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Actors: Albert Brooks, Brendan Fraser, Dianne Weist, George Steinbrenner
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about The Scout |
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“The Scout” is pure Albert Brooks as Al Percolo, a New York Yankees baseball scout. As punishment for endorsing a highly-paid loser, Percolo is relegated to scouting a rural Mexican League. But there, he discovers flaky American expatriate Steve Nebraska (Fraser) who bowls catchers over with each fastball, and hits tape-measure home runs to boot.
Brooks brings his newest superstar to New York to tryout for George Steinbrenner, who along with Ken Brett, Keith Hernandez and many other 1994 players, have valid cameos. First, Steve strikes out one slugger on three pitches, then homers deep off Brett Saberhagen. Impressed, Steinbrenner agrees to sign him big if he passes a psychiatric exam. But by now, Al fears that Steve might fail (one of his hobbies is midnight laundry) so he calls the doctor listed first in the phone book, “how can you not trust someone named H. Aaron (Weist)?” The scenes in her office are riotous as she works closely with Steve and eventually declares him stable enough to start the World Series.
Despite Steve's nearly freaking out like Al's previous protege, Al calms him literally atop Yankee Stadium in time for Bob Costas to announce a truly memorable game.
--Angry Jim Magin, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of The Scout |
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Plot
Time/era of movie:
- 1980's-1999
Inner struggle or disability
Yes
Struggle with
- eccentricity
Kind of sports story:
- baseball
Sports story?
Yes
Job/Profession/Poverty Story?
Yes
Job:
- athlete
Strong "rags to riches" component?
Yes
Brain/Body not working?
- mental illness
Battle with shrink/bum?
- battle with a psychiatrist
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- athlete
Age:
- 20's-30's
Eccentric:
Yes
- emotionally unstable
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Hair color?
- brunette (Brown)
Hair type
- (man) short/standard wavey
Body type
- (man) muscular
Events of movie makes character more...
- happy
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor?
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- very athletic
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Hair style
- (man) short/standard curly
Body type
- (man) average build
How much in movie?
- 90%-100%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Main Adversary
Identity:
- an organization
Profession/status:
- coach/trainer
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 20%
Setting
The Americas (not US):
Yes
The Americas:
- Mexico
City?
Yes
City:
- New York
- wealthy
Misc setting
- sports arena
- bar
- mental hospital
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- no torture/death
Movie makes you feel...
- excited
Sex/nudity in movie?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- vague references only
Any profanity?
- Occasional swearing
If this is a kid's movie...
- Ages 10-15
If soundtrack VERY NOTICEABLE...
- Modern rock/pop
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