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

Status

Released

Release date

July 7, 1993

Original language

English

Spoken languages

English

Countries

United States of America

Production

20th Century Fox

Cast

Thomas Ian Nicholas,Gary Busey,Amy Morton,Patrick LaBrecque,Robert Hy Gorman,Bruce Altman,Dan Hedaya,Albert Hall,Eddie Bracken,Daniel Sternand 10 more

Director

Daniel Stern

Writer

Sam Harper

Producer

Robert Harper,Jack Brodsky,Irby Smith

Cinematography

Jack N. Green

Music

Bill Conti

Budget

$31,000,000

Revenue

$56,500,758

IMDb

tt0107985