Film

The Slugger's Wife

1985 · 1h 44m · Romance · Drama · Comedy

IMDb

4.4

Rotten Tomatoes

0%

Metacritic

29

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.

Michael O'Keefe

Darryl Palmer

Rebecca De Mornay

Debby Palmer

Martin Ritt

Burly De Vito

Randy Quaid

Moose Granger

Cleavant Derricks

Manny Alvarado

Lisa Langlois

Aline Cooper

Loudon Wainwright III

Gary

Georgann Johnson

Marie De Vito

Danny Tucker

Coach O'Brien

Lynn Whitfield

Tina Alvarado

Al Garrison

Guard

NiCandra Hood

Nurse

Ginger Taylor

Sherry

Kay McClelland

Peggy

Julie Kemp

Paloma

Tina Kincaid

Baseball Wife

• Hal AshbyDirector
• Neil SimonWriter
• Ray StarkProducer
• Margaret BoothExecutive Producer
• Caleb DeschanelDirector of Photography
• Patrick WilliamsOriginal Music Composer
• Don BrochuEditor
• George C. VillaseñorEditor
• Pennie DuPontCasting

Release date

March 29, 1985

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 44m

Rated

PG-13

Revenue

$1,878,561

Genres

Romance, Drama, Comedy