The Rookie (2002)
The Rookie (2002)
Sometimes dreams come back to life.
Jim Morris never made it out of the minor leagues before a shoulder injury ended his pitching career twelve years ago. Now a married-with-children high-school chemistry teacher and baseball coach in Texas, Jim's team makes a deal with him: if they win the district championship, Jim will try out with a major-league organization. The bet proves incentive enough for the team, and they go from worst to first, making it to state for the first time in the history of the school. Jim, forced to live up to his end of the deal, is nearly laughed off the try-out field--until he gets onto the mound, where he confounds the scouts (and himself) by clocking successive 98 mph fastballs, good enough for a minor-league contract with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. Jim's still got a lot of pitches to throw before he makes it to The Show, but with his big-league dreams revived, there's no telling where he could go.

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Cast

Dennis Quaid Dennis Quaid As: Jimmy Morris
Rachel Griffiths Rachel Griffiths As: Lorri Morris
Jay Hernandez Jay Hernandez As: Joaquin 'Wack' Campos
Beth Grant Beth Grant As: Olline
Angus T. Jones Angus T. Jones As: Hunter Morris
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Storyline

Jim Morris never made it out of the minor leagues before a shoulder injury ended his pitching career twelve years ago. Now a married-with-children high-school chemistry teacher and baseball coach in Texas, Jim's team makes a deal with him: if they win the district championship, Jim will try out with a major-league organization. The bet proves incentive enough for the team, and they go from worst to first, making it to state for the first time in the history of the school. Jim, forced to live up to his end of the deal, is nearly laughed off the try-out field--until he gets onto the mound, where he confounds the scouts (and himself) by clocking successive 98 mph fastballs, good enough for a minor-league contract with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. Jim's still got a lot of pitches to throw before he makes it to The Show, but with his big-league dreams revived, there's no telling where he could go.


Tagline: Sometimes dreams come back to life.
Certification: G

Details

Genres: Drama, Family

Language: English

Release Date: 25 March 2002

Country: US

Runtime: 127m

Company Credits

Company: Walt Disney Pictures, Gran Via Productions, 98 MPH Productions

Budget: $20,000,000

Revenue: $75,597,042

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Cast

Dennis Quaid

Dennis Quaid

Jimmy Morris

Rachel Griffiths

Rachel Griffiths

Lorri Morris

Jay Hernandez

Jay Hernandez

Joaquin 'Wack' Campos

Beth Grant

Beth Grant

Olline

Angus T. Jones

Angus T. Jones

Hunter Morris

Brian Cox

Brian Cox

Jim Morris Sr.

Rick Gonzalez

Rick Gonzalez

Rudy Bonilla

Chad Lindberg

Chad Lindberg

Joe David West

Angelo Spizzirri

Angelo Spizzirri

Joel De La Garza

Royce D. Applegate

Royce D. Applegate

Henry

Russell Richardson

Russell Richardson

Brooks

Raynor Scheine

Raynor Scheine

Frank

Chris Sheffield

Chris Sheffield

Catcher

Brandon Smith

Brandon Smith

Orlando Manager

Directed By

Writing Credits

Production Crew

Gordon Gray

Gordon Gray

Producer

Ronna Kress

Ronna Kress

Casting

Philip Steuer

Philip Steuer

Executive Producer

Mark Ciardi

Mark Ciardi

Producer

Mark Johnson

Mark Johnson

Producer

Edited By

Costume and Makeup

Bruce Finlayson

Bruce Finlayson

Costume Design

Sound

Carter Burwell

Carter Burwell

Original Music Composer

John Bissell

John Bissell

Music Supervisor

Visual Effects

Not currently known.

Camera

John Schwartzman

John Schwartzman

Director of Photography

Lighting

Not currently known.

Art Department

Barry Robison

Barry Robison

Production Design

Jason Sweers

Jason Sweers

Graphic Designer

Other Crew

Not currently known.

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