The Scout PG-13
He was praying for a miracle. What he got was Steve Nebraska.
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DVD Details
- Rated: PG-13
- Run Time: 1 hours, 45 minutes
- Video: Color
- Encoding: Region 1 (USA & Canada)
- Released: January 31, 2012
- Originally Released: 1994
- Label: Starz / Anchor Bay
Performers, Cast and Crew:
Starring | Albert Brooks & Brendan Fraser | |
Performer: | Dianne Wiest, Anne Twomey, Lane Smith, Michael Rapaport, J.K. Simmons & Ron Wilson | |
Directed by | Michael Ritchie | |
Edited by | Pembroke Herring & Don Zimmerman | |
Screenplay by | Andrew Bergman, Albert Brooks & Monica Johnson | |
Composition by | Bill Conti | |
Produced by | Andre Morgan & Albert S. Ruddy | |
Director of Photography: | László Kovács | |
Executive Production by | Jack Cummins & Herb Nanas |
Entertainment Reviews:
The Scout proves to be an unsatisfying single that should have been a home run.
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Deseret News (Salt Lake City)
The Scout is the best comedy-fantasy about baseball ever made, which goes to show that if Hollywood keeps trying, eventually someone will get it right.
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TIME Magazine
Rating: 2.5/4 --
An amusing comic premise, mixing baseball and psychiatry, gets lost along the way in a film that displays much evidence of post-production tampering.
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TV Guide
Even with the modest allure of Albert Brooks in what amounts to a mainstream effort, The Scout should get a quick trip to the showers.
Variety
...Brooks is at the top of his game....[Ritchie's] slyest satirical touch... -- Rating: B+
Entertainment Weekly
A genuine -- and immensely enjoyable -- curiosity.
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Washington Post
The Scout was directed by Michael Ritchie and written by Mr. Brooks and Monica Johnson from a script written by Andrew Bergman years ago. It's probably not all that valuable to wonder how so many talented people went so wrong.
New York Times
Product Description:
Director Michael Ritchie, famous for his contribution to the sports comedy genre with THE BAD NEWS BEARS, turns his attention to the world of professional baseball with this lighthearted romp. While in Mexico, Al Percolo (Albert Brooks), a down-on-his-luck talent scout, discovers Steve Nebraska (Brendan Fraser), a dream-come-true baseball pitcher. Percolo quickly signs Nebraska to a multimillion-dollar deal with the New York Yankees, but the truth about Nebraska quickly comes to light. As talented a pitcher as Nebraska may be, with his 109 MPH fastball and ambidextrous skills, his childlike temper and suspicious past keep him from reaching his true potential. They also prevent him from passing the psychological evaluation, to the dismay of Percolo. Striking a deal with a grudging doctor, Nebraska is eventually cleared to play, but his fear of failure and inability to perform under pressure threaten to ruin his chances at a professional career.
As the aging scout, Brooks delivers another memorable performance. He is matched by Fraser, whose immature Nebraska forms a deeply emotional attachment to his discoverer in a sensitive, yet humorous, way. With THE SCOUT, Ritchie proves once again that he is one of Hollywood's most multidimensional directors.
As the aging scout, Brooks delivers another memorable performance. He is matched by Fraser, whose immature Nebraska forms a deeply emotional attachment to his discoverer in a sensitive, yet humorous, way. With THE SCOUT, Ritchie proves once again that he is one of Hollywood's most multidimensional directors.
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