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RUNTIME
Did you know
Tight 60-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
MoodPlayr · trivia#01
Scout
1987 1h 0m EN
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8.0
BANGER
★8.0TMDB · 1
DramaTV Movie
Synopsis
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Palmer has been United's scout for many generations of young footballers, sending across the water the best Irish talent regardless of background. As six more hopefuls gather at his isolated cottage for a weekend trial, their dreams of following George Best's path from Belfast to Old Trafford are shattered by the violent return of a past graduate.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Cast
Ray McAnally
Palmer
Stephen Rea
Marshall
Paul Loughran
O'Toole
Gerard O'Hare
Turkington
Colin Connor
Cherry
Lloyd Hutchinson
Shields
Jeremy Chapman
Keevney
Michael Liebman
Doyle
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Danny Boyle
- Writers
- Frank McGuinness
- Languages
- English
- Countries
- United Kingdom
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Danny Boyle directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United Kingdom. Dialogue in English.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Tight 60-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
- 239 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
- 3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 4Ray McAnally and Stephen Rea and Paul Loughran carry the top of the cast.
- 5IMDB entry: tt0338415 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 6Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Runtime
- 60 min · 1h 0m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- EN
- IMDB
- Scout (1987)
Also by
Danny Boyle
Production companies
Who made it
BBC Northern Ireland
GB
Key crew
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical1987-09-08
Also known as
International titles
- ScreenPlay: NextGB
