Rookie of the Year (1993)
Rookie of the Year (1993)
The Chicago Cubs needed a miracle... They got Henry Rowengartner.
12-year-old Henry Rowengartner, whose late father was a minor league baseball player, grew up dreaming of playing baseball, despite his physical shortcomings. After Henry's arm is broken while trying to catch a baseball at school, the tendon in that arm heals too tightly, allowing Henry to throw pitches that are as fast as 103 mph. Henry is spotted at nearby Wrigley Field by Larry "Fish" Fisher, the general manager of the struggling Chicago Cubs, after Henry throws an opponent's home-run ball all the way from the outfield bleachers back to the catcher, and it seems that Henry may be the pitcher that team owner Bob Carson has been praying for.

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Cast

Thomas Ian Nicholas Thomas Ian Nicholas As: Henry Rowengartner
Gary Busey Gary Busey As: Chet Steadman
Amy Morton Amy Morton As: Mary Rowengartner
Patrick LaBrecque Patrick LaBrecque As: George
Robert Hy Gorman Robert Hy Gorman As: Clark (as Robert Gorman)
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Storyline

12-year-old Henry Rowengartner, whose late father was a minor league baseball player, grew up dreaming of playing baseball, despite his physical shortcomings. After Henry's arm is broken while trying to catch a baseball at school, the tendon in that arm heals too tightly, allowing Henry to throw pitches that are as fast as 103 mph. Henry is spotted at nearby Wrigley Field by Larry "Fish" Fisher, the general manager of the struggling Chicago Cubs, after Henry throws an opponent's home-run ball all the way from the outfield bleachers back to the catcher, and it seems that Henry may be the pitcher that team owner Bob Carson has been praying for.


Tagline: The Chicago Cubs needed a miracle... They got Henry Rowengartner.
Certification: PG

Details

Genres: Family, Comedy

Language: English

Release Date: 07 July 1993

Country: US

Runtime: 103m

Company Credits

Company: 20th Century Fox

Budget: $31,000,000

Revenue: $56,500,758

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Cast

Thomas Ian Nicholas

Thomas Ian Nicholas

Henry Rowengartner

Gary Busey

Gary Busey

Chet Steadman

Amy Morton

Amy Morton

Mary Rowengartner

Patrick LaBrecque

Patrick LaBrecque

George

Robert Hy Gorman

Robert Hy Gorman

Clark (as Robert Gorman)

Bruce Altman

Bruce Altman

Jack Bradfield

Dan Hedaya

Dan Hedaya

Larry 'Fish' Fisher

Albert Hall

Albert Hall

Sal Martinella

Eddie Bracken

Eddie Bracken

Bob Carson

Daniel Stern

Daniel Stern

Phil Brickma

Tom Milanovich

Tom Milanovich

Heddo

Neil Flynn

Neil Flynn

Stan Okie

W. Earl Brown

W. Earl Brown

Billy Frick

Ian Gomez

Ian Gomez

Odd Bellman

Andy Berman

Andy Berman

Ernie

Colombe Jacobsen-Derstine

Colombe Jacobsen-Derstine

Becky

John Candy

John Candy

Cliff Murdoch - Announcer (uncredited)

Jonathan Hilario

Jonathan Hilario

Phys Ed Dweeb

Ken Earl

Ken Earl

Pepsi Executive

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Writing Credits

Production Crew

Not currently known.

Edited By

Costume and Makeup

Jay Hurley

Jay Hurley

Costume Design

Sound

Stephen Hunter Flick

Stephen Hunter Flick

Supervising Sound Editor

Andy Nelson

Andy Nelson

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Bill Conti

Bill Conti

Original Music Composer

Visual Effects

Erik Henry

Erik Henry

Visual Effects Supervisor

Camera

Jack N. Green

Jack N. Green

Director of Photography

Lighting

Not currently known.

Art Department

Steven J. Jordan

Steven J. Jordan

Production Design

William Arnold

William Arnold

Art Direction

Leslie Bloom

Leslie Bloom

Set Decoration

Other Crew

Not currently known.

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