event The Years Gone By
Also Playing: Farewell and In Reverie and Hth and The Natural
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Sat Nov 7
4 pm,
The Years Gone By, Farewell, In Reverie, Hth, The Natural, Skylit Symphony, Watch The Sky, Hometown Heroes, The Able Body, and Paint The Tide at Mojoes Rock House
Based on Bernard Malamud’s modern-classic novel, The Natural is beloved by baseball fans as one of the best sports movies of all time—and despised by literary purists who squirm at the film’s sappy-happy ending, a far cry from the book’s tragic “Casey At The Bat”-meets-Shoeless Joe Jackson downfall. Robert Redford stars as Roy Hobbs, a baseball phenom whose career takes a long detour after he’s shot. As a 35-year-old rookie with a near-supernatural homemade bat, he single-handedly turns the fictional New York Knights from bumbling losers to contenders. His year is cut short after being poisoned by a gambler, but he resolves to play the final game of the championship, leading to one of sports-cinema’s most iconic finales.
Mojoes Rock House 7537 W 159th St, Chicago, IL
Based on Bernard Malamud’s modern-classic novel, The Natural is beloved by baseball fans as one of the best sports movies of all time—and despised by literary purists who squirm at the film’s sappy-happy ending, a far cry from the book’s tragic “Casey At The Bat”-meets-Shoeless Joe Jackson downfall. Robert Redford stars as Roy Hobbs, a baseball phenom whose career takes a long detour after he’s shot. As a 35-year-old rookie with a near-supernatural homemade bat, he single-handedly turns the fictional New York Knights from bumbling losers to contenders. His year is cut short after being poisoned by a gambler, but he resolves to play the final game of the championship, leading to one of sports-cinema’s most iconic finales.
Updated 10/23/2009
