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Friday, January 20, 2012

Albert Brooks Pitches "The Scout"

The Anchor Bay Entertainment re-release of director Michael Ritchie's 1994 comedy feature "The Scout", starring Brendan Fraser and Albert Brooks, is now available on Blu-ray and DVD :

"..'Al Percolo' (Brooks), is a talent scout for the New York Yankees whose latest recruit (Michael Rapaport) has just vomited on the field and fled. Sent to Mexico as punishment by his boss (Lane Smith), Percolo finds phenomenal young pitcher 'Steve Nebraska' (Brendan Fraser). Before he can get back to the Big Apple, however, Percolo gets pink-slipped by the Yankees, so he offers Nebraska as a free agent. After a stellar tryout, Nebraska is signed for millions. Soon after, he starts to exhibit odd behaviors that may be linked to psychological problems. A psychiatrist (Dianne Wiest) hired by the ball club wants Nebraska in daily therapy, so Percolo ends up babysitting a mentally unstable pitcher..."

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