Robert Duvall and Frederic Forrest have also both appeared in Conversation secrète (1974), Apocalypse Now (1979), Lonesome Dove (1989), Chute libre (1993) and the documentary Aux coeurs des ténèbres - l'apocalypse d'un metteur en scène (1991).
The film cast includes one Oscar winner - Robert Duvall - and three Oscar nominees - Glenn Close, Frederic Forrest and Tom Waits.
According to the American Film Institute's AFI Catalog, ''thirteen-year-old newcomer Jason Presson earned critical praise for his performance in the title role, receiving a prize from the Academy of Family Films and Family TV, a Best Actor nomination from Youth In Film, and a four-picture deal at Paramount Pictures. When Twentieth Century-Fox elected not to promote the picture for the Academy Awards, Jason's father, Ron Presson, organized a campaign for his son's nomination, financing screenings and full-page advertisements in the trades. Presson clarified in a 17 Feb 1985 LAT editorial that he did not publicize whether the role was for 'Best Actor' or 'Best Supporting Actor', believing the performance could qualify for either category. Despite these efforts, however, no Oscar nomination resulted.''
First American/Hollywood feature film lensed by Spanish cinematographer Juan Ruiz Anchía.
Cast members, Glenn Close and Robert Duvall, have also appeared in Le meilleur (1984), Le journal (1994) and the documentary 'Casting By' (2012). 'The Natural' and 'The Stone Boy' were both released in the same year of 1984.
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