What actor starred as pitcher Jim Morris in the movie “The Rookie”?
The Rookie (2002) Starring Dennis Quaid, Rachel Griffiths inspired by the book “The Oldest Rookie” by Jim Morris and Joel Engel Dennis Quaid Born: April 9, 1954 Birthplace: Houston, Texas, USA Jimmy Morris Born: January 19, 1964 Birthplace: Brownwood, Texas, USA Bats: Left Throws: Left Height: 6’3” Weight: 215 lb http://www.chasingthefrog.com/reelfaces/therookie.php As you probably know, the new baseball movie “The Rookie” is “based on a true story.” As the star, Dennis Quaid, has said, “What makes this (movie) great is that all of it really happened.” Actor Dennis Quaid, right, is a bit older and smaller than the real-life Jim Morris. And indeed, the movie gets a lot of the important stuff right. But in some places, as Bret Bloomquist wrote recently in Morris’ hometown San Angelo Standard-Times, the movie “plays loose and easy with the truth.”
