SummaryA major league star who is on the verge of breaking a record, meets a singer and they get married, but they have different goals, so they separate, jeopardizing his opportunity in sports and the possibility of making up with his wife.
Directed By:Hal Ashby
Written By:Neil Simon
The Slugger's Wife
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A Neil Simon comedy it isn't, although some bright one-liners shine through. [18 March 1985]
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Michael O'Keefe, a likable enough presence, seems wildly miscast as the young slugger. O'Keefe is so likable that we can't really accept him as a heavy in this role. [29 March 1985, p.A]
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A sorry comedy. [31 March 1985, p.21]
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It's a shock to find Neil Simon's name attached to something as resoundingly unfunny as The Slugger's Wife.
25
The Slugger's Wife is awful, easily the most inept mainstream Hollywood entertainment in memory. [29 March 1985, p.D19]
20
Here is a Neil Simon movie with all of his banality, but none of his humor -- a sort of "The Nod Couple." [30 March 1985, p.G3]
10
The Slugger's Wife isn't remotely provocative -- or even entertaining. It's an example of creative anorexia: the movie is so thin you leave the theater feeling you've watched the outtakes by mistake. [1 Apr 1985, p.87]
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Production Company:
- Rastar Films
- Delphi II Productions
Release Date:Mar 29, 1985
Duration:1 h 45 m
Rating:PG-13
Tagline:How can a woman walk out on a love like this? Just Watch!
Awards
Razzie Awards
• 1 Nomination
