The film "The Rookie" is full of inspiring true stories, both on and off the scene, including a 35-year-old high school physics and chemistry teacher who always dreamed of playing professional baseball, a lawyer with a good salary who wanted to make a movie, and a professional baseball player who switched to filmmaking due to injury. of pitchers who have exemplified the best possible example of the courageous pursuit of their dreams. "The Rookie" is based on the real life of the most recent American professional baseball legend, Jim Morris. Jim Morris has dreamed of playing Major League Baseball since he was a child , but it was always full of setbacks and difficulties until he was 35 years old. The student's bet changed his life. Jim Morris participated in the professional baseball draft when he was 35 years old. He became the oldest rookie in the 30 years of American professional baseball with a fastball of nearly 160 kilometers per hour. Hollywood themes.
Dennis Quaid, the actor of "The Rookie", said that this film is about a man who you think has given up on his dreams, but he actually doesn't give up. He believes that such perseverance and determination can actually be felt by everyone. Dennis Quaid is absolutely right, Maxi Hardy, one of the producers of this film, can definitely understand the mood of Jim Morris, because Maxi Hardy was a Milwaukee Brewers in the major leagues before stepping into the film industry. The team's pitcher until he retired from professional baseball due to injury.
Mark Hassidy first saw the Jim Morris news on Sports Illustrated and he thought it was a really good story, but it would be even better if this guy could actually make the big leagues, Unexpectedly, when he finally got in touch with Jim Morris, who was still struggling in the minor league, Jim Morris was really promoted to the major league as a relief pitcher. When the Los Angeles Times published the story of Jim Morris, Jim Morris's agent received more than 150 calls to get the copyright of Jim Morris' story. Jim Morris finally chose to give it to Mark Hassey. Dee, Mark Hassidy and Jim Morris were drafted together by the Brewers in 1983, and they shared a dorm during minor league spring training, but Jim Morris didn't take long for a shoulder injury. Withdrew from the team due to injury, and Mark Hassidy also withdrew from the team after playing in the majors for a few years. Mark Hassidy pointed out that Jim Morris' story appealed to him: "We all have dreams that we had to give up for some reason, Jim got a second chance and he made it happen for all of us.” The director of this film, John Lee Hankow, who dared to pursue his dreams, also included the film’s director, John Lee Hankow, who was a lawyer before he entered the film industry. After 4 years of practice, he decided to switch to the film industry. In addition to being the screenwriter of “The Desire Zone of a Hot Afternoon” In addition, he also directed films such as "There is a Jumping Dog at Home". John Lee Hankow points out that Jim Morris' story is too dramatic: "People may find it unbelievable, but one cannot say it is an unbelievable story, much less that it is too perfect to be true, because it is a true story. story!"
