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The Rookie

  • 20022002
  • GG
  • 2h 7m
IMDb RATING
6.9/10
35K
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The Rookie (2002)
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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.
IMDb RATING
6.9/10
35K
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POPULARITY
5,500
6
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    • Director
      • John Lee Hancock
    • Writer
      • Mike Rich
    • Stars
      • Dennis Quaid
      • JD Evermore
      • Rachel Griffiths
    Top credits
    • Director
      • John Lee Hancock
    • Writer
      • Mike Rich
    • Stars
      • Dennis Quaid
      • JD Evermore
      • Rachel Griffiths
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 208User reviews
    • 91Critic reviews
    • 72Metascore
    • Awards
      • 5 wins & 4 nominations

    Videos1

    Official Trailer
    Trailer 2:31
    Official Trailer

    Photos66

    Jay Hernandez in The Rookie (2002)
    Rick Gonzalez and Jay Hernandez in The Rookie (2002)
    Beth Grant in The Rookie (2002)
    Dennis Quaid, Jay Hernandez, and Chad Lindberg in The Rookie (2002)
    Dennis Quaid in The Rookie (2002)
    Brian Cox in The Rookie (2002)
    Dennis Quaid and Jay Hernandez in The Rookie (2002)
    Angus T. Jones in The Rookie (2002)
    Dennis Quaid and Brian Cox in The Rookie (2002)
    Dennis Quaid and Rachel Griffiths in The Rookie (2002)
    Dennis Quaid, Rachel Griffiths, and Angus T. Jones in The Rookie (2002)
    Dennis Quaid, Jay Hernandez, and Angus T. Jones in The Rookie (2002)

    Top cast

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    Dennis Quaid
    Dennis Quaid
    • Jimmy Morris
    JD Evermore
    JD Evermore
    • Relief Pitcher #1
    • (as J.D. Evermore)
    Rachel Griffiths
    Rachel Griffiths
    • Lorri Morris
    Jay Hernandez
    Jay Hernandez
    • Joaquin 'Wack' Campos
    Beth Grant
    Beth Grant
    • Olline
    Angus T. Jones
    Angus T. Jones
    • Hunter Morris
    Brian Cox
    Brian Cox
    • Jim Morris Sr.
    Rick Gonzalez
    Rick Gonzalez
    • Rudy Bonilla
    Chad Lindberg
    Chad Lindberg
    • Joe David West
    Angelo Spizzirri
    Angelo Spizzirri
    • Joel De La Garza
    Royce D. Applegate
    Royce D. Applegate
    • Henry
    Russell Richardson
    Russell Richardson
    • Brooks
    Raynor Scheine
    Raynor Scheine
    • Frank
    David Blackwell
    David Blackwell
    • Cal
    Blue Deckert
    Blue Deckert
    • Baseball Scout Dave Patterson
    Danny Kamin
    Danny Kamin
    • Durham Manager Mac
    • (as Daniel Kamin)
    Matt Williams
    • Owl Player #1
    Miguel Salas
    • Owl Player #2
    • Director
      • John Lee Hancock
    • Writer
      • Mike Rich
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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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

      Jimmy: You know what we get to do today, Brooks? We get to play baseball.

    • Crazy credits
      The 2 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

    User reviews208

    Review
    Top review
    Not a 'rookie' in entertainment
    ****

    Starring: Dennis Quaid, Rachel Griffiths, and Angus T. Jones.

    A science teacher in his late thirties decides to follow his dream...playing professional baseball. The team that he coaches makes a bet that if they win the championship, then he must try out for pro baseball. Well guess what happens? Yep, you guessed it. I can't exactly tell you the rest, but you'll love it.

    The film has a lot of heart that keeps this movie going and going. Quaid portrays a wonderful performance as Jimmy Morris. Everyone else is perfect, and his is definitely on the top 10 of 2002. It's Oscar material all the way and deserves whatever it gets.

    What's also good about this is that it can be a great movie with no bad language or anything. That's a sign of great writing.

    Highly recommended to everyone, but very highly recommended to families.
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    4
    • smla02
    • Jan 13, 2003

    Details

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    • Release date
      • March 29, 2002 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Official site
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Çaylak
    • Filming locations
      • Thorndale, Texas, USA
    • Production companies
      • 98 MPH Productions
      • Gran Via
      • Walt Disney Pictures
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $22,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $75,600,072
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $16,021,684
      • Mar 31, 2002
    • Gross worldwide
      • $80,693,537
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 7 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • DTS
      • Dolby Digital
      • SDDS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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