The good-natured film from director George Roy Hill, one of the most popular (and highest-grossing) westerns ever made, revived the careers of two ""golden-boy"" Hollywood actors:superstar Paul Newman (in most of his previous films, he had been a rebellious loner -The Hustler (1961),Hud (1963), andCool Hand Luke (1967))newcomer Robert Redford - who had previously appeared in stage plays and only a few films (i.McClane was happily reunited with his wife as she jumped onto an emergency landing chute to the snowy runway and they embraced, while emergency crews arrived.]Just one year after playing catcher "Crash" Davis inBull Durham (1988), Kevin Costner appeared in this second sports film - another baseball-themed pro-Americana film coupled with the religious themes of faith and redemption.Bloom""s office, and impersonated a publisher to obtain Will Graham""s mailing/home address in Florida.