The Slugger's Wife

The Slugger's Wife (1985)

  • 0% of critics liked it
    (8 reviews)

  • 25% of users liked it
    (834 ratings)

This routine film should have been called the "rock singer's husband" because it is about the life of a baseball player affected by his love for a singer. Darryl Palmer (Michael O'Keefe) plays for the Atlanta Braves, and when he walks into a nightclub and sees an attractive woman… More

PG-13,
Directed By
Written By
Neil Simon
Genres
Drama, Romance, Musical & Performing Arts, Comedy
In Theaters
Jan 1, 1985 Wide

Critic Reviews

  • Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

    Simon's not in a lighthearted mood, and so the silliness of the story gets bogged down in all sorts of gloomy neuroses, angry denunciations, and painful self-analysis.

  • Janet Maslin, New York Times

    Resoundingly unfunny.

  • , TV Guide's Movie Guide

    It is one of the most disappointing, least credible films about baseball in recent memory.

  • James Sanford, Kalamazoo Gazette

    Neil Simon on auto-pilot; the results are dreadful

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