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Rookie of the Year

1993 • 1h43m Family, Comedy

Rating

6.2/10

Popularity

2

12-year-old Henry Rowengartner, whose late father was a minor league baseball player, grew up dreaming of playing baseball, despite his physical shortcomings. 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.

Details

Director

Daniel Stern

Screenplay

Sam Harper

Cast

Thomas Ian Nicholas

Gary Busey

Amy Morton

Release date

7/7/1993

Status

Released

Budget

$31,000,000

Revenue

$56,500,758

Origin country

US

Vote count

376