Rookie of the Year (1993)
The Chicago Cubs needed a miracle... They got Henry Rowengartner.
Synopsis
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.
Cast
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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)
- Jonathan Hilario as Phys Ed Dweeb
Crew
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Daniel Stern
Director
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Jack N. Green
Director of Photography
- Donn Cambern Editor
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Raja Gosnell
Editor
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Bill Conti
Original Music Composer
- Robert Harper Producer
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Sam Harper
Writer
