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The Rookie (Full Screen Edition) | 
 enlarge | Director: John Lee Hancock
Actors: Dennis Quaid, J.d. Evermore, Rachel Griffiths, Jay Hernandez, Beth Grant
Studio: Walt Disney Video
Category: DVD
List Price: $14.99
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Rating:  143 reviews
Sales Rank: 8975
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dvd-video, Full Screen, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), Spanish (Subtitled)
Rating: G (General Audience)
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 127 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 0 x 0 x 0
MPN: TM2564
ISBN: 0788839063
UPC: 786936197372
EAN: 9780788839061
ASIN: B000068NNU
Theatrical Release Date: March 29, 2002
Release Date: August 27, 2002
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Shipping: Expedited shipping available
Shipping: International shipping available
Condition: Complete with original disc(s), artwork, and case. In stock and ships right now!
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| Features:
| • | Classic DVD | | • | Exclusive interviews, highlights, and behind the scenes coverage | | • | DVD's main menu allow you to jump directly to the action | | • | Presented in full-screen digital video |
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Amazon.com
Jim Morris, the real-life hero of The Rookie, has an inspirational story all but guaranteed to put a smile on anyone's face. Happily, this G-rated Disney drama, based on Morris's published memoir of the same title, is suitable for an all-ages audience. Blessed with an awesome fastball, Morris nursed dreams of pitching for Major League Baseball during his 20s; injuries and bad luck, however, forced him to give up hope and become a teacher and coach. Years later, pressed by students and colleagues to try out for "the Show" one more time, Morris discovered he still had a powerful arm, and he was signed by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. The Rookie is at its best throughout this first chapter in Morris's midlife adventure, though the rest of the film finds fresh angles on more familiar baseball-movie conventions. Dennis Quaid is soulful and charismatic as Morris, perfect in his depiction of a man both thankful and startled that destiny has given one of the good guys his due. Appropriate for ages 4 and up. --Tom Keogh
Product Description
From the studio that brought you REMEMBER THE TITANS comes an inspirational film based on a true story. Jim Morris (Dennis Quaid), father, teacher, and high school coach, thought his dream was over. He'd had his shot playing baseball, blew out his shoulder, and retired without ever making it to the big leagues. Then, in 1999, Coach Morris made a fateful bet with his perpetually losing team. If they won the district championship, Morris -- who threw a 98 mph fastball -- would try out for the majors. The team went from worst to first, and Jim, living up to his end of the bargain, threw caution to the wind and was on the road to becoming the oldest rookie in the major leagues. This heartfelt, uplifting story about not giving up on your dreams will have everyone cheering.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 138 more reviews...
 Motivating moive July 27, 2008
James Johnston Jr.
This is a great movie. It has a wonderful story of achieving ones dreams even long after most would have stopped fighting for their desires. Jimmy Morris gives it one last try and goes all the way to the bigs
 Baseball movie June 8, 2008
Carol Murdock (Willows, California)
My husbands favorite baseball movie. He had it before and he wore it out. So I got it on dvd
The Rookie June 6, 2008
Eric C. Burg
The Ordering of the product was easy, and fast. The shipping of the product was very quick and timely. The movie arrived in good condition. The actual feature on a scale of 1 to 10 was a 9. It was a story I had seen many times on TV. I liked it so I purchased it. It is a great movie for the whole family or one individual. It is an all around good movie.
I give it 4.5 stars
The Rookie... May 7, 2008
Michelle Polk (Mississippi, USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
An excellent family movie. It doesn't get any better than this as far as family movies go. No foul language and NO nudity. It is a drama that is fun to watch as a family stuggles to deal with the father's sudden thrust into the limelight of an aged baseball player.
One man's dream of being in the major leagues comes true....
 Soooooo slow, it's painful March 31, 2008
Vahan (Vancouver, BC)
0 out of 3 found this review helpful
Oh my God, if this movie was any slower, it'd take a month to watch. They went a little nutso with the musical score, too.
But what really irks me is why they used a Scot, Brian Denis, to play Morris' father. You might remember Denis as the milky-eyed uncle of William Wallace in Braveheart ("You've got the look of your mother." "learn to use this, it'll teach you to use this.")and as the alcoholic father of Daphne Moon in "Frasier." They couldn't find, out of 158 million American males, an American to play an Amercian in a baseball film, set, guess where, in American? I guess Chow Young Phat was too busy to accept the role. Why not have Charo play his American mom? Shame on Diznee. Muy malo pelicula.
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