A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Release Date:
March 25, 2002
Original Title:
The Rookie
Alternate Titles:
Die Entscheidung
Genres:
Drama | Family
Production Companies:
98 MPH Productions
Gran Via Productions
Walt Disney Pictures
Production Countries:
United States of America
Ratings / Certifications:
ES: APTA GB: U IE: G JP: R15+ NL: AL US: G
Runtime: 127
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.
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Casting:
Ronna Kress
Costume Design:
Bruce Finlayson
Director:
John Lee Hancock
Director of Photography:
John Schwartzman
Editor:
Eric L. Beason
Executive Producer:
Philip Steuer
Music Supervisor:
John Bissell
Original Music Composer:
Carter Burwell
Producer:
Gordon Gray
Mark Ciardi
Mark Johnson
Production Design:
Barry Robison
Writer:
Mike Rich
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