BULL DURHAM TURNS 35: RE RUN OF BASEBALLS MOST FAMOUS MEETING ON THE HILL
0Bull Durham Turns 35: Re run of Baseballs Most Famous Meeting on the Hill
Ha! problem solved for me. I have a closet full of candlesticks. said Ron Shelton. who wrote and directed the film. which was released June 15. 1988. When someone gets married. I dont have to shop. Its the present that people have come to expect from someone behind one of the most famous scenes in sports film history. Pitching coach Larry Hocketts sage advice during a meeting on the mound — Candlesticks are always a nice gift — remains one of the most quoted phrases from the cinematic love letter to the minor leagues. As it turns out. the impromptu set The Genesis story began with a pathetic audition. Robert Wuhl. the stand up comedian and fledgling actor. walked into a Los Angeles studio office in 1987 and babbled so furiously and unpredictably that Shelton was convinced Wuhl had had a few greenies before meeting. Wuhls exact statement The word torrent is lost in history. but Shelton vaguely recalls. including a whirlwind of baseball stats. that William Bendix as Babe Ruth was the worst baseball player ever to appear on screen and for some reason a deep concern about Tim McCarvers delivery style. Its the final part which screenwriters refer to as the release line that really sells it. Wuhl said. Still. the actor thought he was just fooling around to provide a laugh at the end of a long day.
#news