Rookie

Rookie2002

Director: John Lee Hancock
Stars: Dennis Quaid, Rachel Griffiths, Jay Hernandez, Brian Cox, Beth Grant
Genre: Drama, Family, Sport
Rating: G (General Audience)
Runtime: 128 minutes

This somewhat desperate-looking project pairs the aging Clint Eastwood (he also directed) with a younger actor (Charlie Sheen) who was hot at the time this film was made (1990). There's certainly nothing wrong with that strategy, but it would have h… more »



Dave Patterson:
Jimmy, how fast were you throwing fifteen years ago?

Jimmy:
Slow enough to where scouts stopped using the word "fast".

Dave Patterson:
Seriously, how fast were you throwing?

Jimmy:
I don't know... 85-86?

Dave Patterson:
You just threw 98 miles an hour.

Jimmy:
Nawww!

Dave Patterson:
Twelve straight pitches, three radar guns. Same thing on all of 'em.

Jimmy:
Look, Dave, there's no way...

Dave Patterson:
Jimmy, I've been a scout for a long time, and the number one rule is, arms slow down when they get old. Now, if I call the office and tell 'em I got a guy here almost twice these kids' age, I'm gonna get laughed at. But, if I don't call in a 98-mile-an-hour fastball, I'm gonna get fired! I'm just saying there's a chance you might get a call on this.

Dave Patterson:
You figure out what I saw out there today, you let me know.

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