The Natural (final scene)

There goes Roy Hobbs. The best there ever was in this game.

[@carlrosendorf5210]

Goose bumps Tears forever My son and I love the movie. Peace ✌️ 2024

[@rafezetter8003]

MoneyBall is another great one - also Trouble with the curve.

[@jim242]

Brings back memories when I started little league my dad took me to buy a real glove at Roger and Rays hardware store in Bay Village Ohio he rubbed it with neatsfoot oil wrapped a ball in wax paper and stuck it in the sweet spot then he wrapped rubber bands around it to form a pocket can still smell that neatsfoot oil miss you dad

[@artsteadman2230]

@jim242 still have my first glove. Just re-oiled it a couple weeks ago with Neatsfoot. Looks exactly like the one used by the reliever in this vid

[@57clc]

Great story bro. I know how you feel, I miss my old man too. He was a great dude.

[@tomseferovich5725]

Cherish every moment we each have. Let go of the past and embrace those you love in the moments you have. No regrets… God is gracious to each

[@anonymoustungrer]

Er war nicht nur mein Vater für mich, er war auch ein Freund.

[@jjared747]

Life goes by so fast. This is one of those movies that makes you pause a moment and remember how great the 80s were.

[@sophdog1678]

When Bobby hands Roy the "Savoy Special" and a camera flash goes off. You never see the newspaper picture, but you know it's a classic. My favourite moment in my favourite baseball movie.

[@AegisNova]

Yes! Excellent!

[@AegisNova]

I always liked that the guys in the dugout let Bobby do his job. No advice. They let him make the pick.

[@HugoHackenbush-jq7hl]

There are not enough superlatives to do justice to just how good this film is.

[@davidrubio-lf5rc]

I was in high school in 1985 when this came out in video. So... As part of our American Literature lesson, we had to read the book and then watch the movie in class. I remember tearing up when Robert Redford hit that homer

[@conradoliver5875]

One of the best baseball movies

[@davidflorcruz2908]

One of the most uplifting scenes of any movie ever.

[@MrSpudda]

Best Baseball movie ever in my opinion. And I still watch it reasonably frequently 40 years later.

[@timjones147]

I’m a field of dreams guy. I won’t argue. This was a great movie. Except Glenn Close. 🤮

[@luisrodriguez-mb7cc]

Field of Dreams, Eight Men Out, The Natural and Major League I. Four Baseball Films made and released during the 1980's, they don't make them with this quality anymore.

[@lellopesce]

I would also put "For the love of the game", especially with Vin Scully commentating through the game.

[@darrellid]

Plus, the best of them all: Bull Durham

[@davidweihe6052]

> they don’t make them with this quality anymore. Steroids killed the romance of baseball, after bringing it back from the year plus strike.

[@EnlightnMe48]

BadNewsBears was a 70s movie, but I didn't get to see it until the 80s.

[@gregklein547]

​@@lellopesceloved that one with Kelly Preston

[@rayspencer30]

40 years later and still get chills from the home run

[@bobshier9057]

Seen that scene dozens of times, and it never gets old!

[@john6291]

No spokiers🎉

[@ElGorgon1]

When you make a well-made movie it lasts forever.

[@CyberCrusaderUSA]

Same here. Baseball was my life in 1984 and this movie was an inspiration to me.

[@tomdrewenskus8167]

This clip is one of the many reasons why this is the greatest baseball movie.

[@DirtyBob200X]

This is perhaps the best sports movie ever made.

[@tomdrewenskus8167]

@@DirtyBob200X​​⁠ And the cheesiest baseball movie would be Field of Dreams. It’s amazing how many baseball movie lists have it ahead of The Natural.

[@ajalvarez3111]

@@tomdrewenskus8167 I find FoD to be an amazing movie. But it should never be higher than The Natural.

[@barrydlewis7768]

3rd

[@Citizen-pg8eu]

@@tomdrewenskus8167read the Field of Dreams book.

[@jimcox3380]

one of the best movies of all time

[@alycekantner549]

My favorite baseball movie. I watch it over and over. I love baseball

[@stevetillcock7361]

One of my all time favourite baseball movies.

[@cafesmitty]

Movie Magic right here... the shots. Him rounding approaching third... approaching home and the reflection of the lights off of Pops' glasses...and the theme music swelling.. Just magic.

[@slbain9000]

My father loved baseball, and for the longest time I didn't understand why. It seemed tedious to me, lots of waiting with not much happening, unlike football with all the drama and action. Then I saw this movie, and I never wondered again why dad loved the game so much. To this day, long after he has passed, I'm connected to him through this story.

[@maximumhate666]

That is why the arts like movies and music connect us on such special levels. Nothing compares. Thank you for sharing your lovely story.

[@deborahpaley21]

that's so beautiful

[@matthewcarey3148]

Chills. Every. Time. Saw this as a young kid in Pony League and enjoyed the happy ending. As an adult now, I understand that Roy did not survive this game, and he dies after his home run. That strange scene of him, back in the golden garden, with his son and wife, are quite literally, his heaven.

[@SeattlePioneer]

How do you reach these conclusions?

[@oldprankster7606]

Interesting observation. The movie doesn't move beyond winning the pennant, so your perception is a fascinating one. What struck me was the time period - just before WWII. I thought of his son as being draft eligible after Pearl Harbor; another hole in Hobbe's life, that might not be reparable, if his son lost his life in the war.

[@kjsmith1968]

The book was quite different. No homerun. He took the bribe. I prefer the movie adaptation. A lot of symbolism. Who knew Barbara Hershey would be in my two favorite sports movies. The Natural and Hoosiers

[@WideTier]

Now that’s a theory I never even imagined. I always thought the ending was simply Roy playing catch with his son and old girlfriend most likely his wife then after he retired due to him being unable to continue playing. Roy dying then being in Heaven…..fascinating!

[@WideTier]

@@kjsmith1968 Well I’m glad I never read the book if he took the bribe. 😂

[@ianmangham4570]

Greatest baseball movie 🎬 😮

[@bryananthony2765]

The reliever who came in the game. The lefty who has best fastball in league. That was Roy Hobbs before he got shot. Thats what he was gonna be and now he was facing him with game on line. Fascinating

[@moanyamech]

I always imagined he was the kid Roy threw the ball to from the train after beating the whammer. Roy inspiring him to be the best he could be. No real reason to believe it was so. Just my imagination :)

[@WideTier]

@@moanyamech Very cool “imaginative take.” I loved that kid….”Hey mister what’s your name?” as he’s chasing the train. ❤

[@mdarrenu]

yes. that is what was intended.

[@76MUTiger]

Fantastic observation. Thank you! We forget to apply "literature" analysis to movies, but they are stories with intertwined themes, and you nailed one.

[@ccarpenter2k]

Clearly wrong since he wasnt a pitcher lol

[@billsuszynski6549]

One THE top best 80's movies ever! Glad to have grown up in that era :

[@Bruce-mm2uc]

One of my all-time favorites 😊

[@oldprankster7606]

One of the greatest sports film endings ever. Too bad this wasn't in widescreen. The "Wonderboy" bat was birthed during a lightning strike, and died during another. The "Savoy Slugger" was an unexpected twist. This movie spoke to the purity of a playing a sport cleanly and morally. An allegory for living a life devoted to a life unpolluted by money and greed. One of a kind.

[@Sully-ClassicCovers]

The Savoy Special ❤️

[@davebell8357]

Bat boy..Bobby Savoy!

[@Sully-ClassicCovers]

@@davebell8357 Go pick me a winner, Bobby…

[@carlrosendorf5210]

As he rounds third into movie eternity...simply magical

[@johnwgarrett1]

It's enough to make you love baseball again. Until the next time you try to watch an MLB game...

[@linkfloyd4908]

Agree, current MLB has no appeal.

[@Coco-qz7fn]

Exactly nothing but a bunch of cocky little bastards out there now entitled since they were children

[@jeannieharmon628]

yes!

[@jeffc3381]

SAD BUT TRUE

[@RubioRoland-rn5zd]

The natural and the Field of dreams, best baseball movies ever,!!!

[@johntellmewhy]

One of the greatest scenes of any movie, period!

[@JeffreyGoddin]

Well, and almost every scene from the original Conan the Barbarian, but I may be biased, lol. Do you want to live forever?

[@linkfloyd4908]

The cinematography and editing on this scene are incredible.

[@jayarenneilson6049]

it does indeed, all in bar the soles of feet watching this.

[@georgeshanks]

Randy Newman’s music was perfect.

[@JaimeMartinezJr-k5v]

One of the best movies of all time..a tear jerker..

[@Bruce-mm2uc]

I saw this movie about 15 times at the theater and more times on television. The neighborhood theater was a discount at 2.00 a movie. Why not? It is an excellent 👌 👏 👍 😊❤ movie that tugs at the heartstrings .

[@atticstattic]

I did the same thing with _Contact_

[@MorganChlystek]

Go pick me out a winner bobby

[@jeditig]

Much better ending then the actual book ending

[@martinmerrill9132]

Siskel and Ebert did not like this when it came out. It's one of my all time favorites.

[@Keithdayres]

Ebert didn’t like it, Siskel gave it four stars.

[@tomseferovich5725]

Who are they that their opinion would matter? Nada, your opinion is what matters. Each of us individually matters. Forget the academy awards, critics smitics. We’ve allowed others opinions to matter more than what we individually care or think or want.

[@greg54444]

I agree @tomseferovich5725. Anyone who watches Siskel and Ebert reviews on KZbin can see they had a lot of stupid opinions and reviews that don't hold up well over time. Much like all liberal newspaper hacks.

[@brettdeacon4464]

Love those critics but doubt either of them were once elite baseball players dreaming of being Roy Hobbs someday.

[@maxswenson6605]

That last shot, of Roy and his son playing catch, was filmed at a farm just a few miles away from the small town I live in near Batavia, NY. Occasionally I will take the country road the farm sits on just to say “ Yup, that’s where the last scene of The Natural was filmed” in my mind as I drive past.

[@johndoe-qg7jp]

Legend has it that ball 🏀 passed Voyager 2😳

[@MichaelTaylor-wh1vw]

Best picture.

[@Pooch511]

And this is how you make a movie!

[@PlanetEarth3141]

Hollywood doesn't make more than one or two very good movies in a year these days. This moment and scene is one of the great moments in cinema history. It's a master scene meant for time. 😊

[@joanettemurch9040]

One of the best of all time

[@michaelconway6720]

Love the short scene where you can see a reflection of the sparks off Wilford Brimley's glasses. Great movie.

[@bethfiori4708]

Quiet fortitude, inner calm, idealistic purpose - hallmarks of a Redford character and, I suspect, of the man.

[@philipperoty4148]

Un film culte toujours bon a revoir car on crois en ses valeurs malgré l adversité et l amour qui est compliqué quand on. Sort du chemin

[@daniellatimer1876]

Great movie! This one, Field of Dreams, Major League & For Love Of The Game are all favorites of mine!

[@angelic7007]

You forgot all the Bad News Bear Movies

[@angelic7007]

What about the Babe.

[@jessehayes486]

Always have loved the ending. Years ago my kids would ask "why do you watch this movie so much?" I just answer "its baseball."

[@bigpaddy7959]

The best part of this clip from The Natural is that home run Roy hit into the lights because that sent the Knights to the World Series. Too bad one of the foul ball broke the window next to the radio booth but at least nobody got hurt. That was only an accident.

[@davebell8357]

With any luck he would have hit Max Mercy

[@formattester6]

there are so many great "pay off" moments in this film.

[@steveparker8785]

I always tried to play baseball but just was not good. My Dad took me to St. Louis for a weekend series and Ive been a fan since 1958. This film was beyond description and continues to be so stirring.

[@slidefirst694]

Do you remember the scoreboard in old Busch Stadium - Sportsmans' Park with the neon Redbird that flew around when a Cardinal hit a home run?

[@steveparker8785]

@@slidefirst694 that was a long time ago , but I think I recall that.

[@kathythomas1783]

Love this movie

[@davidbunte8860]

War Memorial lives on.....in a really good movie..perfect.

[@carlrosendorf5210]

Best damn hitter ive ever seen

[@robertcamilleri8613]

Although the ending is very different from the novel, there are very few baseball movies with the kind of emotional pull as The Natural. Tour de force performances from all the actors in this excellent movie.

[@WideTier]

Everyone ignores the great acting of Barbara Hershey, in her few scenes as the mentally ill woman who shot Roy in her hotel room. And that was just a tiny example of how much better story telling and script writing was then it is today. It was told perfectly, no more and no less then it had to be, for us to understand why it took Roy so long to find his way back to baseball. If The Natural was written today, half the movie would “feature” the Barbara Hershey character’s back story of how she came to shoot Roy, because great story telling has taken a back seat to “why do they feel this way or that way?”

[@aarnoarnold1973]

What a terrific movie. The stuff dreams are made of.

[@leftys408]

Ohtani is a modern day Roy Hobbs who didn't get shot....

[@johndoe-qg7jp]

I well up when Wonder Boy broke in half😭

[@PlanetEarth3141]

An inevitable moment when the scene needed just a final super dose of mystery and suspense.

[@waynelewis7337]

How wash

[@ericsmith8373]

But I think there's a continuity error when the bat breaks. Right after he hits the ball, the bat is clearly intact. But when he walks back from 1st base, the bat is broken.

[@76MUTiger]

It added drama and suspense. It created the thread that said, "once your dreams to become a hero were centered in this bat. Now you have become all that, and you no longer need that bat. And in Bobby's bat, the dreams of another generation, now become your tool. "Bobby, pick me a winner."

[@JCR-bn5sr]

"I believe we all have two lives... The one we learn with, and the one we live with afterwards."

[@stevetillcock7361]

One of the BEST baseball movies EVER.

[@jacklawer6389]

Always brings me to tears

[@JamesMcCLaren-ri7js]

The only problem with this scene is I'm from Pittsburgh and we lose to the freaking New York team. But we lose in spectacular fashion. 😂

[@rosesmith5135]

Glad that you posted the full scene 🎬 Thank you 🙏

[@user-im-65]

beautiful

[@marcuslatham2456]

Filmed at the “ Rockpile” in Buffalo NY.

[@thejewishrepublican]

I grew up in Buffalo and remember this movie being filmed. I went to War Memorial Stadium many times to watch the Bills… Every time I see this beautiful film, I’m reminded of my childhood- growing up in that special city that’s still I’m my heart to this day…. This is truly a wonderful film…

[@brucehartley3858]

Saw a game there before they filmed this and while the Bisons still played there - loved the place

[@percyfree9831]

Love this show

[@76MUTiger]

Was there ever a better looking man on film than Redford in that final scene???

[@atticstattic]

Bobby's "OK" when Roy tells him to pick out a winner breaks me completely

[@bryanpinto4051]

Fourth of July 2024 tomorrow. Whats more American than baseball?

[@dlkline27]

I'm not a fan of Robert Redford as a person but he's a great actor and has starred in some great movies This is one of them. The final scene is incredible.

[@Thomas-h4n5h]

Beauty. 😊

[@nicklengyel356]

Go Pick me out a winner, Bobby

[@pauldockree9915]

Quote: Thanks IMDb Bull Durham and Annie? Sorry Rev Al. Trust but verify. Quote: The bat that bat boy Bobby Savoy gives Roy is called the "Savoy Special". The Savoy Special was a brand of beer in the 1930s, and was made by the United States Brewing Company. This bat is now in the collection at the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown, New York, displayed along with Roy Hobb's jacket in an exhibit titled "Baseball and the Movies".:Unquote

[@Johnnybgood76]

The ending here is WAY different than Malamud's novel.

[@CastorDavidson]

Wonderful movie

[@donwilcox728]

The send-off Don Mattingly should have had.

[@ariplatt8192]

Him rounding the bases…And all is right with the world…..Sigh.

[@Neo-bf3ro]

Wish they would of made prequel, showing how Hobbs made it into the big leagues to show the journey he went through would be cool.

[@jacktattis]

I really liked this movie. Robert Redford never disappoints

[@ericgoldfarb4870]

In the original novel Roy strikes out gets banned from baseball for life and all his records are expunged. A bit different from feel good movie.

[@BrianBoese-im8jm]

Make your dreams come true...

[@Kekuahiwi]

Redford always a prima dona when it comes to cutting his hair for a period piece.

[@jackbraddell1124]

Imagine; Some people think it's only a game.

[@JamesMcCLaren-ri7js]

I believe whoever wrote this script wrote in the pirates losing to a new York team is a Yankees fan and totally can't deal with pirates beating yanks in 1960. Mazeroski's walk of homer to beat Yankees. Classic pirates

[@kenmusillo8667]

That's how it goes the yanks had the better team and the better team does not always win I was 8 at the time and seen a good # of Yanks winning world series greatest franchise in sports

[@leftys408]

Can't win them all....

[@NoelQuinones-q6u]

Roy Hobbs, the Legend!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@marcd1981]

Just wondering how sparks from the outfield lights were falling on home plate, never mind the base path.

[@picklerix6162]

The maintenance guy, in charge of lights, was not happy.

[@jackdickey6015]

Hopefully they don’t try an do a remake of this great movie! That would piss me off ! Today’s movies are lousy !

[@sess122]

Anyone else notice? The first pitch to Hobbs was a strike call. Second pitch was a ball. Third pitch (from the reliever), was fouled off, (hitting the press box) for strike TWO. The fourth pitch was a swing and a miss, which should have been strike THREE.

[@pb51-d8f]

The Savoy Special!

[@shanelind1039]

"Go pick me out a winner, Bobby."

[@MorganChlystek]

Lets play ball

[@themick2507]

The greatest ending ever!!!

[@daviddellarocco7879]

That pitcher was happy believe me

[@elijahfrake6477]

What ever happened to happy endings in sports movies.. too many new ones about losing the final game and stuff.. we love heroes and winners damn it not almost tried hard

[@CryptoChef99]

In the book Roy strikes out to what would have been himself if he was never shot. The movie is so much better imo as young Roy & Old Roy both win. Old Roy knew exactly what he was gonna throw because he would have thrown it himself

[@raytreamont2778]

Right along with the sandlot

[@seanwebb605]

Oh I didn't notice it all of the years that I have watched this film, but they changed the pitcher during and at bat. That's not permitted unless there is an injury.

[@jeffreymihalko6392]

Field of dreams___the natural___sandlot

[@thomasbalka9882]

Best Ending Ever!!!

[@EugeneONeill-pf5bj]

This is decidedly not the way the novel ends.

[@kerrynixon3968]

What kind of damn ball was that, a grenade 😅

[@ericsmith8373]

That was the kid's bat.

[@davebell8357]

Yeah the bat boy's name was Bobby Savoy!

[@matthewcarey3148]

I love that scene when the kid hands him the bat