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

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.

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

• Daniel SternDirector
• Sam HarperWriter
• Robert HarperProducer
• Jack BrodskyExecutive Producer
• Irby SmithExecutive Producer
• Jack N. GreenDirector of Photography
• Bill ContiOriginal Music Composer
• Donn CambernEditor
• Raja GosnellEditor

Rookie of the year trailer 1993 (VHS Capture)Rookie of the Year 1993 Trailer CRookie of the Year trailer

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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