The Scout 1994
“He was praying for a miracle. What he got was Steve Nebraska.”
What is The Scout?
Task: Write a factual, original 150-190 word overview of the film "The Scout" (1994). Constraints: Use ONLY verifiable facts from provided SYNOPSIS and SOURCES.
- Type
- Film
- Year
- 1994
- Status
- Released
- Runtime
- 101 minutes
- Release date
- Sep 30, 1994
- Original language
- EN
- Origin
- United States of America
- Studios
- Santo Domingo Film & Music Video, 20th Century Fox
- Budget
- $20,000,000
- Revenue
- $2,694,234
- Genres
- Comedy
- Updated
At a glance
- Rating
- ★ TMDB users: 5.2/10 from 124 votes
- Episode runtime
- ~101 minutes
- Status
- Released
- Networks
- Santo Domingo Film & Music Video, 20th Century Fox
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Overview
Task: Write a factual, original 150-190 word overview of the film "The Scout" (1994).
Constraints:
Use ONLY verifiable facts from provided SYNOPSIS and SOURCES.
No inventing/guessing titles, names, dates, counts, awards, ratings, etc.
Original, neutral, encyclopedic prose.
Plain text only (no markdown, no asterisks, no headings, no bullet points).
First sentence must not contain spoilers.
Word count: 150-190 words.
Title: The Scout (1994)
Genre: Comedy (Source 1)
Release Date: 09/30/1994 (US) (Source 1)
Rating: PG-13 (Source 1)
Runtime: 1h 41m (Source 1)
Director: Michael Ritchie (Source 3, 5)
Starring: Brendan Fraser and Albert Brooks (Source 3, 5)
Based on: 1976 The New Yorker article "Scout" by Roger Angell (Source 3)
Plot:
Al Percolo is a humiliated talent scout. (Source 1, 4)
His star recruit botches a Major League Baseball debut. (Source 1, 4)
Percolo is banished to rural Mexico. (Source 1, 4)
He finds Steve Nebraska, a young phenom with a potential gold mine
Should you watch it?
“A humiliated baseball scout finds a phenomenal young arm in rural Mexico.”
- Stars Brendan Fraser and Albert Brooks.
- Directed by Michael Ritchie.
- Based on a 1976 The New Yorker article by Roger Angell.
- A star recruit botches a Major League Baseball debut at the start.
Watch it if you want to see a humiliated talent scout discover a young phenom in rural Mexico.
It is a 1994 American comedy film with a runtime of 1 hour and 41 minutes and a PG-13 rating.
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Streaming availability is not provided in the sources, though it is listed as available to rent or buy.
Whether it is worth watching?
It features performances by Brendan Fraser and Albert Brooks under the direction of Michael Ritchie.
Binge duration?
The film has a total runtime of 1 hour and 41 minutes.
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The Scout is a feature film rather than a television series, so it does not have episodes.
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