The Rookie
The Rookie

The Rookie (2002)

6.8 ? Mar 25, 2002 2h 7m

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.

Genres

Drama Family

Release Date

March 25, 2002

Rating

6.8 /10

Runtime

2h 7m

Dennis Quaid

Dennis Quaid

Jimmy Morris

Rachel Griffiths

Rachel Griffiths

Lorri Morris

Jay Hernandez

Jay Hernandez

Joaquin 'Wack' Campos

Beth Grant

Beth Grant

Olline

Angus T. Jones

Angus T. Jones

Hunter Morris

Brian Cox

Brian Cox

Jim Morris Sr.

Rick Gonzalez

Rick Gonzalez

Rudy Bonilla

Chad Lindberg

Chad Lindberg

Joe David West

Angelo Spizzirri

Joel De La Garza

Royce D. Applegate

Royce D. Applegate

Henry

Russell Richardson

Russell Richardson

Brooks

Raynor Scheine

Raynor Scheine

Frank

Chris Sheffield

Chris Sheffield

Catcher

Brandon Smith

Brandon Smith

Orlando Manager

Trevor Morgan

Trevor Morgan

Young Jimmy

David Blackwell

David Blackwell

Cal

Blue Deckert

Blue Deckert

Baseball Scout Dave Patterson

Danny Kamin

Danny Kamin

Durham Manager Mac

Rebecca Spicher

Jessica

Raymond Rivera

Ray - Janitor

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r96sk

9.0/10

Oct 14, 2020

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 <em>'The Fast and the Furious'</em>, 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 <em>'The Rookie'</em>.

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