The Coronado Island Film Festival (CIFF) is bringing the beloved 1983 baseball classic, “The Natural,” as their monthly classic movie selection for August.
Join CIFF on Wednesday, Aug. 28, at Coronado’s 1947 Village Theatre, 820 Orange Avenue, to see the film on the big screen. Doors open at 5 p.m. for complimentary adult beverages, followed at 5:30 by a vintage cartoon and the feature presentation. Tickets are $15 and are on sale now at coronadofilmfest.com.
The cast includes Robert Redford, Robert Duvall, Glenn Close, Kim Basinger, Wilford Brimley, Barbara Hershey, Robert Prosky and Richard Farnsworth. The film is based on Bernard Malamud’s 1952 novel and was directed by Academy Award-winning director Barry Levinson (Rain Man, 1988).
It was nominated for four Academy Awards, including Best Supporting Actress for Glenn Close.
Film critics have noted that, unlike most Hollywood actors who have starred as baseball players down through the years, Robert Redford as Roy Hobbs in the 1983 classic “The Natural,” actually looks the part.
Redford, who celebrated his 88th birthday Aug. 18, was 47 when he filmed “The Natural,” portraying Hobbs at ages 19 and 35.
Next month on Sept. 25, CIFF will present the powerful war drama “Saving Private Ryan.” Tickets are available now at coronadofilmfest.com.
