The Rookie

2002
U
2h 7m

IMDb RATING

6.9/10

38K

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Play trailer2:31

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Baseball Drama Family Sport

A Texas baseball coach makes the major league after agreeing to try out if his high school team made the playoffs.A Texas baseball coach makes the major league after agreeing to try out if his high school team made the playoffs.A Texas baseball coach makes the major league after agreeing to try out if his high school team made the playoffs.

See production info at IMDbPro

IMDb RATING

6.9/10

38K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 5 wins & 4 nominations

Videos1

Trailer 2:31

Official Trailer

Photos67

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Storyline

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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 Texas Rangers game. All of the pitching shots were done after the game.

Goofs
During Jim Morris' pitching tryout there several close-ups of his hand holding the baseball. One close-up shows his right hand holding the ball even though he is a left-handed pitcher. But pitchers will often remove their gloves and rub the ball with the opposite hand to remove sweat or rosin from the ball.

Quotes
Jim Morris Sr.: 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.

Crazy credits
The two nuns are walking on Jimmy's (Dennis Quaid) field as the film ends.

Connections
Featured in Hollywood's Top Ten: Batter Up! (2011)

Soundtracks
Some Dreams
Produced by The Twangtrust
Written and Performed by Steve Earle
Courtesy of Artemis Records

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Featured review

excellent

This was one of the best bio-pics I have seen in years. Dennis Quaid is perfect as Jim Morris, a man who finally gets a shot at his lifelong dream-pitching in the big leagues. He is a high school science teacher/baseball coach whose players make a bet with him:if they win district, he tries out for the majors. You can probably guess what happens next. I found this story made even more powerful by the fact that it was based on a true story.

*** out of ****