Film
Rookie of the Year
1993 · 1h 43m · Family · Comedy
The Chicago Cubs needed a miracle... They got Henry Rowengartner.
- IMDb
- 6.1
- Rotten Tomatoes
- 43%
- Metacritic
- 53
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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.
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Cast
Thomas Ian Nicholas
Henry Rowengartner
Gary Busey
Chet Steadman
Amy Morton
Mary Rowengartner
Patrick LaBrecque
George
Robert Hy Gorman
Clark (as Robert Gorman)
Bruce Altman
Jack Bradfield
Dan Hedaya
Larry 'Fish' Fisher
Albert Hall
Sal Martinella
Eddie Bracken
Bob Carson
Daniel Stern
Phil Brickma
Tom Milanovich
Heddo
Neil Flynn
Stan Okie
W. Earl Brown
Billy Frick
Ian Gomez
Odd Bellman
Andy Berman
Ernie
Colombe Jacobsen-Derstine
Becky
Crew
- Daniel SternDirector
- Sam HarperWriter
- Robert HarperProducer
- Jack BrodskyExecutive Producer
- Irby SmithExecutive Producer
- Jack N. GreenDirector of Photography
- Bill ContiOriginal Music Composer
- Raja GosnellEditor
- Donn CambernEditor
Media
Details
- Release date
- July 7, 1993
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Runtime
- 1h 43m
- Rated
- PG
- Budget
- $31,000,000
- Revenue
- $56,500,758
- Genres
- Family, Comedy
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