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Rookie of the Year

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A freak accident causes 12-year-old Little League player Henry (Thomas Ian Nicholas) to become such a powerful and accurate pitcher that the Chicago Cubs sign the junior high student to a contract. Unprepared for such a high-pressure environment, Henry falters until aging fastballer Chet Steadman (Gary Busey) takes him under his wing and teaches him how to play in the big leagues. Meanwhile, his mother's venal boyfriend (Bruce Altman) tries to sell Henry's contract to a hated opposing team.
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Rookie of the Year gets some laughs from its novel premise, but a high strikeout rate on jokes and sentimental fouls keeps this comedy firmly in the minor leagues.

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Hollis Chacona Austin Chronicle Rated: 3/5 Jan 1, 2000 Full Review Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times This movie is not likely to make my list of the year's best, but I can remember those miserable Little League games and so in a modest way I'm grateful for this film. It is pure wish-fulfillment, 40 years after I needed it. Rated: 3/4 Jan 1, 2000 Full Review Danielle Solzman Solzy at the Movies Rookie of the Year may feature a preposterous premise but it still remains an entertaining baseball comedy three decades later. Rated: 4/5 Jul 23, 2023 Full Review Preston Barta Fresh Fiction ‘Rookie of the Year’ doesn’t deserve the critical bench after 30 years. It’s an ace family sports movie! Mar 7, 2023 Full Review Malcolm Johnson Hartford Courant Inning after inning, Rookie of the Year goes down swinging, ignominiously. It's strictly bush league stuff. Jun 4, 2018 Full Review Quentin Curtis Independent on Sunday If you don't know baseball, you won't understand the climax. If you do, you'll find it preposterous. Dec 6, 2017 Full Review Read all reviews

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Ed R Classic nostalgia! Fun plot! Cheesy humor and a great movie for the family! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 10/05/24 Full Review Jeff K I can't believe this movie has such a low score. It is one of my all time favorite childhood movies. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/16/24 Full Review Kanale K One of the best baseball movie that I've ever seen Rated 5 out of 5 stars 09/12/23 Full Review Oliver W Very entertaining but lacks a good plot Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 07/31/23 Full Review Luke M It was a good movie. Pretty cheesy. If you are a cubs fan then you would like the movie, but if you are a Mets fan then you would hate this movie. Also this movie is a bit outdated. I mean, this movie was made in the 90's and even thought the 1990's wasn't that long ago, most 80's and 90's are outdated and more enjoyable for a 80's or 90's kid. I'm a kid living in the 2010's and 2020's so this movie is a bit outdated. 57%. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 05/22/23 Full Review Isaiah S I don't think it is a full 5 stars, but I think the score it was given was way too low Rated 5 out of 5 stars 11/10/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis A freak accident causes 12-year-old Little League player Henry (Thomas Ian Nicholas) to become such a powerful and accurate pitcher that the Chicago Cubs sign the junior high student to a contract. Unprepared for such a high-pressure environment, Henry falters until aging fastballer Chet Steadman (Gary Busey) takes him under his wing and teaches him how to play in the big leagues. Meanwhile, his mother's venal boyfriend (Bruce Altman) tries to sell Henry's contract to a hated opposing team.
Director
Daniel Stern
Producer
Robert Harper
Screenwriter
Sam Harper
Distributor
20th Century Fox
Production Co
20th Century Fox
Rating
PG
Genre
Kids & Family, Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jul 7, 1993, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Dec 25, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA)
$53.1M
Runtime
1h 43m
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