The Rookie 22 years old
Sometimes dreams come back to life.
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.
Credits
The Rookie Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Dennis Quaid He was 47, now 70 years old | as Jimmy Morris |
| Jay Hernández He was 24, now 46 years old | as Joaquin 'Wack' Campos |
| Rachel Griffiths She was 33, now 55 years old | as Lorri Morris |
| Chad Lindberg He was 25, now 48 years old | as Joe David West |
| Beth Grant She was 52, now 75 years old | as Olline |
| Rick Gonzalez He was 22, now 45 years old | as Rudy Bonilla |
| Angus T. Jones He was 8, now 31 years old | as Hunter Morris |
| Royce D. Applegate He was 62, 63 years old when he died | as Henry |
| Angelo Spizzirri He was 26, 31 years old when he died | as Joel De La Garza |
| Russell Richardson He was 25, now 47 years old | as Brooks |
| Raynor Scheine He was 60, now 82 years old | as Frank |
| Brian Cox (actor) He was 55, now 78 years old | as Jim Morris Sr. |
The Rookie Crew
| Name | Department |
|---|---|
| John Schwartzman as Director of Photography. He was 41 (now 64) years old | Camera |
| Carter Burwell as Music. He was 46 (now 69) years old | Sound |
| Ronna Kress as Casting. She was 42 (now 64) years old | Production |
| Mike Rich as Writer. He was 43 (now 65) years old | Writing |
| Barry Robison as Production Design. | Art |
| Eric L. Beason as Editor. | Editing |
| Bruce Finlayson as Costume Design. | Costume & Make-Up |
| Mark Ciardi as Producer. He was 40 (now 63) years old | Production |
| Gordon Gray as Producer. He was 91 (82) years old when He died | Production |
| John Lee Hancock as Director. He was 45 (now 67) years old | Directing |
| John Bissell as Music Supervisor. | Sound |
The Rookie (22 years)
Sometimes dreams come back to life.
- Release day: Monday, March 25, 2002
- Runtime: 127 minutes
- Budget: 20000000.00
- Revenue: 75597042.00