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12-year-old Henry Rowengartner, whose late father was a minor league baseball player, grew up dreaming of playing baseball, despite his physical shortcomings. After Henry's arm is broken while trying to catch a baseball at school, the tendon in that arm heals too tightly, allowing Henry to throw pitches that are as fast as 103 mph. Henry is spotted at nearby Wrigley Field by Larry "Fish" Fisher, the general manager of the struggling Chicago Cubs, after Henry throws an opponent's home-run ball all the way from the outfield bleachers back to the catcher, and it seems that Henry may be the pitcher that team owner Bob Carson has been praying for.

1993 |1h 43m |  Family, Comedy

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Cast

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Thomas Ian Nicholas

Henry Rowengartner

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Gary Busey

Chet Steadman

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Amy Morton

Mary Rowengartner

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Patrick LaBrecque

George

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Robert Hy Gorman

Clark (as Robert Gorman)

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Bruce Altman

Jack Bradfield

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Dan Hedaya

Larry 'Fish' Fisher

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Albert Hall

Sal Martinella

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Eddie Bracken

Bob Carson

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Daniel Stern

Phil Brickma

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Tom Milanovich

Heddo

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Neil Flynn

Stan Okie

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W. Earl Brown

Billy Frick

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Ian Gomez

Odd Bellman

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Andy Berman

Ernie

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Colombe Jacobsen-Derstine

Becky

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John Candy

Cliff Murdoch - Announcer (uncredited)

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Ken Earl

Pepsi Executive

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Status

Released

Language

English

Budget

$31,000,000.00

Revenue

$56,500,758.00