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Rookie of the Year (1993)

Rookie of the Year (1993)

PG 103 minutes EN Family , Comedy
The Chicago Cubs needed a miracle... They got Henry Rowengartner.
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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Thomas Ian Nicholas
Henry Rowengartner
Gary Busey
Chet Steadman
Amy Morton
Mary Rowengartner
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
Neil Flynn
Stan Okie

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Production Design
Art Direction
Costume Design
Set Decoration
Supervising Sound Editor
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Production companies: 20th Century Fox
Production countries: United States of America
Budget: $31,000,000
Revenue: $56,500,758

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PG (Some material may not be suitable for children under 10. These films may contain some mild language, crude/suggestive humor, scary moments and/or violence. No drug content is present. There are a few exceptions to this rule. A few racial insults may also be heard.)

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