Albert Brooks,
Brendan Fraser,
Dianne Wiest,
Lane Smith,
Anne Twomey
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After several weeks filming The Scout in the late 1970s, star Peter Falk and director Howard Zieff abandoned the project. Two decades later, writer Andrew Bergman gave his original script to Albert Br... read more
DVD Release Date: October 2, 2001
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May 24, 2012fb842095532well, Fraser's character seems like a talented fun-loving ball player - until he has a breakdown in the 2nd half.
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April 22, 2010Not near as funny as it could have been, Albert Brooks has done a lot better. It's just not that funny, and it's very predictable. At times it is really stupid. Diane Wiest is the only person that is good in the cast. It's a pointless film that does nothing for the stars.
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July 8, 2008"THE SCOUT is the best comedy-fantasy about baseball ever made..." - the vhs cover.
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March 13, 2008A movie like one of those fantasies you'd have as a kid playing in your yard. "81 pitches! All Strikes! The Yankees win!" VERY far-fetched but pretty funny.
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July 15, 2007this movie was surprisingly refreshing. It' was nice to see no plot twists and just a good overall story.
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May 15, 2007Too far fetched to be believable. None of Albert Brooks' comedies are funny. Brendan Fraser resembles more Fred Munster than a pro baseball player.
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January 17, 2007Low key but entertaining comedy. The always likeable Fraser stars as a baseball phenom with the kind of fastball only movie pitchers have ( think 100 mph, every pitch ). Only problem is he's got some emotional problems and Brooks title character must get a psychologist ( Dianne... read more
Critic Reviews
August 12, 2009
Richard Schickel, TIME Magazine
March 26, 2009
Brian Lowry, Variety
Even with the modest allure of Albert Brooks in what amounts to a mainstream effort, The Scout should get a quick trip to the showers. Full Review
May 20, 2003
Caryn James, New York Times
The Scout was directed by Michael Ritchie and written by Mr. Brooks and Monica Johnson from a script written by Andrew Bergman years ago. It's probably not all that valuable to wonder how so many tale... Full Review
January 1, 2000
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
Rarely does a movie start high and go downhill so fast. It's as if the filmmakers progressively lost their nerve with every additional scene. Full Review
January 1, 2000
Hal Hinson, Washington Post
A genuine -- and immensely enjoyable -- curiosity. Full Review
January 1, 2000
James Berardinelli, ReelViews
It's been a long time since there's been a good baseball movie. The Scout makes you wonder if there's ever going to be one again. Full Review
August 12, 2009
TV Guide's Movie 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. Full Review
May 29, 2003
Dan Lybarger, Nitrate Online
Brooks is fun, nothing else in the movie is.
May 20, 2003
Shellie Iliff, Palo Alto Weekly
This is the laziest piece of work in the fall big-screen lineup so far.
March 11, 2003
Brant Bingamon, Austin Chronicle
Having sat through many a Fraser film, I am constantly amazed that there is nothing this boy can't do. Well, except act his way out of a paper bag. Full Review
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