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| Rookie Of The Year |
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Genre:Comedy
Reviewed In Issue 09 Of Widescreen Review®
Stars:
Thomas Ian Nicholas, Gary Busey, Albert Hall, Dan Hedaya, Amy Morton, Daniel Stern. |
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 DVD General Information |
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| (Studio/Distributor): |
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment |
| (Catalog Number): |
8521-85 |
| (MPAA Rating): |
PG |
| (Retail Price): |
$39.98 |
| (Running Time In Minutes): |
103 |
| (Color Type): |
Color |
| (Chaptered/Scene Access): |
Yes |
| (Closed Captioned): |
Yes |
| (Theatrical Release): |
1993 |
| (LD Release Date): |
03/01/94 |
| (THX® Digitally Mastered): |
No |
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| Credits Information |
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| (Director): |
Daniel Stern |
| (Screenplay/Written By): |
Sam Harper |
| (Story): |
NA |
| (Music): |
Bill Conti |
| (Director Of Photography): |
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| (Production Designer): |
Steven Jordan |
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| (Editor): |
Donn Cambern, ACE & Raja Gosnell |
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| (Re-Recording Mixers): |
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| (Executive Producers): |
Jack Brodsky & Irby Smith |
| (Co-Producers): |
NA |
| (Producers): |
Robert Harper |
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| DVD Picture Information |
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| (Principal Photography): |
Academy Standard Flat |
| (Theatrical Aspect Ratio): |
1.85:1 |
| (Measured LaserDisc Aspect Ratio): |
1.85:1 |
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| DVD Sound Information |
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| (DVD Soundtrack): |
Dolby Surround |
| (Theatrical Sound): |
Dolby Stereo SR |
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| WSR Narrative Review |
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Story Synopsis:
Rookie Of The Year is a delightfully funny and warmhearted sort of old-fashioned fantasy story about a twelve-year-old baseball enthusiast, Henry Rowengartner (Thomas Ian Nicholas), who becomes a pitcher for a professional baseball team. The young talent can throw the meanest pitch recordable which impresses the Chicago Cubs, until Henry breaks his arm. But alas, when the cast is removed, Henry miraculously becomes a world champion, attaining his dream to play with the Cubs after all, and living up to be the youngest relief pitcher in Major League history.
LaserDisc Picture:
The picture has been matted at 1.85:1. The colors are richly hued but slightly over saturated with inconsistent fleshtone hues, but excellent contrast. Overall, the picture is on the bright side and a real eye-popper. Images are very detailed and the transfer is very clean with few artifacts.
LaserDisc Soundtrack:
The soundtrack is convention, well recorded, defined and dynamic with a subtle Dolby Surround® ambience. While the subject matter lent itself perfectly to a much more aggressive surround, the sound is practically monaural in overall effect.
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Superb Sound Effects Recording Quality: |
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Superb Music Score Recording Quality: |
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Superb Special Visual Effects Quality: |
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Superb Color Fidelity: |
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Superb Cinematography: |
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