The Rookie
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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...
Cast & Crew
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John Lee Hancock
Director
Dennis Quaid
Rachel Griffiths
Angus T. Jones
Jay Hernandez
Rick Gonzalez
Film Details
Also Known As
Rookie
MPAA Rating
Genre
Biography
Drama
Sports
Release Date
2002
Production Company
Scott Streetman
Distribution Company
Walt Disney Studios Distribution
Location
Austin, Texas, USA; Arlington, Texas, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
2h 8m
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.
Director
John Lee Hancock
Director
Cast
Dennis Quaid
Rachel Griffiths
Angus T. Jones
Jay Hernandez
Rick Gonzalez
Chuck Morgan
Quincy Wickson
Brian Cox
Raymond Rivera
Angelo Spizzirri
Mark Ciardi
Robert Logan
Randall Wallace
Matt Targac
David Hack
Lead Person
Canuto Rey Guerrero
Eddie Alvarado
Ernest Vidaure
Chad Lindberg
Bert Beatson
Eric Nadel
Brandon Smith
Carlos A Gonzalez
Gavin Forbis
Kyle Scott Jackson
Blue Deckert
Rebecca Spicher
Royce D Applegate
Beau Holden
John Williams
Cynthia Dorn
Jim Morris
David Blackwell
Barbie Burke
Richard Dillard
Charles Sanders
Mark Baletka
Brian Shoop
Tiger King
Raynor Scheine
Tim Jackson
Mark Ellis
Cameron Banfield
Marco Sanchez
Tony Moore
Miguel Salas
J.d. Evermore
Cory Shane Harris
Brandon Garner
Beth Grant
Willie Dirden
James Fletcher
Jaime Alvarado
Russell Richardson
Seth Spiker
Daniel Kamin
John Wayne Shafer
Chris Sheffield
Keith Mears
Fred Osuna
Julio Cesar Cedillo
Matt Williams
Crew
Anna Abbey
Set Costumer
Ryan Adams
Song Performer
Ryan Adams
Song
Jaqueline Alard
Visual Effects
Angela Angel
Hair Assistant
Natalie Angel
Assistant
Peter Atherton
Assistant
Evan Barker
Music
Susan Bartholomew
Accountant
Brian Basham
Adr
W Basquette
Video Assist/Playback
Eric Beason
Editor
Ron Bedrosian
Adr Mixer
Amy Bell
Assistant Property Master
Ron Berkeley
Makeup Artist
John Bissell
Music Supervisor
H Gordon Boos
Assistant Director
George Borthwick
Best Boy Grip
Amy Bradford
Production Assistant
Bart Brown
On-Set Dresser
Weldon Brown
Adr Mixer
Paul Burch
Song
Paul Burch
Song Performer
Buzzy Burwell
Electrician
Carter Burwell
Music
Steven Cantor
Consultant
Claudia Carle
Adr
Douglas Carter
Production Assistant
Johnny Caruso
Music Editor
Richard E. Chapla
Production Supervisor
Beth Nielsen Chapman
Song
Dave Christensen
Lighting
Mark Ciardi
Producer
Guy Clark
Song Performer
Guy Clark
Song
Jeremiah Clifton
Adr
Hal Cohen
Digital Effects Supervisor
Nat King Cole
Song Performer
Allen Connell
Accountant
Kevin Constant
Art Director
Brown Cooper
Camera Operator
Paul Covington
Avid Editor
Rodney Crowell
Song
James Crowley
Location Manager
Kyle Crusham
Adr
Amanda Curry
Accounting Assistant
Devon Curry
Adr Editor
Michael Curtis
Visual Effects
Connie Czernek
Casting Associate
Marc Dabrusin
Assistant Property Master
Barry Delaney
Costume Supervisor
Shanti Delsarte
Assistant Production Coordinator
Jim Demarco
Post-Production Accountant
Colin Derouin
Assistant Art Director
Robert Deschane
Adr Mixer
Kevin Downey
Other
Becki Drake
Makeup Assistant
Dean Dravin
Adr Mixer
Matt Dunstone
Production Assistant
Steve Earle
Song Performer
Steve Earle
Song
Rick Eckart
Production Coordinator
Colin Edlund
Craft Service
Mark Ellis
Technical Advisor
Michael Farrow
Sound Mixer
Gregory Faucett
Transportation Co-Captain
Tommy Fine
Foreman
Bruce Finlayson
Costume Designer
Tony Finno
Music
Joe Fisk
Craft Service
Nathan Fitzgerald
Assistant Editor
David E Fluhr
Rerecording
John Fogerty
Song Performer
John Fogerty
Song
Ian Fox
Camera Operator
Leigh French
Voice Casting
John A Frick
Assistant Art Director
Josh Gold
Production Assistant
Stacie Goodman
Casting Associate
Jim Gott
Technical Advisor
Gina Grande
Script Supervisor
Gordon Gray
Producer
Paul Greenstein
Song
Ann Hadsell
Adr Mixer
Mark Hanks
On-Set Dresser
Darrell Hanzalik
Adr Supervisor
Philip Hardage
Assistant Director
Susan Hegarty
Dialect Coach
John Hiatt
Song Performer
John Hiatt
Song
Mildred Hill
Song
Patty Hill
Song
Beau Holden
Assistant
Dave Hole
Song
Dave Hole
Song Performer
Joey Hudgins
Location Assistant
Edison Jackson
Electrician
Duane Jarvis
Song Performer
Duane Jarvis
Song
Jefferson Airplane
Song Performer
Brian Jennigs
Sound Editor
Ethan Johns
Song
Gilian Johnson
Sound Editing
Jon Johnson
Sound Editor
Margaret Johnson
Special Effects Supervisor
Mark Johnson
Producer
Nyima Johnston
Production Assistant
Susann Jones
Post-Production Supervisor
Jorma Kaukonen
Song
Kathleen R Kelly
Assistant
Dave Kelsey
Scenic Artist
Pat Kenly
Other
Ken Kern
Production Assistant
K J Kernan
Assistant
Brian King
Titles
Cherie King
Assistant Editor
Laura J King
Medic
Sonny Kompanek
Original Music
Kurt Kornemann
Grip
William Koshowany
Visual Effects
Ronna Kress
Casting
Nyabingi Kuti
Foley Recordist
Thom Lairson
Assistant Camera Operator
Thomas W Landrum
Other
Bryan Lawson
Music
Johnny K M Lee
Production Assistant
Shay Levin
Adr Mixer
William Levins
Foley Editor
Cindy Lindauer
Other
Marcus Lopez
Casting Associate
Adriana Marnescu
Music
Ana Martinez
Art Department Coordinator
Adam H Mckain
Production Assistant
Mike Mcnerney
Adr
S. Mark Mims
Electrician
Christian Minkler
Rerecording
Daniel A. Molaschi
Set Costumer
Jon Mone
Assistant
Randy E Moore
Special Effects Coordinator
Allison Moorer
Song Performer
Allison Moorer
Song
Jim Morris
Consultant
Richard Mosier
Assistant Camera Operator
Lawrence Muggerud
Song
Barbara Munch
Set Designer
Peter Kerr 'p.k.' Munson
Assistant Camera Operator
Jennifer Murphy
Sound Mixer
Mark Narramore
Other
Danny Navarrette
Electrician
Kelly Nelson
Hair Stylist
Lonnie Nelson
Transportation Captain
Willie Nelson
Song Performer
Deana Newcomb
Photography
Preston Oliver
Adr
Sandra Park
Music Contractor
Byran Parker
Music
Shoshana Partos
Location Manager
Darren Patnode
On-Set Dresser
Shane Patrick
On-Set Dresser
Shawn Pipkin
Production Assistant
Elvis Presley
Song
Elvis Presley
Song Performer
Robert Presley
Steadicam Operator
Doyle Primm
Song
James Pyburn
Construction Coordinator
Mark Rathaus
Assistant Editor
Brian Raymond
Other
Donis Rhoden
Grip
Michael Rich
Screenplay
Miguel Rivera
Foley
Dawn Robinette
Accounting Assistant
Barry Robison
Production Designer
Eileen Rose
Song Performer
Eileen Rose
Song
Andy Ryan
Lighting Technician
Daniel Salas-porras
Production Coordinator
Domingo Samudio
Song
Jeff Sawyer
Sound Editor
R Todd Schlopy
Steadicam Operator
Krista Schluderman
Set Costumer
Phil Schriber
Transportation Coordinator
Adam Schwartz
Camera
John Schwartzman
Director Of Photography
Christopher Scull
Production Assistant
Beth Sepko
Casting
Mike Sheeren
Dolly Grip
Ferrell A. Shinnick
Key Rigging Grip
Lindsay Sloane
Assistant
Adam Milo Smalley
Music Editor
Brad Sokol
Assistant Sound Editor
J F Stampfer
Special Effects Assistant
Sheila Steele
Casting Associate
Edward Steidele
Foley Artist
Philip Steuer
Unit Production Manager
Philip Steuer
Executive Producer
Scott Streetman
Cable Operator
Lucy Sustar
Foley Mixer
Kara Sutherlin
Other
Wallace R Symns
Other
Jennifer Taginski
Consultant
Film Details
Also Known As
Rookie
MPAA Rating
Genre
Biography
Drama
Sports
Release Date
2002
Production Company
Scott Streetman
Distribution Company
Walt Disney Studios Distribution
Location
Austin, Texas, USA; Arlington, Texas, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
2h 8m
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States Spring March 29, 2002
Released in United States on Video August 27, 2002
Began shooting March 26, 2001.
Completed shooting June 11, 2001.
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Released in United States Spring March 29, 2002
Released in United States on Video August 27, 2002
