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The Rookie (2002)
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.
Updated May 10 2020
Cast
Rachel Griffiths
Lorri Morris
Beth Grant
Olline
Dennis Quaid
Jimmy Morris
Chad Lindberg
Joe David West
Jay Hernandez
Joaquin 'Wack' Campos
Raynor Scheine
Frank
Royce D. Applegate
Henry
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Crew
John Schwartzman
Director of Photography
Carter Burwell
Music
Ronna Kress
Casting
Mark Johnson
Producer
Philip Steuer
Executive Producer
Mike Rich
Writer
Barry Robison
Production Design
Eric L. Beason
Editor
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