Scout

2007 1h 34m KO

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6.7

SOLID

★6.7TMDB · 10

Comedy

Synopsis

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1980, Kwang-ju is fired up about a genius pitcher, a senior in high school. Ho-chang takes confident strides across the field making his way by cutting through the sand dust. He’s a university scouter on a mission. His task is to scout the genius pitcher, SUN Dong-yeul, a master of baseball who may be scouted to a rival university. But he is no where to be seen. But Ho-chang is determined to not let down his reputation as a successful scouter, and his scouting mission of 10 days begin! An original story of a scouter on a 10 day mission full of undisclosed history will now unfold!

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Im Chang-jung
Ho-Chang
Uhm Ji-won
Se-Young
Park Cheol-min
Seo Gon-Tae
Lee Dae-yeon
Director Baek
Baek Il-seob
Dong-Yeol's father
Yang Hee-kyung
Dong-Yeol's mother
Kim Hie-won
Byung-Hwan
Lee Geon-ju
Dong-Yeol

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Kim Hyun-seok
Writers: Kim Hyun-seok
Languages: Korean
Countries: South Korea

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MONEY

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Shot for just $3.6M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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2 / 6

ERA

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Released 19 years ago.

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3 / 6

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 6

AWARDS

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Im Chang-jung and Uhm Ji-won and Park Cheol-min carry the top of the cast.

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5 / 6

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt1872164 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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6 / 6

WILD

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Only 10 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Kim Hyun-seok directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in South Korea. Dialogue in Korean.

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Things worth knowing

1Shot for just $3.6M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
2Released 19 years ago.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Im Chang-jung and Uhm Ji-won and Park Cheol-min carry the top of the cast.
5IMDB entry: tt1872164 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
6Only 10 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.