About Scout

About Scout is a 2015 American comedy-drama film directed and written by Laurie Weltz. The film stars India Ennenga, James Frecheville, Nikki Reed, Danny Glover and Ellen Burstyn. The film had its world premiere at the Newport Beach Film Festival on April 25, 2015. It was scheduled to be released on March 11, 2016, in a limited release and through video on demand by Breaking Glass Pictures and Reel Red Films.

Premise

A 15-year-old girl named Scout, travels with a suicidal man Sam, to find her young little sister Lulu whilst avoiding Child and Teen Services.

Cast

India Ennenga as Scout Havers
James Frecheville as Sam Prescott
Nikki Reed as Georgie
Danny Glover as "Red" Freston
Ellen Burstyn as Gram
Jane Seymour as Gloria Prescott
Tim Guinee as Ray
Onata Aprile as Tallulah "Lulu" Havers'
Shelley Hennig as Melinda
Kevin Scott Allen as Ride Operator
Production

On October 7, 2013, it was announced that Laurie Weltz would be directing a film "Scout", which Beverley A. Gordon, Nic Emiliani and Dwjuan Fox would produce. While the film's stars would be India Ennenga, Nikki Reed, Danny Glover, Ellen Burstyn, James Frecheville, Onata Aprile and Shelley Hennig. On October 28, Jane Seymour and Tim Guinee joined the cast of the film. BrownBag Pictures and Decipher Entertainment would handle finance and production.

Filming

The filming began in October 2013 in Los Angeles, Reed was spotted there filming some scenes.

Release

The film had its world premiere at the Newport Beach Film Festival on April 25, 2015. In November 2015, it was announced that Reel Red Films and Breaking Glass Pictures had acquired U.S distribution rights to the film, with a planned March 2016 release. The film was scheduled to be released on March 11, 2016, in a limited release and through video on demand.