Movie
Rookie of the Year
Overview
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
- Release date
- 1993-07-07
- Runtime
- 103 min
- Genres
- Family, Comedy
- Status
- Released
- Production
- 20th Century Fox
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Thomas Ian Nicholas as Henry Rowengartner
- Gary Busey as Chet Steadman
- Amy Morton as Mary Rowengartner
- Patrick LaBrecque as George
- Robert Hy Gorman as Clark (as Robert Gorman)
- Bruce Altman as Jack Bradfield
- Dan Hedaya as Larry 'Fish' Fisher
- Albert Hall as Sal Martinella
- Eddie Bracken as Bob Carson
- Daniel Stern as Phil Brickma
- Tom Milanovich as Heddo
- Neil Flynn as Stan Okie
Crew
- Daniel Stern - Director
- Sam Harper - Writer
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