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Jul 7, 2022 · Ron Shelton on Making Bull Durham, Getting Threatened by Thomas Pynchon, and Why Baseball is the Most Literary Sport Three Decades Later, the Writer and Director Looks Back at How It All Got Started
Ron Shelton (September 15, 1945 in Whittier, California) is a U.S. film director and screenwriter, most notable for making movies about sports. Shelton is an alumnus of Santa Barbara High School and of the University of Arizona and Westmont College. He is the oldest of four brothers, and grew up in Montecito, California.
Ron Shelton Movies. 1. Bull Durham (1988) R | 108 min | Comedy, Romance, Sport. A fan who has an affair with one minor-league baseball player each season meets an up-and-coming pitcher and the experienced catcher assigned to him. Director: Ron Shelton | Stars: Kevin Costner, Susan Sarandon, Tim Robbins, Trey Wilson.
About Ron Shelton. RON SHELTON’s Bull Durham launched a writing-directing career that includes White Men Can’t Jump, Blaze (1989), Cobb, and Tin Cup, among other films. He also directed Jordan Rides the Bus, a documentary about Michael Jordan’s year in the minor leagues. A former professional baseball player, he holds…
Nov 28, 2023 · Ron Shelton, writer and director of the all-time classic baseball movie Bull Durham, joins the show to talk about his book, "The Church of Baseball, which co...
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Jul 2, 2022 · Acclaimed film director and writer Ron Shelton joins the Rich Eisen Show in-studio to discuss his new book ‘The Church of Baseball’ about the making of his b...
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Former minor leaguer Ron Shelton hit a grand slam with his directorial debut, one of the most revered sports movies of all time. Durham Bulls devotee Annie Savoy (Susan Sarandon)—who every year takes a new player under her wing (and into her bed)—has singled out the loose-cannon pitching prospect Nuke LaLoosh (Tim Robbins), a big-league talent with a rock-bottom maturity level.
