Rookie of the Year
From SoSH
Rookie of the Year is a 1993 movie directed by Daniel Stern.
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Tagline
The Chicago Cubs needed a miracle... They got Henry Rowengartner.
Plot Summary
Henry Rowengartner is a young kid who is a big baseball fan. He even plays on a little league team, but he is rather lacking in skill. This is highly present when Henry slips on a baseball and breaks his arm. When his arm heals, Henry attends a Chicago Cubs game. A home run by the opposing team is hit, and, corresponding with the tradition, must be thrown back. Henry ends up throwing the ball back, but he throws it back all the way to home plate on a dead line. Henry is quickly signed by the Cubs and is the biggest phenom in Major League Baseball. But, is all the fame and fortune too much for him to handle at such a young age, or will he continue as the best pitcher in baseball?
Cast
- Thomas Ian Nicholas .... Henry Rowengartner
- Gary Busey .... Chet 'Rocket' Stedman
- Albert Hall .... Sal Martinella
- Amy Morton .... Mary Rowengartner
- Dan Hedaya .... Larry Fisher/Fish
- Bruce Altman .... Jack Bradfield
- Barry Bonds .... Three Big Whiffers
- Bobby Bonilla .... Three Big Whiffers
- Pedro Guerrero .... Three Big Whiffers
- Tim Stoddard .... Dodger pitcher
- John Candy .... Announcer
Quotes
- Henry Rowengartner: Pitcher's got a big butt! Pitcher's got a big butt!
Trivia
- When Henry first goes to Wrigley Field as a pitcher, he goes to the players entrance. When he knocks on the door to be let in, an old man pokes his head through a hole in the door. At first he doesn't let Henry in, then Henry reveals who he is, and the old man says, "Well that's a horse of a different color," which is the same thing that was said in The Wizard of Oz (1939) when Dorothy and the gang get to Oz.
