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The Slugger's Wife

37.5 %|Mar 29, 1985|Romance, Drama, Comedy

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.

Featured Crew

Quincy Jones
Executive Music Producer
Don Brochu
Editor
Hal Ashby
Director
J. Michael Riva
Production Design
Patrick Williams
Original Music Composer
Margaret Booth
Executive Producer
Neil Simon
Writer
Tom Bähler
Executive Music Producer

Cast

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Michael O'Keefe
Darryl Palmer
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Rebecca De Mornay
Debby Palmer
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Martin Ritt
Burly De Vito
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Randy Quaid
Moose Granger
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Cleavant Derricks
Manny Alvarado
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Lisa Langlois
Aline Cooper
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Georgann Johnson
Marie De Vito
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Danny Tucker
Coach O'Brien
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Lynn Whitfield
Tina Alvarado
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Tina Kincaid
Baseball Wife
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Martha Harrison
Baseball Wife
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Becky Pate
Baseball Wife
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Dan Biggers
Preacher
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Justine Albree
Iris Granger
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Marc Clement
Mr. Davis
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Richard Alan Reiner
Patron at Zelda's
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Valerie Mitchell
Waitress at Limelight
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Stephen H. Stier
Varsity Patron
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David R. Yood
Cop in Varsity
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Wallace Merck
Fan in Limelight
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Alex Hawkins
"Hawkins"
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George Stokes
Stage Manager
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Harmon L. Wages
Interviewer
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Jerome Olds
Musician
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Kevin James Barnes
Public Address
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John Lawhorn
Coach Reckon
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Al Hrabosky
Baseball Player
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Mark Fidrych
Baseball Player
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Pete Van Wieren
Baseball Narrator (voice)
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Ernie Johnson
Baseball Narrator (voice)
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Skip Caray
Sportscaster
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Nick Charles
Sportscaster
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Tony Peck
Reporter
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Paul Ryden
Reporter
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Brad Nessler
Reporter
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David Cross
(uncredited)
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Bucky Dent
Shortstop for the Astros (uncredited)
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Ted Turner
Darryl Fan (uncredited)