Matinee Heroes Hit The Natural

Matinee Heroes hit the Natural

It was America’s pastime, until America got in the way. Journey back with the Matinee Heroes podcast as Craig Price and Elisabeth Rappe allow me on to talk about Barry Levinson’s masterpiece The Natural. 

Yes, the utterly unathletic Fanboy Planet editor-in-chief absolutely loves this movie. What’s not to love with golden boy Robert Redford, sultry Kim Basinger, and villainous Darrin McGavin? Maybe it’s unrealistic myth, but there’s no beating that Randy Newman score…

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In addition to running Fanboy Planet, Derek has contributed stories to Arcana Comics (The Greatest American Hero) and Monsterverse Comics (Bela Lugosi's Tales from the Grave). He has performed with ComedySportz, City Lights Theater Company and Silicon Valley Shakespeare, though relocated to Hollywood to... work in an office? If you ever played Eric's Ultimate Solitaire on the Macintosh, it was Derek's voice as The Weasel that urged you to play longer. You can buy his book "I Was Flesh Gordon" on the Amazon link at the right. Email him at [email protected].