Movie: The Rookie (2002/I)
- Director: John Lee Hancock
- Release Date: 29 March 2002 (USA)
- Run Time: 127 min
- Country: USA
- Genre: Drama , Family , Sport
Tagline: It's never too late to believe in your dreams.
Trivia: In real life, there were only 10 players on the team, which is shown in the movie. Four of the “talking” Owls came from LA, the other six came from Austin. They held a camp and 800 kids came out, and the producers got to pick from them.
Goofs: Factual errors: When Jimmy is pitching in the pros, a close up is shown of his feet as he prepares to deliver a pitch. The cleats shown around the rim of his shoe are the hard rubber type used in youth leagues or recreational ball – not the metal cleats used in pro ball.
“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. Written by garykmcd”
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