When his star recruit botches a Major League Baseball debut, humiliated talent scout Al Percolo gets banished to rural Mexico, where he finds a potential gold mine in the arm of young phenom Steve Nebraska. Soon, the New York Yankees put a $55 million contract on the table—provided a psychiatrist can affirm Nebraska's mental stability.
Acting
Albert Brooks spiraling is always magnificent cinema.
Practical Effects
That Yankee Stadium finale—no CGI, all practical chaos.
Director
Michael Ritchie
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