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The Rookie

G
Movie
2002
2h 7m
English
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.
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Dennis Quaid
Jimmy Morris
Rachel Griffiths
Lorri Morris
Jay Hernandez
Joaquin 'Wack' Campos
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
Brandon Smith
Orlando Manager
Directed By: John Lee Hancock
Written By: Mike Rich

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Narate says...
2 years ago
>"Your grandfather once told me it was ok to think about what you want to do until it was time to start doing what you were meant to do." This is a pretty crazy true story, so I had to look up the details. He had a surgery where they removed 85% of the deltoid in his surgery and he was somehow able to throw 10 mph faster than most players. Did the healing make his muscle tighter? Either way, Dennis Quaid does an awesome job even if the movie is a little slow at times.
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Copeland1994 says...
2 years ago
A quality Disney movie that I can’t believe is 20 years old. I’ve surprisingly watched this movie three times in the last two years after probably not watching it for fifteen years before then. To me, these sport movies in the early 2000’s for Disney will forever hold a special place in my heart. When this one came up in my movie club this week, I was instantly looking forward to the rewatch! Rating: 4/5 - 8.5/10 - Would Recommend
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r96sk says...
4 years ago
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 'The Fast and the Furious', 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 'The Rookie'.
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r96sk
3 years ago
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 More
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