<Tr> <Th> Budget </Th> <Td> $22 million </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Box office </Th> <Td> $80.7 million </Td> </Tr> <P> The Rookie is a 2002 American sports drama film directed by John Lee Hancock and produced by Walt Disney Pictures . It is based on the true story of Jim Morris, who had a brief, but famous Major League Baseball career in 1999--2000 . The film stars Dennis Quaid, Rachel Griffiths, Jay Hernandez, and Brian Cox . </P> <P> The film tells the story of Jim Morris, the son of a career Navy man, who moves the family from Hollywood, Florida to Big Lake, Texas, in order to maintain job security . Jim is shown to be a very skilled pitcher, though his father disapproves of Jim's dream of making it to Major League Baseball . It is later mentioned that the town to which Jim's family moved, Big Lake, has lost its love for baseball, preferring football instead . Thus, he was unable to play baseball in high school . He later gets a chance when he is drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers, but he tears up his shoulder, ending his hopes of achieving his lifelong dream . </P>

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