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Rookie of the Year

(3,027)6.11 h 43 min1993PG

The worst Little League ball player in town breaks his arm, and when it heals, he is transformed into a powerful major league baseball pitcher.

Directors: Daniel Stern

Starring: Thomas Ian Nicholas Gary Busey Albert Hall

Genres: Comedy Kids

Subtitles: English [CC]

Audio languages: English

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Supporting actors: Amy Morton Dan Hedaya Bruce Altman Eddie Bracken Daniel Sternmore…Robert Gorman

Producers: Robert Harper

Studio: 20TH CENTURY FOX

Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)

Content advisory: Drug usefoul language

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Jaime Contreras

Good light humor fantasy comedy

Reviewed in the United States on May 15, 2020

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Imagine suddenly being to pitch so well that you get tabbed by your favorite team to pitch at the majors. Well, that is what happen sin this lightweight and too predictable fantasy-comedy. 12-year old Henry Rowengartner (Thomas Ian Nicholas) is a mediocre baseball player being raised by his single mom (Amy Morton). He breaks his arm and somehow his tendons heal strangely, giving him the ability to throw the baseball 100 mph. Sure enough, the last place Cubs wanna-be owner scoops him up with his own plans in mind. But fate has a different plan for the young phenom who he leads them to victory. This purely kids' fantasy has wonderful supporting cast in Gary Busey as has-been pitcher who is inspired by Henry; Dan Hedaya as the greedy Cubs executive who cares nothing for baseball; Daniel Stern as the childishly eccentric pitching coach; and John Candy as the sarcastic TV announcer. Daniel Stern also directed this family comedy.

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Youthful Nostalgia and Baseball Fun

Reviewed in the United States on March 13, 2016

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Good Movie for people, who grew up in the 90's or who enjoy Baseball fandom. As a Red Sox fan, I can relate to the cub fans on the site with reviews of hope and desire for a better team and hopefully a golden pitcher to make things come true. When I was a kid, I saw this movie and it felt kind of fun and got me interested in watching a few baseball games. It wasn't until my senior year in High School (2004 season) that the Red Sox won our ultimate comeback (the greatest comeback of any sports series) from 0-3 to beat our most hated enemies the Yankees (everyone hates the Yankees even Yankee fans :P ) and finally win the Championships. We've won again since then, but the first time after almost a hundred years was well worth it.

Was it Cheesy? Yes, but it's not a bad movie due to the cliches. I think if I were watching it in my adult mindset, I'd be laughing at the plot's absurdities, but as a kid I knew it was fun and whimsical. That's what people need to watch this movie with, not a critical eye, but a fun and whimsical mindset.

Don't lose hope guys, maybe next season the Cubs will have a great team.

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A fun movie..just don't think logically.

Reviewed in the United States on January 16, 2019

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This is a fun movie. Kids will enjoy it, and might even become one of their favorites.

The story of a kid breaking his arm and it healing wrong to make him throw hard, and he joins a professional baseball team is silly. The characters are likeable, and the ending is predictable. However it's still a blast to watch, just don't think too hard while watching.

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naomi

great movie

Reviewed in the United States on March 6, 2017

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This is a movie about a young Cubs fan that has a dream come true do to an accident the young boy is turned into a great pitcher that gets the opportunity to pitch for the Cubs but there is a lot of drama that occurs along the way.I used to watch this movie when I was a child and really enjoyed it then and still do now.

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Lizbizpuxc

Doesn’t work

Reviewed in the United States on January 29, 2020

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I was highly disappointed in this dvd. It wouldn’t play anywhere we tried - our car, our home DVD player and our Xbox. It also seemed to be a copy - it didn’t have the usual branding you see on DVDs. I rarely take the time to review purchases, but I want to warn other people so they don’t encounter the same frustration.

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Whisper Breitenborn

Kids enjoyed

Reviewed in the United States on April 22, 2021

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My boys got into baseball this year so we went old school on the movies. They loved this movie so much they watched it at least 2x a day while we rented it.

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ninjafly

Great show about a lousy team.

Reviewed in the United States on September 23, 2019

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I’d give this show 5 stars if I didn’t didn’t have to root for the cubs to enjoy the movie. If you can stomach that, the show is really good.

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Peter M. Walker

Pitcher still has a big butt

Reviewed in the United States on January 10, 2020

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Kind of bored my son. Different era to grow up in, i dont know if kids today relate to this. But Daniel Stern is worth every second.

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The Librarian

Rookie of the Year (1993)

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 7, 2015

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Rookie of the Year (1993) is a children's or young adult's baseball film. I first hired this one on VHS in 1995 and really enjoyed it. I was going though the movies of Gary Busey at the time, who was being offered some good roles like Point Break (1991), The Firm (1993), and Drop Zone (1994). The film is a light-hearted comedy, similar to Major League (1989), but with a fantasy element. Although it fits into the children's film category, it can still be enjoyed by adults.

Henry Rowengartner (Thomas Ian Nicholas) plays in the little leagues, but dreams of one day being a professional baseball player. An accident during one of his games means that he is out of action for a while, due to a broken arm. The accident is nevertheless a blessing of sorts, as his tendons heal too tight. He now discovers he has preternatural strength in this arm and, whilst going to see the Chicago Cubs he catches the ball and throws it back from the stands, all the way to the home plate.

Henry is instantly hired by the club owners Bob Carson (Eddie Bracken) and Larry ''Fish'' Fisher (Dan Hedaya), despite doubts and concerns from his mother Mary (Amy Morton). He is taken under the wing of veteran pitcher Chet Steadman (Gary Busey), whose character is not dissimilar to that of Chelcie Ross' in Major League, the aging pitcher with an arm that may not last much longer. Other members of the Cubs include coach Martinella (Albert Hall) and Brickma (Daniel Stern). Mary nevertheless thinks that twelve year-old Henry should have a normal childhood first and his friends become jealous of his success.

His stepfather Jack Bradfield (Bruce Altman) thinks otherwise, for he can see the dollar signs mounting up. Along with Larry, Jack hatches a plan to sell Henry to the Yankees for a few million dollars. Meanwhile Mary is getting close to Chet, and further from Jack who treats Henry like a commodity rather than a child. This prompts Jack to have the deal signed and sealed. Will Henry remain at the Cubs and take them to victory? Like Major League there are the obligatory sports commentators including Cliff Murdoch (John Candy).

Rookie of the Year is an above average film in my opinion, despite mixed reviews on its release. It shouldn't be taken too seriously and I'm confident that fans of Major League will love it. The cast all put in good performances and there are plenty of laughs and more than enough drama to keep viewers interested. There is not much to say about the DVD itself, except that the picture quality and sound are good. There are no extra features worth mentioning. Other films that may be of interest (that I have seen and enjoyed) I have listed below:

*The Champ (1979), Jon Voight, Faye Dunaway
*The Karate Kid (1984), Ralph Macchio, Pat Morita
*Youngblood (1986), Rob Lowe, Patrick Swayze
*Eight Men Out (1988), DB Sweeney, Charlie Sheen
*The Karate Kid II (1986), Ralph Macchio, Pat Morita
*Major League (1989), Tom Berenger, Charlie Sheen
*The Karate Kid III (1989), Ralph Macchio, Pat Morita
*The Cutting Edge (1992), DB Sweeney, Moira Kelly
*The Rookie (2002), Dennis Quaid, Rachel Griffiths
& of course, the Rocky movies

JONATHAN O'CONNOR

A much loved film.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 23, 2021

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A good film from my youth, it brings back a lot of memories.

Fiona Robertson

Good dvd

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 1, 2018

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Bought for my son, one of his favourite childhood movies, loved it !

the reviewer

Five Stars

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 5, 2016

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reminds me of when I was a kid watching this for the first time

Barry Meering

Good

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 13, 2014

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Excellent as usual. though delivery could have been better

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