original filmmaking. Nominated for 4 Oscars.
About the film:
On the way to a tryout with the Chicago Cubs, young baseball phenom Roy Hobbs (Robert Redford) is shot by the unstable Harriet Bird (Barbara Hershey). After 16 years, Hobbs returns to pro baseball as a rookie for the last-place New York Knights. Despite early arguments with his manager, Pop Fisher (Wilford Brimley), Hobbs becomes one of the best players in the league, and the Knights start winning. But this upsets the Judge (Robert Prosky), their owner, who wants Hobbs to lose games, not win.
