The Rookie
The Rookie

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Jim Morris is a Texas high school chemistry teacher and coach of the school's baseball team. He's always loved baseball and as a way of motivating his players, he agrees to go to a professional try-out if they win the championship. He once had aspirations to be a professional baseball player but an injury brought that to an end. Sure enough, the 39 year-old father of three finds himself at a camp for the Tampa Bay Devil Rays and he somehow seems to have regained his pitching ... (Full plot summary below)

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Actors in The Rookie:

Dennis Quaid
Rachel Griffiths
Jay Hernandez
Beth Grant
Angus T. Jones
Brian Cox

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Jim Morris is a Texas high school chemistry teacher and coach of the school's baseball team. He's always loved baseball and as a way of motivating his players, he agrees to go to a professional try-out if they win the championship. He once had aspirations to be a professional baseball player but an injury brought that to an end. Sure enough, the 39 year-old father of three finds himself at a camp for the Tampa Bay Devil Rays and he somehow seems to have regained his pitching arm, easily throwing a 98 mph fastball. Signed to a contract, he toils in the minor leagues while his supportive wife stays home raising their children. He soon finds himself called up to the big club and pitching for Tampa which is in Texas playing the Rangers. Based on a true story.

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eFilmCritic.com - 10/10 by Erik ChildressThe best film about baseball to hit theaters since Field of Dreams.
SPLICEDWire - 10/10 by Rob BlackwelderThe fact that The Rookie is a nearly impeccable cinematic experience -- and a wonderful all-ages triumph besides -- is a miracle akin to the story the film portrays.
Flick Filosopher - 10/10 by MaryAnn JohansonThere's nothing surprising about The Rookie except how unexpectedly moving it is.
Houston Community Newspapers - 10/10 by Gary BrownI take back all of the nasty things I've said recently about the struggling Disney Corporation.
MovieFreak.com - 9/10 by Sara Michelle FettersBut The Rookie belongs to Quaid. Here is an actor born to be in a baseball film. He is never anything less than believable as the stalwart Morris. More than that, though, Quaid just seems to get better and better as the years go by.
The New York Times - 9/10 by Stephen HoldenScene by scene, The Rookie does a better job of capturing the rhythms and rituals of the playing field and the electricity that flows between a team and its fans than well-regarded baseball films like "Field of Dreams" and "The Natural."
Washington Post - 9/10 by Ann HornadayA rarity to be cheered: a smart, engaging family film that stands firmly in the best of the Disney tradition.
Washington Post - 9/10 by Desson ThomsonSo unassuming and pure of heart, you can't help but warmly extend your arms and yell "Safe!"
The Film Yap - 9/10 by Nick RogersIn one of his greatest performances, Dennis Quaid puts nasty velocity and wicked movement on his delivery. A patient, emotionally honest sports film about resurrecting a dream and investing all you never knew you had.
Des Moines Register - 9/10 by Jeffrey BrunerFew films capture so perfectly the hopes and dreams of little boys on baseball fields as well as the grown men who sit in the stands.

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