The Rookie (2002)

ALL 03/25/2002 (en) Drama, Family 127 Min
  • Release
    03/25/2002
  • Production
    Walt Disney Pictures, Gran Via Productions, 98 MPH Productions
  • Rotten tomato
    67.63%
  • Original title
    The Rookie
  • Original language
    en
  • Production Cost
  • 75,597,042.00
    -

Sometimes dreams come back to life.

Overview

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.

  1. John Lee Hancock

    Director

  2. Story



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  1. Dennis Quaid

    Jimmy Morris

  2. Rachel Griffiths

    Lorri Morris

  3. Jay Hernandez

    Joaquin 'Wack' Campos

  4. Beth Grant

    Olline

  5. Angus T. Jones

    Hunter Morris

  6. Brian Cox

    Jim Morris Sr.

  7. Rick Gonzalez

    Rudy Bonilla

  8. Chad Lindberg

    Joe David West

  9. Angelo Spizzirri

    Joel De La Garza

  10. Royce D. Applegate

    Henry

  11. Russell Richardson

    Brooks

  12. Raynor Scheine

    Frank

  13. Chris Sheffield

    Catcher

  14. Brandon Smith

    Orlando Manager

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Casts : 14 , Crews : 13

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The Rookie (2002) 127 Min

ALL 03/25/2002 (en)
Drama, Family
  • Release 03/25/2002
  • Production
    Walt Disney Pictures, Gran Via Productions, 98 MPH Productions
  • Original title The Rookie
  • en
  • Revenue75,597,042.00

Sometimes dreams come back to life.

Overview

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.

  1. John Lee Hancock

    Director

  2. Story

  3. Eric L. Beason

    Editor

  4. Gordon Gray, Mark Ciardi, Mark Johnson

    Producer