Rookie of the Year
Rookie of the Year

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12-year-old Henry Rowengartner, whose late father was a minor league baseball player, grew up dreaming of playing baseball, despite his physical shortcomings. Although he's close to his mother Mary, Henry hates Mary's latest boyfriend, Jack Bradfield. After Henry's arm is broken while trying to catch a baseball at school, the tendon in that arm heals too tightly, allowing Henry to throw pitches that are as fast as 103 mph. Henry is spotted at nearby Wrigley Field by Larry "Fi... (Full plot summary below)

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Actors in Rookie of the Year:

Thomas Ian Nicholas
Gary Busey
Amy Morton
Patrick LaBrecque
Robert Hy Gorman
Bruce Altman

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12-year-old Henry Rowengartner, whose late father was a minor league baseball player, grew up dreaming of playing baseball, despite his physical shortcomings. Although he's close to his mother Mary, Henry hates Mary's latest boyfriend, Jack Bradfield. After Henry's arm is broken while trying to catch a baseball at school, the tendon in that arm heals too tightly, allowing Henry to throw pitches that are as fast as 103 mph. Henry is spotted at nearby Wrigley Field by Larry "Fish" Fisher, the general manager of the struggling Chicago Cubs, after Henry throws an opponent's home-run ball all the way from the outfield bleachers back to the catcher, and it seems that Henry may be the pitcher that team owner Bob Carson has been praying for. At first, Cubs manager Sal Martinella doesn't like Henry being on the team, but despite the rawness of his talent, Henry revives everyone's team spirit and reignites the enthusiasm of the fans. While money hungry Jack pulls strings behind the scenes to line his own pockets, Mary starts to fall for veteran pitcher Chet "Rocket" Steadman, whose injuries are curtailing a once sparkling career. While Henry bonds with Chet, Henry's friends resent Henry's star status when he arrives late to help them work on an old boat. As the Cubs head for the National League Championship series, Jack agrees to hand over Henry's contract to the New York Yankees for 25 million dollars. Mary doesn't like that, so when Jack angers Mary even more by stupidly saying that Henry is half his, Mary literally punches Jack out the door, with Henry cheering her on. Thinking about the idea of retiring, both Henry and Chet start performing badly, but they set out to redeem themselves at the National League championship series.

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Independent on Sunday - 8/10 by Quentin CurtisIf you don't know baseball, you won't understand the climax. If you do, you'll find it preposterous.
Hartford Courant - 8/10 by Malcolm JohnsonInning after inning, Rookie of the Year goes down swinging, ignominiously. It's strictly bush league stuff.
Common Sense Media - 8/10 by Randy WhiteFar-fetched fantasy is good-natured fun for all.
Chicago Sun-Times - 8/10 by Roger EbertLook, this isn't a great movie. If you're not a kid, don't go unless there's a kid you want to take. But if you are a kid, and you have ever for a moment wondered what it would be like to play major-league ball at your age, then take it from the old Little Leaguer and see this movie.
Austin Chronicle - 7/10 by Hollis ChaconaThe movie has a charming mix of sensible, earthbound characters and silly, over-the-top caricatures.
Empire - 6/10 by Emma CochraneA relatively enjoyable kids' movie that will entertain the kids, but unsurprisingly may leave the adults cold. From the director of The Wonder Years, it doesn't break any new boundaries, but rather sticks with what he knows best, that is sentimental childhood comedies.
Variety - 6/10 by Leonard KladyA warm, comic "what if" yarn, it's rife with humor and sentimentality but is just one run away from the game-winning score.
Los Angeles Times - 6/10 by Michael WilmingtonRookie of the Year is a wholly benevolent but banal baseball fantasy aimed at Little Leaguers with dreams of reaching big-time fields.
The Seattle Times - 5/10 by Jeff ShannonWith Rookie of the Year, Daniel Stern has struck out.
The A.V. Club - 5/10 by Marah EakinRookie isn’t a bad movie. It’s also not good.

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