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The Rookie

Sometimes dreams come back to life.

  • Movie
  • 2002
  • G
  • 2h 7m

Directed by John Lee Hancock

6.8

TMDB audience rating
6.8 out of 10 from 514 votes

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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.

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Cast and crew

  • Dennis Quaid

    Dennis QuaidJimmy Morris

  • Rachel Griffiths

    Rachel GriffithsLorri Morris

  • Jay Hernandez

    Jay HernandezJoaquin 'Wack' Campos

  • Beth Grant

    Beth GrantOlline

  • Angus T. Jones

    Angus T. JonesHunter Morris

  • Brian Cox

    Brian CoxJim Morris Sr.

  • Rick Gonzalez

    Rick GonzalezRudy Bonilla

  • Chad Lindberg

    Chad LindbergJoe David West

  • Angelo SpizzirriJoel De La Garza

  • Royce D. Applegate

    Royce D. ApplegateHenry

  • Russell Richardson

    Russell RichardsonBrooks

  • Raynor Scheine

    Raynor ScheineFrank

  • Chris Sheffield

    Chris SheffieldCatcher

  • Brandon Smith

    Brandon SmithOrlando Manager

  • Trevor Morgan

    Trevor MorganYoung Jimmy

  • David Blackwell

    David BlackwellCal

  • Blue Deckert

    Blue DeckertBaseball Scout Dave Patterson

  • Danny Kamin

    Danny KaminDurham Manager Mac

Director
John Lee Hancock
Writer
Mike Rich
Music
Carter Burwell
Cinematography
John Schwartzman