Rookie of the Year

Rookie of the Year (1993)

The Chicago Cubs needed a miracle... They got Henry Rowengartner.

  • Genre: Family, Comedy
  • Release Date: 1993-07-07
  • User Rating: 6.1/10 from 348 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 43min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: 20th Century Fox
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • Director: Daniel Stern
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Summary

12-year-old Henry Rowengartner, whose late father was a minor league baseball player, grew up dreaming of playing baseball, despite his physical shortcomings. After Henry's arm is broken while trying to catch a baseball at school, the tendon in that arm heals too tightly, allowing Henry to throw pitches that are as fast as 103 mph. Henry is spotted at nearby Wrigley Field by Larry "Fish" Fisher, the general manager of the struggling Chicago Cubs, after Henry throws an opponent's home-run ball all the way from the outfield bleachers back to the catcher, and it seems that Henry may be the pitcher that team owner Bob Carson has been praying for.

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  • Thomas Ian Nicholas

    as Henry Rowengartner
  • Gary Busey

    as Chet Steadman
  • Amy Morton

    as Mary Rowengartner
  • Patrick LaBrecque

    as George
  • Robert Hy Gorman

    as Clark (as Robert Gorman)
  • Bruce Altman

    as Jack Bradfield
  • Dan Hedaya

    as Larry 'Fish' Fisher
  • Albert Hall

    as Sal Martinella
  • Eddie Bracken

    as Bob Carson
  • Daniel Stern

    as Phil Brickma
  • Tom Milanovich

    as Heddo
  • Neil Flynn

    as Stan Okie
  • W. Earl Brown

    as Billy Frick
  • Ian Gomez

    as Odd Bellman
  • Andy Berman

    as Ernie
  • Colombe Jacobsen-Derstine

    as Becky
  • John Candy

    as Cliff Murdoch - Announcer (uncredited)
  • Jonathan Hilario

    as Phys Ed Dweeb
  • Ken Earl

    as Pepsi Executive
Directing Daniel Stern Director
Writing Sam Harper Writer
Visual Effects Erik Henry Visual Effects Supervisor
Editing Raja Gosnell Editor
Art William Arnold Art Direction
Costume & Make-Up Jay Hurley Costume Design
Sound Andy Nelson Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Art Leslie Bloom Set Decoration
Sound Stephen Hunter Flick Supervising Sound Editor
Editing Donn Cambern Editor
Art Steven J. Jordan Production Design
Sound Bill Conti Original Music Composer
Camera Jack N. Green Director of Photography