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