Talent for the Game

Format: dvd
Condition: Good

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Media Type: DVDs

Genres: Drama · Sports

Actors: Daniel A. Haro · David Riley · Edward James Olmos · Felton Perry · Jamey Sheridan · Janet Carroll · Jeff Corbett · John E. Coleman · Lorraine Bracco · Murphy Sua · Terry Kinney · Thomas Ryan · Tom Bower

Directors: Robert M. Young

Writers: David Himmelstein · Larry Ferguson · Thomas Michael Donnelly

Producers: David Wisnievitz · Martin Elfand

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Movie / Show Details

Studio: Paramount Pictures

Distributor: Paramount Pictures

Music: David Newman

Region: Region 1

Number of Discs: 1

Screen Ratio: Fullscreen (4:3) | Fullscreen (4:3, Letterboxed) | Widescreen (1.85:1)

Subtitles: English | English (Closed Captioned)

Layers: Single side, Dual layer

Runtime: 01:31

Audience: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)

UPC: 097360167740

Virtual SKU: MWV.B00007LP8J.G

Talent for the Game is a 1991 sports drama directed by Robert M. Young and starring Edward James Olmos as Virgil Sweet, a seasoned scout for the California Angels. Sweet travels across rural America searching for undiscovered baseball talent, and his latest find is Sammy Bodeen, a promising young pitcher from Idaho with raw ability but little polish. When the team’s new owner launches an aggressive marketing campaign around the prospect, Sweet must guide Bodeen through the pressures of professional baseball and help him prove he belongs in the majors.

This single-disc DVD release runs 91 minutes and carries a PG rating from Paramount Pictures. The film features a supporting cast including Jamey Sheridan, David Riley, and Janet Carroll. Olmos delivers a weathered, committed performance as the old-school scout navigating a changing sport, and the story explores themes of ambition, mentorship, and the clash between tradition and commercialism in baseball. Own this sports drama on physical media at a used price.

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