Movie Info
Edward James Olmos, his face as weathered as the glove he packs in his suitcase, hits it out of the park as Virgil Sweet, a California Angels scout--"...(read more...)
the last of a dying breed"--who travels from coal mines to cornfields in search of a phenom. His newest discovery is pitching prospect Sammy Bodeen, an Idaho farm boy around whom the team's hateful pony-tailed billionaire new owner orchestrates a massive marketing campaign. It's up to Virgil to ensure that the kid lives up to the hype. This 1991 drama struck out in its bid for a wide theatrical release, but until its credulity-straining Big Game climax and disappointingly cynical conclusion, it qualifies as the kind of "hold on to your dreams" sleeper that always connects with baseball movie fans. --Donald Liebenson
Director:
Robert M. Young
MPAA: PG
Running Time: 91 min.
Release Date: Jan 01, 1991
Cast:
Dennis Boutsikaris,
Edward James Olmos,
Felton Perry,
Jamey Sheridan,
Janet Carroll,
Jeff Corbett,
Lorraine Bracco,
Terry Kinney,
Thomas Ryan,
Tom Bower