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The Rookie( 2002)

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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.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Dennis Quaid

      Jimmy Morris

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      Rachel Griffiths

      Lorri Morris

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      Jay Hernandez

      Joaquin 'Wack' Campos

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      Beth Grant

      Olline

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      Angus T. Jones

      Hunter Morris

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      Brian Cox

      Jim Morris Sr.

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      Rick Gonzalez

      Rudy Bonilla

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      Chad Lindberg

      Joe David West

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      Angelo Spizzirri

      Joel De La Garza

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      Royce D. Applegate

      Henry

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      Russell Richardson

      Brooks

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      Raynor Scheine

      Frank

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      Chris Sheffield

      Catcher

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      Brandon Smith

      Orlando Manager

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      Trevor Morgan

      Young Jimmy

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    A review by r96sk

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    Written by r96sk on Wed 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 tea...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    20000000.00

    Revenue

    75597042.00

    Keywords

    • sports
    • parent child relationship
    • baseball
    • life's dream
    • growing up