Rookie of the Year
Release: July 07, 1993

Rookie of the Year is a light-hearted comedy about a 12-year-old baseball fan who, despite his love for the sport, can't play the game at all. During one Little League contest, he breaks his arm. After it heals, it miraculously becomes a super-human arm that can out-pitch any player in the major leagues. The boy joins the Chicago Cubs and helps lead them to the World Series. starring Thomas Ian Nicholas, Gary Busey, Albert Hall, Amy Morton, Dan Hedaya, and Daniel Stern. Stern, who directed 11 episodes of 'The Wonder Years' on ABC, made his theatrical directorial hit from the script by first-time writer Sam Harper. Produced by Robert Harper; Executive Producers: Jack Brodsky and Irby Smith. Music by Bill Conti; featuring songs from Tony Bennett, Mike & the Mechanics, Karen Young, N'Dea, Ray Charles - in his Pepsi campaign of the time, and Glenn Miller and his Orchestra. a Robert Harper production, produced and released by Twentieth Century Fox. the Major League Baseball trademarks depicted within were licensed by MLB Properties, Inc.

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Edith: "Carrie Harold told me that Becky Fraker doesn't think you're very ugly."
George: "The only reason you are playing for the Cubs is because you broke your stupid arm!"
Larry Fisher: "Hey, kid! How'd you like to play for the Chicago Cubs?"
Henry Rowengartner: "Great! But I gotta ask my mom first."
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