The Scout (1994)

User Rating:

5.0/10   

Director:

Michael Ritchie

Writers (WGA):

Roger Angell (article)
Andrew Bergman (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

30 September 1994 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Sport

Tagline:

If you pray hard enough for a miracle... miracles can really happen!

Plot:

The story of a baseball scout who discovers a talented but troubled baseball player.

Plot Keywords:

Baseball | Therapy | Psychoanalysis | Sports Team | New York Yankees

Cast

Albert Brooks	...	Al Percolo
Brendan Fraser	...	Steve Nebraska
Dianne Wiest	...	Doctor H. Aaron
Anne Twomey	...	Jennifer
Lane Smith	...	Ron Wilson
Michael Rapaport	...	Tommy Lacy
Barry Shabaka Henley	...	McDermott
John Capodice	...	Caruso
Garfield	...	Stan
Louis Giovannetti	...	World Series Catcher
Stephen Demek	...	Yankee Catcher
Ralph Drischell	...	Charlie
Brett Rickaby	...	George's Assistant
Jack Rader	...	Mr. Lacy
Marcia Rodd	...	Mrs. Lacy

Runtime:

101 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Certification:

Singapore:PG | Iceland:L | South Korea:12 | UK:15 (video premiere) | USA:PG-13 | Netherlands:AL | Australia:M

Filming Locations:

Bracken County, Kentucky, USA

Company:

Santo Domingo Film & Music Video

Trivia:

When Steve Nebraska is pitching in front of Baseball Scouts at Yankee Satdium, during filming Keith Hernandez walked out of the dugout wearing Tennis Shoes, and Yankee owner George Steinbrenner told Henandez to put on spiked Shoes so he doesn't mess up the grass.

Goofs:

Audio/visual unsynchronized: During the tryouts, a wooden bat makes a sound like a metal bat.

Quotes:

Al Percolo: You don't have to yell, this is a different phone.
Ron Wilson: It has nothing to do with the phone, I just like yelling at you.

Movie Connections:

Features Damn Yankees! (1958)

Soundtrack:

I Wanna Be Around

Great Baseball Movie

I think sometimes people take some movies too seriously, and this is an example of one of them. This is a fantasy baseball movie, not something that would actually happen. Does anyone think that "The Natural" was realistic? Brendan Frasier is great in his role as a child trapped in an adult's body due to an abusive childhood, but who is one of the greatest baseball players ever. Albert Brooks is also great as the scout whose bad luck suddenly changes when he discovers him in the middle of Mexico, and is so excited about his talent that he ignores the mental problems that Frasier's character has. However, Im disappointed we never learned more of what was actually wrong with him.