Talent for the Game (1991)
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- PG
- 1h 31min
- Drama, Sport
- 28 Jun 1991 (UK)
- Movie
Virgil Sweet is on the verge of losing his job as a talent scout with the California Angels when he discovers Sammy Bodeen, a country boy with no pro ball experience, but with a pitching arm no one has seen the like of.
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| Edward James Olmos | ... |
Virgil Sweet
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| Lorraine Bracco | ... |
Bobbie
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John E. Coleman | ... |
Angels Coach
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| Jeff Corbett | ... |
Sammy Bodeen
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| Jamey Sheridan | ... |
Tim Weaver
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| Terry Kinney | ... |
Gil Lawrence
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Thomas Ryan | ... |
Paul
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| Felton Perry | ... |
Fred
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| Tom Bower | ... |
Rev. Bodeen
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| Janet Carroll | ... |
Rachel Bodeen
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Daniel A. Haro | ... |
Burns
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Murphy Sua | ... |
Dick Bortner
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David Riley | ... |
Toby Curry
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| James Keane | ... |
Ray Coffey
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Zachary I. Young | ... |
Rudy Coffey
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Phillip M. Pote | ... |
Cal Murphy
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| Ken Medlock | ... |
Scooter Eaton
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Tom La Grua | ... |
Frank Carbo
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Alan J. Krick | ... |
Umpire
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| Hank Robinson | ... |
Umpire
(as Henry Ford Robinson)
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Bill Higham | ... |
Bob Morgan
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Todd Cantamessa | ... |
Lester
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Kent Welborn | ... |
Coach
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Mark David Budaska | ... |
Coach
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Karl Grey | ... |
Dwayne Seybolt
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Tamara Lynne Thompson | ... |
Martha Jo Seybolt
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Harold Gower | ... |
Grandpa Seybolt
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Adam Stellmon | ... |
Boy
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Kathy Gegas | ... |
Girl
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John Yajko | ... |
Riggs
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| Caroline Barclay | ... |
Blonde Secretary
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| Fernando Cubillas | ... |
Paramedic
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James Guy O'Neel | ... |
Paramedic
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Jeff Barnett Howard | ... |
William
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Allan Malamud | ... |
Reporter
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Paula McClure | ... |
Reporter
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| Rick Garcia | ... |
Reporter
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Candy Trabuco | ... |
Robbie's Assistant
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| Leslie Bevis | ... |
Marla
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| Dennis Boutsikaris | ... |
Greg Rossi
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Patrick D. Rummerfield | ... |
Mine Safety Officer
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D.E. Wells | ... |
Bus Driver
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Tammie Erickson | ... |
Tractor Driver
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Kathryn Wilde | ... |
Office Woman
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Reina Elizabeth Jovel | ... |
Hotel Housekeeper
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Mike Brito | ... |
Scout
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Byron Shantz | ... |
Press Box Reporter
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Melinda A. Grieger | ... |
Fan
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Steven Jae Johnson | ... |
Fan
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| Francisco X. Pérez | ... |
Fan
(as Frank Carrisosa)
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Jimmie Davis Jr. | ... |
Baseball Trainer
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Bobby Tolan | ... |
'Angel' Baseball Player
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Derrel Thomas | ... |
'Angel' Baseball Player
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Lenny Randle | ... |
'Angel' Baseball Player
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Barry Moss | ... |
'Angel' Baseball Player
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Frank Mendoza | ... |
'Angel' Baseball Player
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Danny Davidsmeier | ... |
'Angel' Baseball Player
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Sean Collins | ... |
Baseball Player
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Todd Cruz | ... |
Baseball Player
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John D'Aquisto | ... |
Baseball Player
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Damon Farmar | ... |
Baseball Player
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Charles Fick | ... |
Baseball Player
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Victor Hithe | ... |
Baseball Player
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Lee Lacy | ... |
Baseball Player
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Rudy Law | ... |
Baseball Player
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Phil Lombardi | ... |
Baseball Player
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Steve Ontiveros | ... |
Baseball Player
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Tony Tarasco | ... |
Baseball Player
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Dejon Watson | ... |
Baseball Player
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| Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Tim Colceri | ... |
Baseball manager (uncredited)
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Angela Warren | ... |
Game Patron (uncredited)
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Darrell Warren | ... |
Baseball Player (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Robert M. Young | ||
Written by
| David Himmelstein | ... | (written by) and |
| Thomas Michael Donnelly | ... | (written by) (as Tom Donnelly) and |
| Larry Ferguson | ... | (written by) |
Produced by
| Martin Elfand | ... | producer |
| Vicky Herman | ... | executive producer |
| David Wisnievitz | ... | executive producer |
Music by
| David Newman | ||
Cinematography by
| Curtis Clark | ||
Editing by
| Arthur Coburn | ||
Editorial Department
| Susan Godfrey | ... | assistant editor |
| Bob Putynkowski | ... | color timer |
| Paula Suhy | ... | assistant editor (as Paula Greatbatch) |
Casting By
| Mindy Marin | ||
Production Design by
| Jeffrey Howard | ||
Art Direction by
| Keith Brian Burns | ||
Set Decoration by
| Thomas L. Roysden | ||
Costume Design by
| Erica Edell Phillips | ||
Makeup Department
| Janis Clark | ... | hair stylist |
| Francisco X. Pérez | ... | makeup artist (as Frank Carrisosa) |
Production Management
| David Wisnievitz | ... | unit production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Richard Coad | ... | second assistant director |
| Andrew M. Flinn | ... | second second assistant director |
| Marty Eli Schwartz | ... | first assistant director |
Art Department
| John Alvin | ... | poster artist |
| Eugene Freiburger | ... | props |
| Geno Freiburger | ... | assistant property master |
| Anthony Godfrey | ... | construction foreman |
| Joe Griffith | ... | production illustrator (as Joseph F. Griffith Jr.) |
| Ronald C. Jacobs | ... | lead man (as Ron Jacobs) |
| Alfred Lee Johnson | ... | propmaker (as Alfred Johnson) |
| Joe Mendoza | ... | drapery foreperson |
| Jim Ondrejko | ... | construction coordinator (as James Ondrejko) |
| Kenneth Robertson | ... | paint supervisor (as Ken Robertson) |
| David Russell | ... | storyboard artist |
| Michael Schmidt | ... | property person |
| David Scott | ... | property master |
| John Sweeney | ... | set dresser |
Sound Department
| Bob Baron | ... | adr recordist |
| Fred Burke | ... | foley editor |
| Anne Couk | ... | assistant sound editor |
| Greg Curda | ... | foley mixer |
| Ken Dufva | ... | foley artist |
| Juno J. Ellis | ... | supervising adr editor |
| David Lee Fein | ... | foley artist |
| Carl Fischer | ... | boom operator |
| Hank Garfield | ... | sound mixer |
| Sandy Gendler | ... | sound editor |
| Howell Gibbens | ... | sound editor |
| Cecelia Hall | ... | supervising sound editor |
| Denise Horta | ... | adr editor |
| Frank Howard | ... | sound editor |
| Rick Kline | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Victoria Martin | ... | supervising foley editor |
| F. Hudson Miller | ... | sound editor |
| Kevin O'Connell | ... | re-recording mixer |
| R.J. Palmer | ... | sound editor |
| Craig Sims | ... | assistant sound editor |
| Steve F.B. Smith | ... | stereo sound consultant: Dolby |
| Beth Sterner | ... | sound editor |
| Tove Blue Valentine | ... | boom operator |
| George Watters II | ... | supervising sound editor |
| Butch Wolf | ... | foley editor |
| Jack Tucker | ... | foley editor (uncredited) |
Special Effects by
| Pat Tagliaferro | ... | special effects: Idaho |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Victor J. Anderberry | ... | video playback operator |
| Gary A. Beaird | ... | grip (as Gary Allen Beaird) |
| Gary C. Beaird | ... | first company grip |
| David L. Butler | ... | aerial director of photography |
| Tom Cantrell | ... | lighting technician |
| Davie Carothers | ... | second assistant camera |
| Dan Cooper | ... | second company grip |
| François Duhamel | ... | still photographer |
| Robert Jason | ... | chief lighting technician |
| Simon Jayes | ... | crane operator: Technocrane |
| Mark Karen | ... | camera operator |
| Robert Kositchek | ... | second assistant camera |
| Tom Lamont | ... | grip |
| Charles Lantz | ... | dolly grip (as Charles S. Lantz Jr.) |
| Richard Craig Meinardus | ... | first assistant camera (as Richard C. Meinardus) |
| Jeffrey W. Petersen | ... | assistant chief lighting technician (as Jeffrey Peterson) |
| Jackie M. Pfeifer | ... | grip |
| Rod Robertson | ... | lighting technician |
| David Schmalz | ... | video playback operator (as Dave Schmalz) |
| Philip D. Schwartz | ... | additional camera operator |
| David St. Onge | ... | lighting technician |
| David Walker | ... | grip |
Casting Department
| Allison Bauer | ... | casting assistant |
| Rich Farver | ... | extras casting assistant: Idaho |
| Barbara Harris | ... | voice casting |
| Debi Shirk Tagliaferro | ... | extras casting: Idaho |
| Tamara Lynne Thompson | ... | local casting: Idaho |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Leslie Joyce | ... | key costumer |
| Mayes C. Rubeo | ... | costumer (as Mayes Rubeo) |
| Amy Stofsky | ... | costumer |
Location Management
| Janet Costner | ... | assistant location manager |
| Bruce Lawhead | ... | location manager |
Music Department
| Tim Boyle | ... | music scoring mixer |
| George A. Martin | ... | music editor |
| Randy Miller | ... | additional orchestrator |
| David Newman | ... | orchestrator |
| Richard Altenbach | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Jim Atkinson | ... | musician: french horn (uncredited) |
| Rick Baptist | ... | musician: trumpet (uncredited) |
| Rebecca Barr | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Timothy Barr | ... | musician: bass (uncredited) |
| Margaret Batjer | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Steve Becknell | ... | musician: french horn (uncredited) |
| Arnold Belnick | ... | concertmaster (uncredited) |
| Bill Booth | ... | musician: trombone (uncredited) |
| Gary Bovyer | ... | musician: clarinet (uncredited) |
| Robert Brosseau | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Denyse Buffum | ... | musician: viola (uncredited) |
| Stuart Canin | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Jon Clarke | ... | musician: oboe (uncredited) |
| Matthew Cooker | ... | musician: cello (uncredited) |
| Rose Corrigan | ... | musician: bassoon (uncredited) |
| Sandy De Crescent | ... | orchestra contractor (uncredited) |
| Brian Dembow | ... | musician: viola (uncredited) |
| Drew Dembowski | ... | musician: bass (uncredited) |
| Marcy Dicterow-Vaj | ... | musician: viola (uncredited) |
| Burnette Dillon | ... | musician: trumpet (uncredited) |
| E. Duke-Kirkpatrick | ... | musician: cello (uncredited) |
| Bruce Dukov | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Arni Egilsson | ... | musician: bass (uncredited) |
| Steve Erdody | ... | musician: cello (uncredited) |
| Michael Ferril | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Richard Feves | ... | musician: bass (uncredited) |
| Marlo Fisher | ... | musician: viola (uncredited) |
| Steve Forman | ... | musician: percussion (uncredited) |
| Gary Foster | ... | musician: clarinet (uncredited) |
| Paul Fried | ... | musician: flute (uncredited) |
| Armen Garabedian | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Berj Garabedian | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Marc Gebauer | ... | scoring technician (uncredited) |
| Rick Gerding | ... | musician: viola (uncredited) |
| Julie Gigante | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Gregory T. Goodall | ... | musician: percussion (uncredited) |
| Gary Grant | ... | musician: trumpet (uncredited) |
| Danny Greco | ... | musician: percussion (uncredited) |
| Clayton Haslop | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Gwenn Heller | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Carrie Holzman-Little | ... | musician: viola (uncredited) |
| Barbara Hunter | ... | musician: cello (uncredited) |
| Ron Jannelli | ... | musician: clarinet (uncredited) |
| Jim Kanter | ... | musician: clarinet (uncredited) |
| Steve Kujala | ... | musician: flute (uncredited) |
| Dimitrie Leivici | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Kathleen Lenski | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Brian Leonard | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Joel Lish | ... | musician: viola (uncredited) |
| Dane Little | ... | musician: cello (uncredited) |
| Warren Luening | ... | musician: trumpet (uncredited) |
| Rene Mandel | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| David Marquette | ... | score recordist (uncredited) |
| Malcolm McNab | ... | musician: trumpet (uncredited) |
| Victoria Miskolczy | ... | musician: viola (uncredited) |
| Bruce Morgenthaler | ... | musician: bass (uncredited) |
| Dan Neufeld | ... | musician: viola (uncredited) |
| Irma Neumann | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Barbara Northcutt | ... | musician: oboe (uncredited) |
| Michael O'Donovan | ... | musician: bassoon (uncredited) |
| Dean Parks | ... | musician: guitar (uncredited) |
| Sue Ranney | ... | musician: bass (uncredited) |
| Bill Reichenbach | ... | musician: trombone (uncredited) |
| Dorothy Remsen | ... | musician: harp (uncredited) |
| John Reynolds | ... | musician: french horn (uncredited) |
| Steve Richards | ... | musician: cello (uncredited) |
| Anatoly Rosinsky | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Sheldon Sanov | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Steve Schaeffer | ... | musician: percussion (uncredited) |
| Lonnie Sill | ... | music department (uncredited) |
| Kirsten Smith | ... | scoring stage manager (uncredited) |
| Tina Soule | ... | musician: cello (uncredited) |
| David Stenske | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| James Thatcher | ... | musician: French horn (uncredited) |
| Sebastian Toettcher | ... | musician: cello (uncredited) |
| Lloyd Ulyate | ... | musician: trombone (uncredited) |
| John Walz | ... | musician: cello (uncredited) |
| Kenneth Yerke | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Mihail Zinovyev | ... | musician: viola (uncredited) |
Script and Continuity Department
| Jon-Michael Preece | ... | script supervisor |
Transportation Department
| Bob Hendrix | ... | transportation coordinator |
| Ed Wirth | ... | transportation captain (as Eddie Wirth) |
Additional Crew
| David L. Aaron | ... | title designer |
| Heidi Abra | ... | production assistant |
| Laure Brost | ... | production assistant |
| Karen Cramsie | ... | assistant: Mr. Elfand |
| Fernando Cubillas | ... | production assistant |
| Thomas S. Dickson | ... | projectionist |
| Barry Donaldson | ... | production assistant: Idaho |
| Susan Dukow | ... | production office coordinator |
| John Frantz | ... | production assistant |
| Frank Granado | ... | production assistant: Idaho |
| Melinda A. Grieger | ... | stand-in: Lorraine Bracco |
| Vicky Herman | ... | production executive |
| Rebecca Hilliard | ... | assistant production office coordinator |
| Bob Hoffman | ... | publicist (as Robert Hoffman) |
| Scott Hough | ... | production assistant: Idaho |
| Patti Lewis | ... | production assistant |
| Jim McCarthy | ... | production accountant |
| David M. Rodriguez | ... | first assistant accountant |
| John D. Sarviss | ... | helicopter pilot |
| Susie Thompson | ... | accounting assistant |
| Mark Waldie | ... | production assistant |
| Tony A. Angelo | ... | background coordinator (uncredited) |
| Randee Lynne Jensen | ... | assistant: Edward James Olmos (uncredited) |
| Jon Sperry | ... | dialogue coach (uncredited) |
| Robert Weibezahl | ... | production assistant (uncredited) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Paramount Pictures (1991) (United States) (theatrical)
- Budapest Film (1991) (Hungary) (theatrical)
- CIC Victor (1992) (Japan) (theatrical)
- United International Pictures (UIP) (1991) (Germany) (theatrical)
- United International Pictures (1992) (Argentina) (theatrical)
- Argentina Video Home (1992) (Argentina) (VHS)
- CIC Victor Video (1992) (Japan) (VHS)
- Esselte CIC Video (1992) (Netherlands) (VHS)
- Paramount Home Entertainment (1998) (United States) (VHS)
- Paramount Home Entertainment (2003) (Netherlands) (DVD)
- Paramount Home Entertainment (2003) (United States) (DVD)
- Paramount Home Entertainment (2004) (Germany) (DVD)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Central Casting (extras casting)
- Cinema Research (titles and opticals)
- Evergreen Recording Studios (music recorded at)
- Reel People Inc. (negative cutting)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Virgil Sweet is on the verge of losing his job as a talent scout with the California Angels when he discovers Sammy Bodeen, a country boy with no pro ball experience, but with a pitching arm no one has seen the like of. Money-hungry owners want to make a quick buck while Sammy just wants to play ball. Virgil finds himself caught in the middle. Written by Lars Skogan |
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| Taglines | Some men are born with a gift, and some are born to discover it. See more » |
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| Parents Guide | Add content advisory for parents » |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | Early in the movie, Virgil calls Bobbie collect at her office. On the wall of the cubicle is a framed poster for "Zoot Suit", the play by Luis Valdez which ran in Los Angeles and on Broadway before being made into a film. The character visible in the poster is "El Pachuco," who was played by Edward James Olmos, who plays Virgil here. See more » |
| Goofs | In the scene in the car just before it overheats, the camera can be seen reflected in the passenger side window. See more » |
| Soundtracks | Rockin' Pneumonia and the Boogie Woogie Flu See more » |
| Quotes |
Virgil Sweet:
If you want something, sometimes you've got to take a risk. And if you really want something, then you've got to be willing to risk everything. See more » |