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Rookie of the Year

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Rookie of the Year (1993)

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Reviews Counted:17

Fresh:6

Rotten:11

Average Rating:4.7/10

Runtime: 1 hr 43 mins

Genre: Comedies

Synopsis: Henry Rowengartner is a 12-year-old Little Leaguer whose love of baseball far outstrips his prowess on the field. Everything changes, however, after Henry breaks his arm during one of his Little... Henry Rowengartner is a 12-year-old Little Leaguer whose love of baseball far outstrips his prowess on the field. Everything changes, however, after Henry breaks his arm during one of his Little League games. When his arm heals, Henry discovers that he has been magically transformed into an unstoppable pitching machine. Suddenly, the once-klutzy kid is pitching for the Chicago Cubs and everyone wants a piece of the action. [More]

Starring: Thomas Ian Nicholas, Gary Busey, Dan Hedaya, Daniel Stern

Starring: Thomas Ian Nicholas, Gary Busey, Dan Hedaya, Daniel Stern

Director: Daniel Stern

Director: Daniel Stern
Composer: Bill Conti
Screenwriter: Sam Harper
Producer: Robert Harper

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Leonard Klady
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08/12/05
Emanuel Levy
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Good Family Fun with a side-splitting performance by Stern

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05/06/05
Clint Morris
Clint Morris
Moviehole

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04/15/05
Todd Jorgenson
Todd Jorgenson
Denton Record Chronicle (TX)

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04/01/05
Susan Granger
Susan Granger
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Above average baseball yarn with director Stern and friends paying homage to their beloved Cubbies.

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01/09/05
Michael A. Smith
Michael A. Smith
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02/24/04
Linda Cook
Linda Cook
Quad City Times (Davenport, IA)

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12/15/03
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Stephen Holden
Stephen Holden
New York Times
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Merely mediocre.

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Jeffrey Westhoff
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Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL)

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07/26/02
Philip Martin
Philip Martin
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

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07/26/02
Scott Weinberg
Scott Weinberg
eFilmCritic.com

The first third or so of Rookie of the Year is hysterically funny, but then the film settles into a sentimental rut, only to pick up again here and there with amusing bits.

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Rita Kempley
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