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Movie Info

Al Percolo (Albert Brooks), a scout for the New York Yankees, is sent to Mexico after his latest prospect (Michael Rapaport) has a breakdown on the field. In Mexico, Al attends a local baseball game in which Steve Nebraska (Brendan Fraser) is playing and is impressed when he witnesses Steve's fastball and his home runs. Al returns to New York with Steve and gets him signed to the Yankees. But, as Steve begins to behave strangely, Al is told he must bring him to a psychiatrist (Dianne Wiest).

Rating:

PG-13
Genre:

drama, comedy
Original Language:

English
Director:

Michael Ritchie
Producer:

Albert S. Ruddy, Andre Morgan
Writer:

Andrew Bergman, Albert Brooks, Monica McGowan Johnson
Release Date (Streaming):

Nov 25, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA):

$2.6M
Runtime:

1h 41m
Production Co:

Twentieth Century Fox
Sound Mix:

Surround, Stereo

Cast & Crew

Albert Brooks
Al Percolo

Brendan Fraser
Steve Nebraska

Dianne Wiest
Doctor H. Aaron

Lane Smith
Ron Wilson

Anne Twomey
Jennifer

Michael Rapaport
Tommy Lacy

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Critic Reviews for The Scout

All Critics (23) | Top Critics (9) | Fresh (5) | Rotten (18)

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September 7, 2011 | Rating: B- | Full Review…

Lisa Schwarzbaum
Entertainment Weekly
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.

August 12, 2009 | Full Review…

Richard Schickel
TIME Magazine
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.

March 26, 2009

Brian Lowry
Variety
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.

May 20, 2003

Caryn James
New York Times
Having sat through many a Fraser film, I am constantly amazed that there is nothing this boy can't do. Well, except act his way out of a paper bag.

March 11, 2003 | Rating: 1/5 | Full Review…

Brant Bingamon
Austin Chronicle
Rarely does a movie start high and go downhill so fast. It's as if the filmmakers progressively lost their nerve with every additional scene.

January 1, 2000 | Rating: 1.5/4 | Full Review…

Roger Ebert
Chicago Sun-Times
An amusing comic premise, mixing baseball and psychiatry, gets lost along the way in a film that displays much evidence of post-production tampering.

August 12, 2009 | Rating: 2.5/4 | Full Review…

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June 24, 2006 | Rating: 4/10

JoBlo
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September 29, 2005 | Rating: 3/5

Chuck O'Leary
Fantastica Daily
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September 26, 2005 | Rating: 2/5

Emanuel Levy
EmanuelLevy.Com
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September 23, 2005 | Rating: 0/5

Michael Szymanski
Zap2it.com
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February 11, 2004 | Rating: 2/5

Frank Swietek
One Guy's Opinion

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Audience Reviews for The Scout

Oct 18, 2009

Something to watch if nothing else is on

Brody M Super Reviewer
Jul 08, 2008

"THE SCOUT is the best comedy-fantasy about baseball ever made..." - the vhs cover. REALLY? I mean...the competition is just SO ENORMOUS for that category

Karl V Super Reviewer
Jan 26, 2007

really good sports flick

danny d Super Reviewer
Oct 31, 2006

This is a decent comedy about a New York Yankees baseball scout who finds a great young pitcher. The film stars Albert Brooks as the scout and Brendan Fraser as the prospect. The film has a solid story and supporting cast. I enjoyed it. If your a baseball or sports movie fan then I would suggest checking this film out.

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