Field of Dreams
1989
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Mar 29, 2002 · "The Rookie" combines two reliable formulas: The Little Team That Goes to State, and the Old-Timer Who Realizes His Youthful Dream. When two genres approach exhaustion, sometimes it works if they prop each other up.
User Reviews. A feel good movie! Walt Disney's "The Rookie" is based on the story of Jim Morris, a former minor league picher who made one of the most amazing comebacks in sports history, ending an almost 10 year retirement and making his Major League debut in 1999 at the age of 35.
Mar 29, 2002 · 84% Tomatometer 154 Reviews 70% Audience Score 50,000+ Ratings A true story about a coach who discovers that it's never too late for dreams to come true. Jim Morris (Dennis Quaid) never made it...
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- John Lee Hancock
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- Dennis Quaid
Sep 20, 2002 · In "The Rookie", Dennis Quaid stars as over-the-hill high school coach Jimmy Morris, who suddenly realizes that he's throwing faster than any of his students. Pitching at an eye-popping 98mph...
The Rookie (2002) B+ SDG. The Rookie tells the true story of two minor miracles, possibly attributed to the intercession of St. Rita, a patroness of the impossible. If the G-rated film isn’t itself quite miraculous, it’s still sweetly appealing, inspirational, and wholesome — a story you’re glad to learn really happened, more or less as ...
Mar 29, 2002 · The Rookie - Metacritic. 2002. G. Buena Vista Pictures Distribution. 2 h 7 m. Summary The extraordinary real-life story of Jim Morris (Quaid), who, twelve years after dropping out of minor league baseball because of an injury to his pitching arm, is inspired by the young men on the championship-winning high school team he coaches to fulfill his ...
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The Rookie: Directed by John Lee Hancock. With Dennis Quaid, Rachel Griffiths, Jay Hernandez, Beth Grant. A Texas baseball coach makes the major league after agreeing to try out if his high school team made the playoffs.
