The Scout

Theatrical - Wide 1994-09-30

Cast Albert Brooks Brendan Fraser Dianne Wiest Anne Twomey Lane Smith
Directed by Michael Ritchie
Written by Monica Johnson Andrew Bergman Albert Brooks

Box Office Gross: $2,694,234

Running Time: 101 minutes

Language: English

Production Company: Santo Domingo Film & Music Video, 20th Century Fox

Genres: Comedy

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4/10

Synopsis

When his star recruit botches a Major League Baseball debut, humiliated talent scout Al Percolo gets banished to rural Mexico, where he finds a potential gold mine in the arm of young phenom Steve Nebraska. Soon, the New York Yankees put... See more a $55 million contract on the table—provided a psychiatrist can affirm Nebraska’s mental stability.

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