Cinematic background from The Rookie 2002 - Jim Morris never made it out of the minor leagues before a shoulder injury ended his pitching career twelve years ago. Now a married-with-children high-school chemistry teacher and baseball coach in Texas, Jim's team makes a deal with him: if they win the district championship, Jim will try out with a major-league organization. The bet proves incentive enough for the team, and they go from worst to first, making it to state for the first time in the history of the school. Jim, forced to live up to his end of the deal, is nearly laughed off the try-out field--until he gets onto the mound, where he confounds the scouts (and himself) by clocking successive 98 mph fastballs, good enough for a minor-league contract with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. Jim's still got a lot of pitches to throw before he makes it to The Show, but with his big-league dreams revived, there's no telling where he could go.

The Rookie

2002

Drama, Family, Sport

Directors:
John Lee Hancock
Writers:
Mike Rich
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Movie still from “The Rookie” (2002), directed by John Lee Hancock – A baseball player wearing a hat; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Rookie” (2002), directed by John Lee Hancock – A young boy in a yellow t - shirt looking up; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Rookie” (2002), directed by John Lee Hancock – A truck parked in front of a building; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Rookie” (2002), directed by John Lee Hancock – A group of men playing a game of baseball on the beach; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Rookie” (2002), directed by John Lee Hancock – A little girl is peeking over the top of a stack of books; Extreme Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Rookie” (2002), directed by John Lee Hancock – A person wearing a white t - shirt; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Rookie” (2002), directed by John Lee Hancock – A man standing in front of a chain link fence; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Rookie” (2002), directed by John Lee Hancock – A person looking at the camera; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Rookie” (2002), directed by John Lee Hancock – An older man wearing glasses and a plaid shirt; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Rookie” (2002), directed by John Lee Hancock – A baseball player wearing a helmet; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Rookie” (2002), directed by John Lee Hancock – A woman's face in a dark room; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Rookie” (2002), directed by John Lee Hancock – A person wearing a baseball cap; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Rookie” (2002), directed by John Lee Hancock – A person with curly hair smiling; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Rookie” (2002), directed by John Lee Hancock – A young man wearing a hat and a jacket; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Rookie” (2002), directed by John Lee Hancock – A man leaning on a fence with his arms crossed; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Rookie” (2002), directed by John Lee Hancock – A man talking on a cell phone in a dark room; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Rookie” (2002), directed by John Lee Hancock – A person wearing a white t - shirt; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Rookie” (2002), directed by John Lee Hancock – An older man wearing a brown shirt with a smirk on his face; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Rookie” (2002), directed by John Lee Hancock – A man with a beard and mustache holding an object in his hand; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Rookie” (2002), directed by John Lee Hancock – A baseball player is walking on a field; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Rookie” (2002), directed by John Lee Hancock – A group of children sitting around a table with a cake on it; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Rookie” (2002), directed by John Lee Hancock – Two men are watching a baseball game from the bleachers; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Rookie” (2002), directed by John Lee Hancock – An older man wearing glasses looking out of a window; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Rookie” (2002), directed by John Lee Hancock – An older man is speaking into a microphone in front of a chain link fence; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Rookie” (2002), directed by John Lee Hancock – A woman in a yellow shirt looking to her left; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Rookie” (2002), directed by John Lee Hancock – A baseball player is holding a ball in his hand; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Rookie” (2002), directed by John Lee Hancock – A baseball player shaking hands with another player; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Rookie” (2002), directed by John Lee Hancock – A young boy holding a phone up to his ear; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Rookie” (2002), directed by John Lee Hancock – A man in a baseball uniform holding a baseball bat; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Rookie” (2002), directed by John Lee Hancock – A man sitting at a table with a bottle of soda; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Rookie” (2002), directed by John Lee Hancock – A young boy is smiling for the camera; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Rookie” (2002), directed by John Lee Hancock – A woman sitting at a dining room table with candles; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Rookie” (2002), directed by John Lee Hancock – An older man wearing glasses and smiling for the camera; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Rookie” (2002), directed by John Lee Hancock – A young man with a baseball cap is smiling; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Rookie” (2002), directed by John Lee Hancock – A little boy wearing a yellow hat and white shirt; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Rookie” (2002), directed by John Lee Hancock – A truck parked in front of a fence with power lines in the background; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Rookie” (2002), directed by John Lee Hancock – A man walking down a sidewalk carrying luggage; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Rookie” (2002), directed by John Lee Hancock – A man with a baseball glove on a baseball field; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Rookie” (2002), directed by John Lee Hancock – A person walking on a sidewalk near a metal gate; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Rookie” (2002), directed by John Lee Hancock – A man looking through a chain link fence; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Rookie” (2002), directed by John Lee Hancock – An older man with glasses is holding a microphone; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Rookie” (2002), directed by John Lee Hancock – A man standing in front of a truck at a gas station at night; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Rookie” (2002), directed by John Lee Hancock – An oil rig is shown in silhouette against a cloudy sky; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Rookie” (2002), directed by John Lee Hancock – A person wearing glasses and a uniform; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Rookie” (2002), directed by John Lee Hancock – A person with curly brown hair; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Rookie” (2002), directed by John Lee Hancock – A young baseball player wearing a yellow hat; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Rookie” (2002), directed by John Lee Hancock – A young man wearing a hat and smiling for the camera; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Rookie” (2002), directed by John Lee Hancock – A man with a yellow hat and a white t - shirt; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Rookie” (2002), directed by John Lee Hancock – A person sitting at a table holding a glass; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Rookie” (2002), directed by John Lee Hancock – A boy sitting at a table with a bowl of cereal; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Rookie” (2002), directed by John Lee Hancock – A little girl with a party hat on and a birthday cake in her mouth; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Rookie” (2002), directed by John Lee Hancock – A young boy wearing a baseball uniform and a hat; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Rookie” (2002), directed by John Lee Hancock – A group of men sitting at a table playing cards; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Rookie” (2002), directed by John Lee Hancock – A man in a yellow shirt is looking at the camera; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Rookie” (2002), directed by John Lee Hancock – A young boy is looking into the distance; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Rookie” (2002), directed by John Lee Hancock – Two young baseball players sitting next to each other; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Rookie” (2002), directed by John Lee Hancock – A person holding a piece of paper in their hand; Extreme Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Rookie” (2002), directed by John Lee Hancock – A young baseball player holding a catchers mitt on a baseball field at night; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Rookie” (2002), directed by John Lee Hancock – An older man wearing glasses looking at a fan; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Rookie” (2002), directed by John Lee Hancock – A young baseball player holding an orange frisbee; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Rookie” (2002), directed by John Lee Hancock – A group of baseball players sitting on top of a bench; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Rookie” (2002), directed by John Lee Hancock – A woman holding a phone up to her ear; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Rookie” (2002), directed by John Lee Hancock – A person smiling with her hand on her chin; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Rookie” (2002), directed by John Lee Hancock – A young baseball player in a yellow cap and uniform; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Rookie” (2002), directed by John Lee Hancock – A person behind a chain link fence; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Rookie” (2002), directed by John Lee Hancock – A man sitting at a table with a child; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Rookie” (2002), directed by John Lee Hancock – A person's feet in a pair of shoes; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Rookie” (2002), directed by John Lee Hancock – A person in a room; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Rookie” (2002), directed by John Lee Hancock – A motel with a parking lot in front of it; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Rookie” (2002), directed by John Lee Hancock – A person in a room; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Rookie” (2002), directed by John Lee Hancock – A young boy sitting at a table with his arms crossed; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Rookie” (2002), directed by John Lee Hancock – A baseball player wearing a helmet; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Rookie” (2002), directed by John Lee Hancock – A man sitting at a table in front of papers; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Rookie” (2002), directed by John Lee Hancock – Two people walking in a field under a cloudy sky; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Rookie” (2002), directed by John Lee Hancock – An empty road with a view of a park; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Rookie” (2002), directed by John Lee Hancock – A person wearing a white shirt; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Rookie” (2002), directed by John Lee Hancock – Two older women wearing sun hats and sunglasses; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Rookie” (2002), directed by John Lee Hancock – A baseball player holding a bat; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Rookie” (2002), directed by John Lee Hancock – A person wearing a plaid shirt; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Rookie” (2002), directed by John Lee Hancock – A person wearing a red shirt; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Rookie” (2002), directed by John Lee Hancock – A man that is staring at the camera; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Rookie” (2002), directed by John Lee Hancock – A man smiling for the camera; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Rookie” (2002), directed by John Lee Hancock – An older man in a brown shirt is looking at the camera; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Rookie” (2002), directed by John Lee Hancock – A group of people standing in front of a crowd; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Rookie” (2002), directed by John Lee Hancock – A man talking on a phone while holding it to his ear; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Rookie” (2002), directed by John Lee Hancock – A young baseball player in a yellow cap and uniform; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Rookie” (2002), directed by John Lee Hancock – A person holding his hand up to his ear; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Rookie” (2002), directed by John Lee Hancock – A young boy is looking into the camera; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Rookie” (2002), directed by John Lee Hancock – A group of baseball players sitting on a bench in a locker room; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Rookie” (2002), directed by John Lee Hancock – A person wearing a red shirt; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Rookie” (2002), directed by John Lee Hancock – A woman standing in front of an audience with her hands clasped; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Rookie” (2002), directed by John Lee Hancock – A young man wearing a baseball cap and a baseball uniform; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Rookie” (2002), directed by John Lee Hancock – A man in uniform looking at papers in front of a filing cabinet; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Rookie” (2002), directed by John Lee Hancock – A group of men sitting next to each other in a room; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Rookie” (2002), directed by John Lee Hancock – An older man wearing a baseball uniform smiling for the camera; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Rookie” (2002), directed by John Lee Hancock – A baseball player is swinging at a pitch; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Rookie” (2002), directed by John Lee Hancock – A room with a desk , chair , and a window; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Rookie” (2002), directed by John Lee Hancock – A young man in a white t - shirt is looking at the camera; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle