Talent for the Game

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Talent for the Game

PG

Released Apr 26, 1991

1h 31m

Comedy

Drama

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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

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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.

Aug 24, 2010

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Chuck O'Leary

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A predictable baseball drama with a completely implausible ending. Sort of like Michael Ritchie's The Scout (1994) without the comedy.

Rated: 4/10

Feb 24, 2007

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Wesley Lovell

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Plays like a bad teleplay that hopes its audience will forget they've seen this same film countless times in different incarnations.

Rated: 59/100

Nov 15, 2003

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Steve D

It has been done to death and done better.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

02/23/23

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(**): [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.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

01/18/23

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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.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

02/15/23

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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.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

01/27/23

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Klasik konusu ile basit bir beyzbol filmi. Gene de hos bir film , kisa suresi ile sikmayan izlenebilecek bir yapim.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/14/23

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I haven't seen this in forever

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

01/24/23

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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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