The Scout

PG-13

Released Sep 30, 1994

1 hr. 41 min.

Comedy

Drama

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31%

26 Reviews

Tomatometer

22%

5,000+ Ratings

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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).

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Steve D

There are some good ideas here and it works better as drama than comedy. However having the kid be perfect at baseball makes the entire thing eyerollingly stupid.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

02/19/23

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Audience Member

It's a guilty pleasure. Is it "good"? No. Is it enjoyable? Yes.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/03/23

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william s

If you look at it as a nice little comedy you'd be lying to yourself and besides I hate the friggin Yankees.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Audience Member

Have on DVD!!!!!!!!!

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/02/23

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Audience Member

After another scout bust, Al Percolo (Albert Brooks) has been sent to South America by the New York Yankees to find baseball talent. Somehow he miraculous comes across Steve Nebraska (Brendan Fraser) in Mexico who is the best player he has ever seen. Things are not as easy as it seems as it is clear that despite the undeniable baseball talent, Steve Nebraska is not all there mentally. The Scout has some decent moments, and Albert Brooks does his best, but this is a shallow comedy that just falls flat on comedic and emotional levels.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

01/26/23

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adam s

Not bad, kind of amusing, but definitely ran out of steam along the way.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

03/30/23

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Michael Ritchie

Director

Albert Brooks

Al Percolo

Brendan Fraser

Steve Nebraska

Dianne Wiest

Doctor H. Aaron

Lane Smith

Ron Wilson

Anne Twomey

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Anderson Jones

Detroit Free Press

The last in a long series of baseball flicks this year, this one's the most believable. Yet it still doesn't quite manage to hit one out of the park.

Rated: 3/4

Apr 26, 2022

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Lisa Schwarzbaum

Entertainment Weekly

Rated: B-

Sep 7, 2011

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Richard Schickel

TIME Magazine

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.

Aug 12, 2009

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Danielle Solzman

Solzy at the Movies

There's no doubt that The Scout could be a stronger film but filmmaker Michael Ritchie and the cast make the best of it.

Rated: 3.5/5

Jul 24, 2023

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Dennis Schwartz

Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews

Strikes out as drama, but has a good eye for comedy.

Rated: B-

Mar 18, 2023

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TV Guide

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

Rated: 2.5/4

Aug 12, 2009

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Synopsis

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).

Director: Michael Ritchie
Executive Producer: Jack Cummins, Herb Nanas
Screenwriter: Andrew Bergman, Albert Brooks, Monica McGowan Johnson
Distributor: 20th Century Fox
Production Co: Twentieth Century Fox
Rating: PG-13
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 30, 1994, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 29, 2008
Box Office (Gross USA): $2.6M
Sound Mix: Surround, Stereo

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