The Rookie
Sometimes dreams come back to life.
2002 | 127m | English
Popularity: 3 (history)
| Director: | John Lee Hancock |
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| Writer: | Mike Rich |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Mar 25, 2002 |
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| Director: | John Lee Hancock |
| Writer: | Mike Rich |
| Genres: | Family, Drama |
| Keywords | parent child relationship, baseball, sports, life's dream, growing up |
| Production Companies | Walt Disney Pictures, Gran Via Productions, 98 MPH Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $75,597,042
Budget: $20,000,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 09, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Dennis Quaid | Jimmy Morris |
| Rachel Griffiths | Lorri Morris |
| Jay Hernandez | Joaquin 'Wack' Campos |
| Beth Grant | Olline |
| Angus T. Jones | Hunter Morris |
| Brian Cox | Jim Morris Sr. |
| Rick Gonzalez | Rudy Bonilla |
| Chad Lindberg | Joe David West |
| Angelo Spizzirri | Joel De La Garza |
| Royce D. Applegate | Henry |
| Russell Richardson | Brooks |
| Raynor Scheine | Frank |
| Chris Sheffield | Catcher |
| Brandon Smith | Orlando Manager |
| Trevor Morgan | Young Jimmy |
| David Blackwell | Cal |
| Blue Deckert | Baseball Scout Dave Patterson |
| Danny Kamin | Durham Manager Mac |
| Rebecca Spicher | Jessica |
| Raymond Rivera | Ray - Janitor |
| Marco Sanchez | Sanchez |
| Cynthia Dorn | Esther |
| Robert Lewis | Steve Dearborn |
| Seth Spiker | Tryout Catcher |
| Beau Holden | Orlando Heckler |
| Cam Banfield | Jimmy's Brother |
| Barbie Burke | Female Student |
| Carlos A. Gonzalez | David |
| Kyle Scott Jackson | Baseball Scout |
| Bert Beatson | Player with Headphones |
| Anthony Moore | Kenny Justin |
| Brian Shoop | Durham PR Director |
| Mark Ciardi | Tim Stewart |
| Willie Dirden | Locker Room Attendant |
| Chuck Morgan | Texas Rangers PA Announcer |
| Eric Nadel | Texas Rangers Radio Announcer |
| Richard Dillard | Devil Rays Manager |
| James Fletcher | Devil Rays Pitching Coach |
| John Wayne Shafer | Reporter #1 |
| Charles Sanders | Reporter #2 |
| Randall Wallace | Texas Oilman |
| Tim Jackson | High School Umpire |
| John Williams | Orland Umpire #1 |
| Jim Morris | Orlando Umpire #2 |
| J.D. Evermore | Relief Pitcher #1 |
| Mark Robert Ellis | Relief Pitcher #2 |
| Julio Cesar Cedillo | Relief Pitcher #3 |
| Lindsay Cady | Baseball Fan |
| Deborah Abbott | Baseball Fan |
| Patty Allieri | Baseball Fan |
| Johnny Bartee | Baseball Fan |
| Jason Bohn | Baseball Fan |
| Fred Bothwell | Little League Dad |
| Matthew Brown | Baseball Fan |
| Royce Clayton | Self |
| Peter Cornwell | Baseball Fan |
| Rhett Ashley Crosby | Tampa Bay Devil Ray |
| Lisa Del Dotto | Baseball Fan |
| Gareth B. DePutron | Baseball Fan |
| Mark Falvo | Reporter |
| Archie Fields | Baseball Fan |
| Charles Gibson | Self |
| Ryan Hancock | High School 3rd Baseman |
| Jade Hanley | Baseball Fan |
| John C. Hogwood | Baseball Fan |
| Michael S. Koenig | Texas Ranger Baseball Player |
| Nora J. Moore | Customer |
| Dan Murphy | Baseball Fan |
| Ray L. Perez | Townsperson |
| Jess Price | Rangers 3rd Baseman Tim Holden |
| George Renteria | Baseball Fan |
| Robert Rosado | Anthony Morgan |
| Bobby Shue | Baseball Fan |
| Brent Smiga | Hippie Fan |
| Gary Teague | Baseball Fan |
| Aaron Wells | Student |
| Christine Wolf | Restaurant Patron |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| John Bissell | Music Supervisor |
| Eric L. Beason | Editor |
| Barry Robison | Production Design |
| Bruce Finlayson | Costume Design |
| John Lee Hancock | Director |
| Mike Rich | Writer |
| John Schwartzman | Director of Photography |
| Jason Sweers | Graphic Designer |
| Ronna Kress | Casting |
| Carter Burwell | Original Music Composer |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Philip Steuer | Executive Producer |
| Mark Ciardi | Producer |
| Gordon Gray | Producer |
| Mark Johnson | Producer |
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Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 23 | 34 | 18 |
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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 fr ... om 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>.