The Rookie
25/03/2002
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.
Movie Information
Dennis Quaid
as Jimmy Morris
Rachel Griffiths
as Lorri Morris
Jay Hernandez
as Joaquin 'Wack' Campos
Beth Grant
as Olline
Angus T. Jones
as Hunter Morris
Brian Cox
as Jim Morris Sr.
Rick Gonzalez
as Rudy Bonilla
Chad Lindberg
as Joe David West
Angelo Spizzirri
as Joel De La Garza
Royce D. Applegate
as Henry
Russell Richardson
as Brooks
Raynor Scheine
as Frank
Chris Sheffield
as Catcher
Brandon Smith
as Orlando Manager
Trevor Morgan
as Young Jimmy
David Blackwell
as Cal
Blue Deckert
as Baseball Scout Dave Patterson
Danny Kamin
as Durham Manager Mac
Rebecca Spicher
as Jessica
Raymond Rivera
as Ray - Janitor
Marco Sanchez
as Sanchez
Cynthia Dorn
as Esther
Robert Lewis
as Steve Dearborn
Seth Spiker
as Tryout Catcher
Beau Holden
as Orlando Heckler
Cam Banfield
as Jimmy's Brother
Barbie Burke
as Female Student
Carlos A. Gonzalez
as David
Kyle Scott Jackson
as Baseball Scout
Bert Beatson
as Player with Headphones
Anthony Moore
as Kenny Justin
Brian Shoop
as Durham PR Director
Mark Ciardi
as Tim Stewart
Willie Dirden
as Locker Room Attendant
Chuck Morgan
as Texas Rangers PA Announcer
Eric Nadel
as Texas Rangers Radio Announcer
Richard Dillard
as Devil Rays Manager
James Fletcher
as Devil Rays Pitching Coach
John Wayne Shafer
as Reporter #1
Charles Sanders
as Reporter #2
Randall Wallace
as Texas Oilman
Tim Jackson
as High School Umpire
John Williams
as Orland Umpire #1
Jim Morris
as Orlando Umpire #2
J.D. Evermore
as Relief Pitcher #1
Mark Robert Ellis
as Relief Pitcher #2
Julio Cesar Cedillo
as Relief Pitcher #3
Lindsay Cady
as Baseball Fan
Deborah Abbott
as Baseball Fan
Patty Allieri
as Baseball Fan
Johnny Bartee
as Baseball Fan
Jason Bohn
as Baseball Fan
Fred Bothwell
as Little League Dad
Matthew Brown
as Baseball Fan
Royce Clayton
as Self
Peter Cornwell
as Baseball Fan
Rhett Ashley Crosby
as Tampa Bay Devil Ray
Lisa Del Dotto
as Baseball Fan
Gareth B. DePutron
as Baseball Fan
Mark Falvo
as Reporter
Archie Fields
as Baseball Fan
Charles Gibson
as Self
Ryan Hancock
as High School 3rd Baseman
Jade Hanley
as Baseball Fan
John C. Hogwood
as Baseball Fan
Michael S. Koenig
as Texas Ranger Baseball Player
Nora J. Moore
as Customer
Dan Murphy
as Baseball Fan
Ray L. Perez
as Townsperson
Jess Price
as Rangers 3rd Baseman Tim Holden
George Renteria
as Baseball Fan
Robert Rosado
as Anthony Morgan
Bobby Shue
as Baseball Fan
Brent Smiga
as Hippie Fan
Gary Teague
as Baseball Fan
Aaron Wells
as Student
Christine Wolf
as Restaurant Patron
