The Natural He lived for a dream that wouldn't die. Release date: 1984-05-11 Genres: Drama Actors: Kim Basinger, Richard Farnsworth, Glenn Close, Alan Fudge, Robert Duvall, John Finnegan, Mike Starr, Michael Madsen, Joe Don Baker, Jon Van Ness, Robert Redford, Robert Prosky, Darren McGavin, Barbara Hershey, Edward Walsh, Wilford Brimley, Ralph Tabakin, George Wilkosz, Paul Sullivan Jr, Anthony J. Ferrara, Ken Grassano, Mickey Treanor, Rachel Hall, Sibby Sisti Budget: $28,000,000Revenue: $48,000,000 Runtime: 2 h. 17 min. Score: 6.9/10 Votes: 615 Countries: United States of America Companies: TriStar Pictures Available* : Overview: An unknown middle-aged batter named Roy Hobbs with a mysterious past appears out of nowhere to take a losing 1930s baseball team to the top of the league.