The Rookie

Synopsis

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.

Main Cast

Dennis Quaid

Jimmy Morris

Age : 70 | Popularity : 33%

Rachel Griffiths

Lorri Morris

Age : 55 | Popularity : 49%

Jay Hernandez

Joaquin 'Wack' Campos

Age : 46 | Popularity : 12%

Beth Grant

Olline

Age : 74 | Popularity : 25%

Angus T. Jones

Hunter Morris

Age : 30 | Popularity : 15%

Brian Cox

Jim Morris Sr.

Age : 77 | Popularity : 38%

Rick Gonzalez

Rudy Bonilla

Age : 44 | Popularity : 14%

Chad Lindberg

Joe David West

Age : 47 | Popularity : 11%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Production	Casting	Ronna Kress
	Producer	Mark Johnson Mark Ciardi Gordon Gray
	Executive Producer	Philip Steuer
Camera	Director of Photography	John Schwartzman
Sound	Music	Carter Burwell
	Music Supervisor	John Bissell
Writing	Writer	Mike Rich
Art	Production Design	Barry Robison
Editing	Editor	Eric L. Beason
Costume & Make-Up	Costume Design	Bruce Finlayson
Directing	Director	John Lee Hancock
Department	Role	Name

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