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75% Critic Match
Scout's Honor
7.5 / 10• 1980• 1h 40m•NR• English
FamilyComedyDramaTV Movie
Storyline
Gary Coleman stars as little Joey Seymour, a clever but lonely orphan shuffled from one foster home to the next, who is also determined to be the best Cub Scout ever. Pearl Bartlett (Katherine Helmond) is a hard-working executive who dislikes children, but she must take on a troop of Cub Scouts and become a den mother to save her job. Somewhere along the way, Joey teaches Pearl the true meaning of caring.
Cast & Crew
Gary Coleman
Joey Seymour
Lead
Katherine Helmond
Pearl Bartlett
Wilfrid Hyde-White
Uncle Toby 'Nuncle' Bartlett
Pat O'Brien
Mr. Caboose
Harry Morgan
Mr. Briggs
ET
Eric Taslitz
Grogan
Meeno Peluce
Big Ace
MK
Marcello Krakoff
Little Ace
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Henry Levin's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Scout's Honor is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
