Rookie of the Year (1993)
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.
Director: Daniel Stern
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Thomas Ian Nicholas as Henry Rowengartner |
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Gary Busey as Chet Steadman |
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Amy Morton as Mary Rowengartner |
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Patrick LaBrecque as George |
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Robert Hy Gorman as Clark (as Robert Gorman) |
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Bruce Altman as Jack Bradfield |
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Dan Hedaya as Larry 'Fish' Fisher |
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Albert Hall as Sal Martinella |
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Eddie Bracken as Bob Carson |
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Daniel Stern as Phil Brickma |
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Tom Milanovich as Heddo |
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Neil Flynn as Stan Okie |
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W. Earl Brown as Billy Frick |
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Ian Gomez as Odd Bellman |
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Andy Berman as Ernie |
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Colombe Jacobsen-Derstine as Becky |
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John Candy as Cliff Murdoch - Announcer (uncredited) |
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Jonathan Hilario as Phys Ed Dweeb |
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Ken Earl as Pepsi Executive |
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Anders Holm as Kid in the Cafeteria (uncredited) |
| Directing | Daniel Stern | Director |
| Writing | Sam Harper | Writer |
| Visual Effects | Erik Henry | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Editing | Raja Gosnell | Editor |
| Art | William Arnold | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jay Hurley | Costume Design |
| Sound | Andy Nelson | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Art | Leslie Bloom | Set Decoration |
| Sound | Stephen Hunter Flick | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Editing | Donn Cambern | Editor |
| Art | Steven J. Jordan | Production Design |
| Sound | Bill Conti | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Jack N. Green | Director of Photography |
| Production | Robert Harper | Producer |
| Production | Jack Brodsky | Executive Producer |
| Production | Irby Smith | Executive Producer |
| Production | Joan Aguado | Associate Producer |
