The Rookie
Sometimes dreams come back to life.
127 mins
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.
Angelo Spizzirri
Joel De La Garza
Rebecca Spicher
Jessica
Raymond Rivera
Ray - Janitor
Seth Spiker
Tryout Catcher
Barbie Burke
Female Student
Carlos A. Gonzalez
David
Kyle Scott Jackson
Baseball Scout
Bert Beatson
Player with Headphones
Anthony Moore
Kenny Justin
Mark Ciardi
Tim Stewart
Willie Dirden
Locker Room Attendant
Chuck Morgan
Texas Rangers PA Announcer
Eric Nadel
Texas Rangers Radio Announcer
James Fletcher
Devil Rays Pitching Coach
John Wayne Shafer
Reporter #1
Charles Sanders
Reporter #2
Tim Jackson
High School Umpire
John Williams
Orland Umpire #1
Jim Morris
Orlando Umpire #2
Lindsay Cady
Baseball Fan
Deborah Abbott
Baseball Fan
Patty Allieri
Baseball Fan
Johnny Bartee
Baseball Fan
Jason Bohn
Baseball Fan
Fred Bothwell
Little League Dad
Matthew Brown
Baseball Fan
Royce Clayton
Self
Peter Cornwell
Baseball Fan
Rhett Ashley Crosby
Tampa Bay Devil Ray
Lisa Del Dotto
Baseball Fan
Gareth B. DePutron
Baseball Fan
Archie Fields
Baseball Fan
Charles Gibson
Self
Ryan Hancock
High School 3rd Baseman
Jade Hanley
Baseball Fan
John C. Hogwood
Baseball Fan
Michael S. Koenig
Texas Ranger Baseball Player
Nora J. Moore
Customer
Dan Murphy
Baseball Fan
Ray L. Perez
Townsperson
Jess Price
Rangers 3rd Baseman Tim Holden
George Renteria
Baseball Fan
Robert Rosado
Anthony Morgan
Bobby Shue
Baseball Fan
Brent Smiga
Hippie Fan
Aaron Wells
Student
Eric L. Beason
Editor
John Bissell
Music Supervisor
Philip Steuer
Executive Producer
Mark Ciardi
Producer
Bruce Finlayson
Costume Design
Barry Robison
Production Design
Jason Sweers
Graphic Designer