The Rookie

The Rookie

2002
2h 7m
6.8

6.8/10

484 votes • View on IMDb

"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.

Status: Released

Budget: $20,000,000

Revenue: $75,597,042

Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies
Walt Disney Pictures Gran Via Productions 98 MPH Productions
Production Countries
United States of America
Spoken Languages
English

Quick Facts

Release Date March 25, 2002
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt0265662

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

Key Crew

Mike Rich
Writer
John Lee Hancock
Director
Gordon Gray
Producer
Philip Steuer
Executive Producer
Mark Ciardi
Producer
Mark Johnson
Producer