The Rookie
# Sometimes dreams come back to life.
📜 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.
💵 Budget: USD
20,000,000
🌏 Languages Available:
English
📆 Date Released:
2002-03-25
⌚ Running Time:
127 mins
⭐ Vote Average:
6.815
Beloved Cast
Jimmy Morris
Dennis Quaid
Lorri Morris
Rachel Griffiths
Joaquin 'Wack' Campos
Jay Hernandez
Olline
Beth Grant
Hunter Morris
Angus T. Jones
Jim Morris Sr.
Brian Cox
Rudy Bonilla
Rick Gonzalez
Joe David West
Chad Lindberg
Joel De La Garza
Angelo Spizzirri
Henry
Royce D. Applegate
Brooks
Russell Richardson
Frank
Raynor Scheine
Catcher
Chris Sheffield
Orlando Manager
Brandon Smith
Young Jimmy
Trevor Morgan
Cal
David Blackwell
Baseball Scout Dave Patterson
Blue Deckert
Durham Manager Mac
Danny Kamin
Jessica
Rebecca Spicher
Ray - Janitor
Raymond Rivera
Sanchez
Marco Sanchez
Esther
Cynthia Dorn
Steve Dearborn
Robert Lewis
Tryout Catcher
Seth Spiker
Orlando Heckler
Beau Holden
Jimmy's Brother
Cam Banfield
Female Student
Barbie Burke
David
Carlos A. Gonzalez
Baseball Scout
Kyle Scott Jackson
Player with Headphones
Bert Beatson
Kenny Justin
Anthony Moore
Durham PR Director
Brian Shoop
Tim Stewart
Mark Ciardi
Locker Room Attendant
Willie Dirden
Texas Rangers PA Announcer
Chuck Morgan
Texas Rangers Radio Announcer
Eric Nadel
Devil Rays Manager
Richard Dillard
Devil Rays Pitching Coach
James Fletcher
Reporter #1
John Wayne Shafer
Reporter #2
Charles Sanders
Texas Oilman
Randall Wallace
High School Umpire
Tim Jackson
Orland Umpire #1
John Williams
Orlando Umpire #2
Jim Morris
Relief Pitcher #1
J.D. Evermore
Relief Pitcher #2
Mark Robert Ellis
Relief Pitcher #3
Julio Cesar Cedillo
Baseball Fan
Lindsay Cady
Baseball Fan
Deborah Abbott
Baseball Fan
Patty Allieri
Baseball Fan
Johnny Bartee
Baseball Fan
Jason Bohn
Little League Dad
Fred Bothwell
Baseball Fan
Matthew Brown
Self
Royce Clayton
Baseball Fan
Peter Cornwell
Tampa Bay Devil Ray
Rhett Ashley Crosby
Baseball Fan
Lisa Del Dotto
Baseball Fan
Gareth B. DePutron
Reporter
Mark Falvo
Baseball Fan
Archie Fields
Self
Charles Gibson
High School 3rd Baseman
Ryan Hancock
Baseball Fan
Jade Hanley
Baseball Fan
John C. Hogwood
Texas Ranger Baseball Player
Michael S. Koenig
Customer
Nora J. Moore
Baseball Fan
Dan Murphy
Townsperson
Ray L. Perez
Rangers 3rd Baseman Tim Holden
Jess Price
Baseball Fan
George Renteria
Anthony Morgan
Robert Rosado
Baseball Fan
Bobby Shue
Hippie Fan
Brent Smiga
Baseball Fan
Gary Teague
Student
Aaron Wells
Restaurant Patron
Christine Wolf
