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The Rookie

67.75% | Mar 25, 2002
Drama Family

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

Featured Crew

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John Lee Hancock
Director
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Mike Rich
Writer
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Carter Burwell
Original Music Composer
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Gordon Gray
Producer
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Ronna Kress
Casting
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John Bissell
Music Supervisor
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Eric L. Beason
Editor
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Barry Robison
Production Design
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Bruce Finlayson
Costume Design
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John Schwartzman
Director of Photography
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Philip Steuer
Executive Producer
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Mark Ciardi
Producer

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