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Talent for the Game

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Baseball scout Virgil (Edward James Olmos) is under threat of losing his job with the Angels, especially with tough new owner, Gil (Terry Kinney), on board. Then Virgil and his girlfriend, Bobbie (Lorraine Bracco), have a car breakdown in small-town Idaho. By chance, Virgil discovers young pitcher Sammy (Jeff Corbett), and believes he could be the next big thing in baseball. Gil decides to build up a media frenzy around the farm boy's pro debut, and Virgil begins to worry that Sammy will choke.
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Ryan Cracknell Movie Views Aug 24, 2010
It's by no means some sort of quote-whoringly "fantastic stuff," "the best baseball movie since Ken Burns took 18 hours of my life" or even "a home run." Sometimes a solid single is all that it takes. Go to Full Review Chuck O'Leary FulvueDrive-in.com Feb 24, 2007
4/10
A predictable baseball drama with a completely implausible ending. Sort of like Michael Ritchie's The Scout (1994) without the comedy. Go to Full Review Wesley Lovell Apollo Guide Nov 15, 2003
59/100
Plays like a bad teleplay that hopes its audience will forget they've seen this same film countless times in different incarnations. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Steve D @RT35616104 Feb 23, 2023 It has been done to death and done better. See more Aug 24, 2014 (**): [img]http://images.rottentomatoes.com/images/user/icons/icon13.gif[/img] The first half of this movie is engaging, but it lost me when they introduced the cliched villain owner into the mix. The film then became predictable and boring. Fair at best. See more Jul 19, 2011 This is bad. But it is about baseball which is good. But they did a terrible job. Totally unrealistic. The guy playing the teen is like 40 years old. Stupid. See more May 3, 2010 Gets the country baseball feel right, but falls apart when it comes to the big show. It does look good, but it also feels low budget. Baseball fans will be the only ones that will find this worth watching. See more Sep 13, 2008 Klasik konusu ile basit bir beyzbol filmi. Gene de hos bir film , kisa suresi ile sikmayan izlenebilecek bir yapim. See more Jan 16, 2008 I haven't seen this in forever See more Read all reviews
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Robert M. Young

Director

Edward James Olmos

Virgil Sweet

Lorraine Bracco

Bobbie

Jamey Sheridan

Tim Weaver

Terry Kinney

Gil Lawrence

Jeff Corbett

Sammy Bodeen
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Synopsis Baseball scout Virgil (Edward James Olmos) is under threat of losing his job with the Angels, especially with tough new owner, Gil (Terry Kinney), on board. Then Virgil and his girlfriend, Bobbie (Lorraine Bracco), have a car breakdown in small-town Idaho. By chance, Virgil discovers young pitcher Sammy (Jeff Corbett), and believes he could be the next big thing in baseball. Gil decides to build up a media frenzy around the farm boy's pro debut, and Virgil begins to worry that Sammy will choke.
Director
Robert M. Young
Producer
Martin Elfand
Screenwriter
Larry Ferguson
Distributor
Paramount Pictures
Production Co
Paramount Pictures
Rating
PG
Genre
Comedy, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Apr 26, 1991, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Aug 1, 2013
Box Office (Gross USA)
$112.5K
Runtime
1h 31m
Sound Mix
Surround
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