Rookie of the Year

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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Cast

Thomas Ian Nicholas

Henry Rowengartner

Gary Busey

Chet Steadman

Amy Morton

Mary Rowengartner

Patrick LaBrecque

George

Robert Hy Gorman

Clark (as Robert Gorman)

Bruce Altman

Jack Bradfield

Dan Hedaya

Larry 'Fish' Fisher

Albert Hall

Sal Martinella

Eddie Bracken

Bob Carson

Daniel Stern

Phil Brickma

Tom Milanovich

Heddo

Neil Flynn

Stan Okie

W. Earl Brown

Billy Frick

Ian Gomez

Odd Bellman

Andy Berman

Ernie

Colombe Jacobsen-Derstine

Becky

John Candy

Cliff Murdoch - Announcer (uncredited)

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Jonathan Hilario

Phys Ed Dweeb

Ken Earl

Pepsi Executive

Anders Holm

Kid in the Cafeteria (uncredited)

Crew

Art

• Steven J. Jordan Production Design
• William Arnold Art Direction
• Leslie Bloom Set Decoration

Camera

• Jack N. Green Director of Photography

Costume & Make-Up

• Jay Hurley Costume Design

Directing

• Daniel Stern Director

Editing

• Donn Cambern Editor
• Raja Gosnell Editor

Production

• Robert Harper Producer
• Jack Brodsky Executive Producer
• Irby Smith Executive Producer
• Joan Aguado Associate Producer

Sound

• Stephen Hunter Flick Supervising Sound Editor
• Andy Nelson Sound Re-Recording Mixer
• Bill Conti Original Music Composer

Visual Effects

• Erik Henry Visual Effects Supervisor

Writing

• Sam Harper Writer

Photos