The Scout
1994 · 101 min
Directed by Michael Ritchie. Written by Albert Brooks, Andrew Bergman, Monica Johnson. Starring Albert Brooks, Brendan Fraser, Dianne Wiest, Anne Twomey.
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 a $55 million contract on the table—provided a psychiatrist can affirm Nebraska's mental stability.
Critics 32% · audiences 21%