A baseball prodigy's dreams of sporting stardom are cut short when he gets shot. Once he has recovered from his injuries, he rejoins his team as a rookie recruit at an age when most players are thinking of retiring - only to enjoy an unexpected run of success. Drama, starring Robert Redford, Glenn Close, Kim Basinger, Robert Duvall and Barbara Hershey.

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.