Movie «The Rookie» [2002]

Original title: The Rookie [en]
Poster for the movie «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.
Genre
Drama, Family
Country
United States United States
Budget
$20 000 000
Revenue
$75 597 042
Duration
2 hours 7 minutes
Release status
Released
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Actors
Jimmy Morris poster

Jimmy Morris

Dennis Quaid
Lorri Morris poster

Lorri Morris

Rachel Griffiths
Joaquin 'Wack' Campos poster

Joaquin 'Wack' Campos

Jay Hernandez
Olline poster

Olline

Beth Grant
Hunter Morris poster

Hunter Morris

Angus T. Jones
Jim Morris Sr. poster

Jim Morris Sr.

Brian Cox
Rudy Bonilla poster

Rudy Bonilla

Rick Gonzalez
Joe David West poster

Joe David West

Chad Lindberg
Joel De La Garza poster

Joel De La Garza

Angelo Spizzirri
Henry poster

Henry

Royce D. Applegate
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