The Rookie

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the rookie

Starring: Dennis Quaid, Rachel Griffiths, J.D. Evermore, Jay Hernandez, Brian Cox

Genre: Biography, Sports

Plot: From the studio that brought audiences "Remember the Titans" comes a motion picture based on a true story about a coach who discovers that it's never too late to try and make your dreams come true. Jim Morris (Dennis Quaid) never made it out of the minor leagues before a shoulder injury ended his pitching career twelve years ago. Now a married-with-children high-school chemistry teacher and baseball coach in Texas, Jim's team makes a deal with him: if they win the district championship, Jim will try out with a major-league organization. The bet proves incentive enough for the team, and they go from worst to first, making it to the state championship for the first time in the history of the school. Jim, forced to live up to his end of the deal, is nearly laughed off the try-out field - until he gets onto the mound, where he confounds the scouts (and himself) by clocking successive 98 mph fastballs. Is it possible that he could begin a career as a major league pitcher at an age when most players are thinking of retiring?. -(disney.go.com/disneypictures/rookie/main_index.html)

Director: John Lee Hancock
Screenwriter(s): Mike Rich
Studio: Walt Disney Pictures

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"The Rookie" DVD

DVD Features: * Commentary by director John Lee Hancock and actor Dennis Quaid * "The Inspirational Story of Jim Morris" - Meet the Real "Rookie" * Spring Training: Tips from the Pros * Deleted Scenes Introduced by the Director

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