Rookie of the Year
The Chicago Cubs needed a miracle... They got Henry Rowengartner.
1993 | 103m | English
Popularity: 2 (history)
| Director: | Daniel Stern |
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| Writer: | Sam Harper |
| Staring: |
| 12-year-old Henry Rowengartner, whose late father was a minor league baseball player, grew up dreaming of playing baseball, despite his physical shortcomings. After Henry's arm is broken while trying to catch a baseball at school, the tendon in that arm heals too tightly, allowing Henry to throw pitches that are as fast as 103 mph. Henry is spotted at nearby Wrigley Field by Larry "Fish" Fisher, the general manager of the struggling Chicago Cubs, after Henry throws an opponent's home-run ball all the way from the outfield bleachers back to the catcher, and it seems that Henry may be the pitcher that team owner Bob Carson has been praying for. | |
| Release Date: | Jul 07, 1993 |
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| Director: | Daniel Stern |
| Writer: | Sam Harper |
| Genres: | Family, Comedy |
| Keywords | baseball, sports |
| Production Companies | 20th Century Fox |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $56,500,758
Budget: $31,000,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 01, 2025 (Update) Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Thomas Ian Nicholas | Henry Rowengartner |
| Gary Busey | Chet Steadman |
| Amy Morton | Mary Rowengartner |
| Patrick LaBrecque | George |
| Robert Hy Gorman | Clark (as Robert Gorman) |
| Bruce Altman | Jack Bradfield |
| Dan Hedaya | Larry 'Fish' Fisher |
| Albert Hall | Sal Martinella |
| Eddie Bracken | Bob Carson |
| Daniel Stern | Phil Brickma |
| Tom Milanovich | Heddo |
| Neil Flynn | Stan Okie |
| W. Earl Brown | Billy Frick |
| Ian Gomez | Odd Bellman |
| Andy Berman | Ernie |
| Colombe Jacobsen-Derstine | Becky |
| John Candy | Cliff Murdoch - Announcer (uncredited) |
| Jonathan Hilario | Phys Ed Dweeb |
| Ken Earl | Pepsi Executive |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Daniel Stern | Director |
| Raja Gosnell | Editor |
| Bill Conti | Original Music Composer |
| Steven J. Jordan | Production Design |
| Leslie Bloom | Set Decoration |
| Erik Henry | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Donn Cambern | Editor |
| William Arnold | Art Direction |
| Jack N. Green | Director of Photography |
| Sam Harper | Writer |
| Jay Hurley | Costume Design |
| Stephen Hunter Flick | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Andy Nelson | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
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