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The Rookie
Sometimes dreams come back to life.
Genres
DramaFamily
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.
Details
Budget
$20000000
Revenue
$75597042
Runtime
127 min
Release Date
2002-03-25
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
476
Vote Average
6.815
Cast
Meet the talented actors who bring the movie to life.
Dennis Quaid
Jimmy Morris
Rachel Griffiths
Lorri Morris
Jay Hernandez
Joaquin 'Wack' Campos
Beth Grant
Olline
Angus T. Jones
Hunter Morris
Brian Cox
Jim Morris Sr.
Rick Gonzalez
Rudy Bonilla
Chad Lindberg
Joe David West
Angelo Spizzirri
Joel De La Garza
Royce D. Applegate
Henry
Russell Richardson
Brooks
Raynor Scheine
Frank
Chris Sheffield
Catcher
Brandon Smith
Orlando Manager
Trevor Morgan
Young Jimmy
David Blackwell
Cal
Blue Deckert
Baseball Scout Dave Patterson
Danny Kamin
Durham Manager Mac
Rebecca Spicher
Jessica
Raymond Rivera
Ray - Janitor
Marco Sanchez
Sanchez
Cynthia Dorn
Esther
Robert Lewis
Steve Dearborn
Seth Spiker
Tryout Catcher
Beau Holden
Orlando Heckler
Cam Banfield
Jimmy's Brother
Barbie Burke
Female Student
Carlos A. Gonzalez
David
Kyle Scott Jackson
Baseball Scout
Bert Beatson
Player with Headphones
Anthony Moore
Kenny Justin
Brian Shoop
Durham PR Director
Mark Ciardi
Tim Stewart
Willie Dirden
Locker Room Attendant
Chuck Morgan
Texas Rangers PA Announcer
Eric Nadel
Texas Rangers Radio Announcer
Richard Dillard
Devil Rays Manager
James Fletcher
Devil Rays Pitching Coach
John Wayne Shafer
Reporter #1
Charles Sanders
Reporter #2
Randall Wallace
Texas Oilman
Tim Jackson
High School Umpire
John Williams
Orland Umpire #1
Jim Morris
Orlando Umpire #2
J.D. Evermore
Relief Pitcher #1
Mark Robert Ellis
Relief Pitcher #2
Julio Cesar Cedillo
Relief Pitcher #3
Lindsay Cady
Baseball Fan
Deborah Abbott
Baseball Fan
Patty Allieri
Baseball Fan
Johnny Bartee
Baseball Fan
Jason Bohn
Baseball Fan
Fred Bothwell
Little League Dad
Matthew Brown
Baseball Fan
Royce Clayton
Self
Peter Cornwell
Baseball Fan
Rhett Ashley Crosby
Tampa Bay Devil Ray
Lisa Del Dotto
Baseball Fan
Gareth B. DePutron
Baseball Fan
Mark Falvo
Reporter
Archie Fields
Baseball Fan
Charles Gibson
Self
Ryan Hancock
High School 3rd Baseman
Jade Hanley
Baseball Fan
John C. Hogwood
Baseball Fan
Michael S. Koenig
Texas Ranger Baseball Player
Nora J. Moore
Customer
Dan Murphy
Baseball Fan
Ray L. Perez
Townsperson
Jess Price
Rangers 3rd Baseman Tim Holden
George Renteria
Baseball Fan
Robert Rosado
Anthony Morgan
Bobby Shue
Baseball Fan
Brent Smiga
Hippie Fan
Gary Teague
Baseball Fan
Aaron Wells
Student
Christine Wolf
Restaurant Patron
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