Rookie of the Year
When an accident miraculously gives a boy an incredibly powerful pitching arm, he becomes a major league pitcher for the Chicago Cubs.
- Rated
- PG
- Runtime
- 1h 43m
- Released
- 1993
- Country
- United States
Details
Release year: 1993
Storyline
When an accident miraculously gives a boy an incredibly powerful pitching arm, he becomes a major league pitcher for the Chicago Cubs.
Top credits
Thomas Ian Nicholas ā Henry Rowengartner
Gary Busey ā Chet Steadman
Albert Hall ā Martinella
Amy Morton ā Mary Rowengartner
Did you know
ā¢ John Candy, as the radio broadcaster, is uncredited. His role isn't mentioned in the movie credits because he wasn't originally cast in the movie.
ā¢ When Henry has to take his first AB (against the L.A. Dodgers), the pitcher in that scene (Tregoraw) is Tim Stoddard. Stoddard was a technical adviser for the baseball scenes in the movie. Coincidentally, Stoddard was actually a pitcher for the Cubs in real life, he pitched on the '84 Cubs team that won the NL East title (and eventually lost to the San Diego Padres in the NLCS).
ā¢ This is the only film directed by Daniel Stern.
Box Office
Gross (Domestic): $53,615,089
Opening Weekend (Domestic): $9,122,714 (1993-07-11)
User reviews
Another good "kid-in-the-big-leagues" movie
Childhood fantasies
Not a Bad Sports Movie!
Technical specs
- Sound mix
- Dolby Stereo
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
- Color
- Color
