Film1993103 min

Rookie of the Year

Name: Rookie of the Year
Genre: Comedy, Family
Released: 1993
Duration: 103 min
Cast: Thomas Ian Nicholas, Colombe Jacobsen-Derstine, Gary Busey, Albert Hall, Amy Morton

Taste attributes: comedyfamilyfantasysportsfastfresh & originalwholesomelightimaginarysimplelinearglossyemotive & stirringall consuming questgame/competition

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"The Chicago Cubs needed a miracle... They got Henry Rowengartner."

Boxlist takeA warm-hearted comedy that is larger-than-life, light and pacy. Best if you like warmth over edge.

Taste details

Pace: fast · Originality: fresh · Tone: very wholesome · Weight: very light · Realism: imaginary world · Story: simple · Structure: very linear · Look: glossy · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score

Quality rating

6.1 /10

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Originality: Fresh / original, just how this profile likes it

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Weightiness: Light / accessible, where this profile leans weighty / heavy
Wholesomeness: Wholesome, where this profile leans unsavoury

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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.

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