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The Rookie

    Drama
    Family
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Mar 25, 2002
Rated G

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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  • Directors
  • Revenue$75,597,042
  • Budget
    $20,000,000
  • Vote Average
    6.8
  • Vote Count
    439
  • Popularity
    25
  • Language
    English
  • Origin Country
    US

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    • Cast

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    Dennis Quaid
    Jimmy Morris
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    Rachel Griffiths
    Lorri Morris
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    Jay Hernandez
    Joaquin 'Wack' Campos
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    Beth Grant
    Olline
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    Angus T. Jones
    Hunter Morris
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    Brian Cox
    Jim Morris Sr.
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    Rick Gonzalez
    Rudy Bonilla
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    Chad Lindberg
    Joe David West
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    Angelo Spizzirri
    Joel De La Garza
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    Royce D. Applegate
    Henry
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    Russell Richardson
    Brooks
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    Raynor Scheine
    Frank
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    Chris Sheffield
    Catcher
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    Brandon Smith
    Orlando Manager

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    Reviews

    (1)
    r96sk
    90%
    A cracking sports drama about the career of Jim Morris. Absolutely loved this, the 127 minute run time flew by real quick; thoroughly enjoyable. It portrays, with extra drama I'm sure, the events of Morris' real life baseball career in a fantastic way. There's great character development right from the get-go, by the conclusion I was utterly invested in Morris. He is played by Dennis Quaid, who is superb in the role. I felt every emotion of his character, best I've (currently) seen of Quaid so far. The film does a great job at making you care for not only him, but even his high school team. Speaking of which, they did a terrific job with the casting of those guys - I felt like I was watching a bunch of real teammates; Chad Lindberg, of <em>'The Fast and the Furious'</em>, is one of them. Even away from Quaid and Lindberg & Co., you still have Morris' family to feel for as well. There's many characters to get attached to, but I was very interested in all of them. Fantastic stuff, I'd highly recommend you watch <em>'The Rookie'</em>.