https://www.austinchronicle.com/events/film/2002-03-19/141902/

The Rookie Sneak Preview

Rated G, 127 min. Directed by John Lee Hancock. Starring Dennis Quaid, Rachel Griffiths, Jay Hernandez, Brian Cox.

REVIEWED By Marjorie Baumgarten, Tue., March 19, 2002

Dennis Quaid stars in this Austin Studio-lensed story of Jim Morris, a Texas high school baseball coach and chemistry teacher who, in 1999, became the oldest rookie major league pitcher to take the field in 40 years. The screening is a benefit for the Austin Film Festival's Kids ’N Film program and the Texas Film COmmission. A reception with the cast and crew in attendance will precede the screening and a Q&A will follow. Tickets range between $12 and $25, depending on AFF membership discounts and reception attendance. Tickets are on sale at Star Tickets, 469-SHOW; AFF members must purchase tickets at the Paramount box office and present their membership card.