The Rookie
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The Rookie is a 2002 movie directed by John Lee Hancock.
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Tagline
It's never too late to believe in your dreams.
Plot Summary
When a shoulder injury ended his minor league pitching career twelve years ago, Jim Morris resorted to the next best thing: coaching. But Jim's team, knowing their coach is a great ball player, makes a deal with him: if they win the district championship, they want Jim to try out for a major-league organization. Going from worst to first, the team makes it to state, and Jim is forced to live up to his end of the deal. While there prove to be a lot of pitches to be thrown before he makes it off the mound, big-league dreams are revived, and there's no telling where he could go. Based on the true story of Jim Morris.
Cast
- Dennis Quaid .... Jim Morris
- Rachel Griffits .... Rachel Morris
- Brian Cox .... Jim Morris, Sr.
- Jay Hernandez .... Joaquin 'Wack' Campos
- Rick Gonzalez .... Rudy Bonilla
- Chad Lindberg .... Joe David West
- Angelo Spizzirri .... Joel De La Garza
- Jim Morris .... Orlando Umpire # 2
- Russell Richardson .... Brooks
- Beth Grant .... Olline Morris
- Royce Clayton .... as himself
Quotes
- Jimmy: You know what we get to do today, Brooks? We get to play baseball.
- Sanchez: So, Riv, what was it like watching the Babe play?
Jimmy: You sure you wanna start this?
Sanchez: How many fans did you lose when they raised ticket prices to 50 cents?
Jimmy: Almost as many as we lose when you pitch!
Brooks: Oooh! And this game is over, baby!
- Dave Patterson: Jimmy, I've been a scout for a long time, and the number one rule is, arms slow down when they get old. Now, if I call the office and tell 'em I got a guy here almost twice these kids' age, I'm gonna get laughed at. But, if I don't call in a 98-mile-an-hour fastball, I'm gonna get fired! I'm just saying there's a chance you might get a call on this.
Trivia
- The scene where Jimmy walks out to the mound for the first time at The Ballpark in Arlington was filmed during the seventh inning stretch of a real Rangers game. All of the pitching shots were done after the game.
- The park used for Durham Bulls home stadium was actually the new Dell Diamond in Round Rock, Texas. The stadium is home of the triple-A Astro farm team. The teams name is the Round Rock Express.
- Producers contacted Royce Clayton, the first batter Morris faced in the Major Leagues, and got his permission to use his name, etc for the film. It actually took Morris four pitches to strike him out. Clayton managed to hit one foul. But it was too difficult to film a ball going foul, so they left it out.
External Links
- The Rookie -at the Internet Movie Database
