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The Rookie

- Sometimes dreams come back to life.

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.

Release Date : 2002-03-25

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Walt Disney PicturesGran Via Productions98 MPH Productions

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Character Name : Jimmy Morris

Original Name : Dennis Quaid

Gender : Male

Character Name : Lorri Morris

Original Name : Rachel Griffiths

Gender : Female

Character Name : Joaquin 'Wack' Campos

Original Name : Jay Hernandez

Gender : Male

Character Name : Olline

Original Name : Beth Grant

Gender : Female

Character Name : Hunter Morris

Original Name : Angus T. Jones

Gender : Male

Character Name : Jim Morris Sr.

Original Name : Brian Cox

Gender : Male

Character Name : Rudy Bonilla

Original Name : Rick Gonzalez

Gender : Male

Character Name : Joe David West

Original Name : Chad Lindberg

Gender : Male

Character Name : Joel De La Garza

Original Name : Angelo Spizzirri

Gender : Male

Character Name : Henry

Original Name : Royce D. Applegate

Gender : Male

Character Name : Brooks

Original Name : Russell Richardson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Frank

Original Name : Raynor Scheine

Gender : Male

Character Name : Catcher

Original Name : Chris Sheffield

Gender : Male

Character Name : Orlando Manager

Original Name : Brandon Smith

Gender : Male

Reviews

r96sk

@r96sk

2021-06-23

A cracking sports drama about the career of Jim Morris. Absolutely loved this, the 127 minute run time flew by real quick; thoroughly enjoyable. It portrays, with extra drama I'm sure, the events of Morris' real life baseball career in a fantastic way. There's great character development right from the get-go, by the conclusion I was utterly invested in Morris. He is played by Dennis Quaid, who is superb in the role. I felt every emotion of his character, best I've (currently) seen of Quaid so far. The film does a great job at making you care for not only him, but even his high school team. Speaking of which, they did a terrific job with the casting of those guys - I felt like I was watching a bunch of real teammates; Chad Lindberg, of 'The Fast and the Furious', is one of them. Even away from Quaid and Lindberg & Co., you still have Morris' family to feel for as well. There's many characters to get attached to, but I was very interested in all of them. Fantastic stuff, I'd highly recommend you watch 'The Rookie'.