The Rookie

The Rookie (2002)

Sometimes dreams come back to life.

  • Genre: Drama, Family
  • Release Date: 2002-03-25
  • User Rating: 6.8/10 from 451 ratings
  • Runtime: 2h 7min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: Walt Disney Pictures
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • Director: John Lee Hancock
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Summary

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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  • Dennis Quaid

    as Jimmy Morris
  • Rachel Griffiths

    as Lorri Morris
  • Jay Hernandez

    as Joaquin 'Wack' Campos
  • Beth Grant

    as Olline
  • Angus T. Jones

    as Hunter Morris
  • Brian Cox

    as Jim Morris Sr.
  • Rick Gonzalez

    as Rudy Bonilla
  • Chad Lindberg

    as Joe David West
  • Angelo Spizzirri

    as Joel De La Garza
  • Royce D. Applegate

    as Henry
  • Russell Richardson

    as Brooks
  • Raynor Scheine

    as Frank
  • Chris Sheffield

    as Catcher
  • Brandon Smith

    as Orlando Manager
  • Trevor Morgan

    as Young Jimmy
  • David Blackwell

    as Cal
  • Blue Deckert

    as Baseball Scout Dave Patterson
  • Danny Kamin

    as Durham Manager Mac
  • Rebecca Spicher

    as Jessica
  • Raymond Rivera

    as Ray - Janitor
  • Marco Sanchez

    as Sanchez
  • Cynthia Dorn

    as Esther
  • Robert Lewis

    as Steve Dearborn
  • Seth Spiker

    as Tryout Catcher
  • Beau Holden

    as Orlando Heckler
  • Cam Banfield

    as Jimmy's Brother
  • Barbie Burke

    as Female Student
  • Carlos A. Gonzalez

    as David
  • Kyle Scott Jackson

    as Baseball Scout
  • Bert Beatson

    as Player with Headphones
  • Anthony Moore

    as Kenny Justin
  • Brian Shoop

    as Durham PR Director
  • Mark Ciardi

    as Tim Stewart
  • Willie Dirden

    as Locker Room Attendant
  • Chuck Morgan

    as Texas Rangers PA Announcer
  • Eric Nadel

    as Texas Rangers Radio Announcer
  • Richard Dillard

    as Devil Rays Manager
  • James Fletcher

    as Devil Rays Pitching Coach
  • John Wayne Shafer

    as Reporter #1
  • Charles Sanders

    as Reporter #2
  • Randall Wallace

    as Texas Oilman
  • Tim Jackson

    as High School Umpire
  • John Williams

    as Orland Umpire #1
  • Jim Morris

    as Orlando Umpire #2
  • J.D. Evermore

    as Relief Pitcher #1
  • Mark Robert Ellis

    as Relief Pitcher #2
  • Julio Cesar Cedillo

    as Relief Pitcher #3
  • Lindsay Cady

    as Baseball Fan
  • Deborah Abbott

    as Baseball Fan
  • Patty Allieri

    as Baseball Fan
  • Johnny Bartee

    as Baseball Fan
  • Jason Bohn

    as Baseball Fan
  • Fred Bothwell

    as Little League Dad
  • Matthew Brown

    as Baseball Fan
  • Royce Clayton

    as Self
  • Peter Cornwell

    as Baseball Fan
  • Rhett Ashley Crosby

    as Tampa Bay Devil Ray
  • Lisa Del Dotto

    as Baseball Fan
  • Gareth B. DePutron

    as Baseball Fan
  • Mark Falvo

    as Reporter
  • Archie Fields

    as Baseball Fan
  • Charles Gibson

    as Self
  • Ryan Hancock

    as High School 3rd Baseman
  • Jade Hanley

    as Baseball Fan
  • John C. Hogwood

    as Baseball Fan
  • Michael S. Koenig

    as Texas Ranger Baseball Player
  • Nora J. Moore

    as Customer
  • Dan Murphy

    as Baseball Fan
  • Ray L. Perez

    as Townsperson
  • Jess Price

    as Rangers 3rd Baseman Tim Holden
  • George Renteria

    as Baseball Fan
  • Robert Rosado

    as Anthony Morgan
  • Bobby Shue

    as Baseball Fan
  • Brent Smiga

    as Hippie Fan
  • Gary Teague

    as Baseball Fan
  • Aaron Wells

    as Student
  • Christine Wolf

    as Restaurant Patron
Directing John Lee Hancock Director
Writing Mike Rich Writer
Sound Carter Burwell Original Music Composer
Production Gordon Gray Producer
Production Ronna Kress Casting
Sound John Bissell Music Supervisor
Editing Eric L. Beason Editor
Art Barry Robison Production Design
Costume & Make-Up Bruce Finlayson Costume Design
Camera John Schwartzman Director of Photography
Production Philip Steuer Executive Producer
Production Mark Ciardi Producer
Production Mark Johnson Producer
Art Jason Sweers Graphic Designer