The Slugger's Wife(1985)

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Synopsis

When baseball player Darryl Palmer falls in love with a singer named Debby, he repeatedly asks her out and each time he fails to get a date, his performance in his next game suffers. Eventually, Darryl and Debby do become a couple, his average goes up, and they get married. But Debby finds herself bored with marriage and baseball, and leaves to pursue her singing career. In response to the breakup, Darryl's career begins to slump, but after some time apart, the two decide to try to repair their marriage.
When baseball player Darryl Palmer falls in love with a singer named Debby, he repeatedly asks her out and each time he fails to get a date, his performance in his next game suffers. Eventually, Darryl and Debby do …
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In Theaters

  • March 29, 1985

MPAA Rating

PG 13

Genres

Romance, Sports

Run Time

1 hour 45 minutes

Distributors

Sony Pictures Releasing

Production Status

Released

Produced In

United States

Director

Hal Ashby

Director

CAST

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