Daily Dialogue — June 10, 2017

INT. ANNIE’S BEDROOM — AFTERNOON

ANNIE LIES IN BED READING — She suddenly jerks up.

ANNIE (V.O.): I was reading in bed when Crash hit his 247th home run. I knew the moment it happened…

EXT. ASHEVILLE STADIUM — DAY

CRASH UNLOADS A MONSTROUS HOME RUN deep into the trees. He 
stands at home plate watching it… like Reggie or the Babe. And doesn’t move. For several seconds he indulges himself uncharacteristically — until…

THE OPPOSING CATCHER SHOVES HIM toward first.

CATCHER: Get your ass in gear…

CRASH SMILES and takes the home run trot slowly. As he heads toward first, HE RAISES A CLINCHED FIST for a brief moment, a tiny gesture of triumph. And then, routinely, he just circles the bases.

— Bull Durham (1988), written by Ron Shelton

The Daily Dialogue theme for next week: Triumph, suggested by Shannon Corbeil.

Trivia: Kurt Russell helped Ron Shelton develop the script and was originally penciled in to play Crash, the part that went to Kevin Costner. After the film was made, Russell was so impressed, he actually wrote fan letters to Costner and Shelton.

Dialogue On Dialogue: I love this moment of triumph, witnessed by a few hundred fans, only Crash aware of the significance — setting a record for home runs hit in the minor leagues.