The Slugger's Wife
Darryl Palmer is a major league baseball player who meets and pursues an attractive singer. After some setbacks, the two are married and sent on an emotional journey that sees his career take off, while hers doesn't. She can't escape unhappiness when she gives up her dreams to support her husband. With a separation on the horizon, Darryl must choose between his big-league life and his one true love.
Genres
Romance, Drama, Comedy
Studio
Columbia Pictures
Language
en
Status
Released
How The Slugger's Wife performed
Budget
N/A
Worldwide Gross
$1.9M
Gross Profit
N/A
Return
N/A
Opening Wknd (est.)
$289K
Source: TMDB. Domestic/international split (~48/52, genre-typical) and the opening-weekend figure (32% of the domestic run, typical for Romance) are MoviesRankd estimates. Profit is gross revenue minus production budget and excludes marketing — studios typically need ~2–2.5× budget to break even.
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Cast
Darryl Palmer
Michael O'Keefe
Darryl Palmer
Debby Palmer
Rebecca De Mornay
Debby Palmer
Burly De Vito
Martin Ritt
Burly De Vito
Moose Granger
Randy Quaid
Moose Granger
Manny Alvarado
Cleavant Derricks
Manny Alvarado
Aline Cooper
Lisa Langlois
Aline Cooper
Gary
Loudon Wainwright III
Gary
Marie De Vito
Georgann Johnson
Marie De Vito
Coach O'Brien
Danny Tucker
Coach O'Brien
Tina Alvarado
Lynn Whitfield
Tina Alvarado
Guard
Al Garrison
Guard
Nurse
NiCandra Hood
Nurse
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