The Rookie (Widescreen Edition)
by John Lee Hancock
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Actor: Angus T. Jones, Beth Grant, Dennis Quaid, Jay Hernandez, Rachel GriffithsDirector: John Lee Hancock
Brand: Disney
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 5.1; Spanish (Subtitled)
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: 2.35:1
Running Time: 127 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2002-08-27
Audience Rating: G (General Audience)
Studio: Walt Disney Video
Movie Reviews of The Rookie (Widescreen Edition)
Movie Review: Rookie makes its pitch for best baseball movie ever...
Summary: 5 Stars
Director John Lee Hancock masterminds a movie based on a true story of an over-30 baseball player who makes a comeback and finds himself with another shot at the major leagues. Dennis Quaid plays Jim Morris, who actually played for the Tampa Bay Rays as a relief pitcher.I've seen "The Rookie" so many times that I feel like I was behind the plate,catching a Morris fastball. "Field of Dreams","The Natural",and for that matter Kevin Costner's portrayal of Billy Chapel in "For the Love of the Game", all have an underlying theme along with "The Rookie" and that is the relationship between father and son.In "The Rookie" that relationship is strained and if the ending doesn't get to you...nothing will.
Summary of The Rookie (Widescreen Edition)
From the studio that brought you REMEMBER THE TITANS comes an inspirational film based on a true story. Jim Morris (Dennis Quaid), father, teacher, and high school coach, thought his dream was over. He'd had his shot playing baseball, blew out his shoulder, and retired without ever making it to the big leagues. Then, in 1999, Coach Morris made a fateful bet with his perpetually losing team. If they won the district championship, Morris -- who threw a 98 mph fastball -- would try out for the majors. The team went from worst to first, and Jim, living up to his end of the bargain, threw caution to the wind and was on the road to becoming the oldest rookie in the major leagues. This heartfelt, uplifting story about not giving up on your dreams will have everyone cheering.Jim Morris, the real-life hero of The Rookie, has an inspirational story all but guaranteed to put a smile on anyone's face. Happily, this G-rated Disney drama, based on Morris's published memoir of the same title, is suitable for an all-ages audience. Blessed with an awesome fastball, Morris nursed dreams of pitching for Major League Baseball during his 20s; injuries and bad luck, however, forced him to give up hope and become a teacher and coach. Years later, pressed by students and colleagues to try out for "the Show" one more time, Morris discovered he still had a powerful arm, and he was signed by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. The Rookie is at its best throughout this first chapter in Morris's midlife adventure, though the rest of the film finds fresh angles on more familiar baseball-movie conventions. Dennis Quaid is soulful and charismatic as Morris, perfect in his depiction of a man both thankful and startled that destiny has given one of the good guys his due. Appropriate for ages 4 and up. --Tom Keogh
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