Trivia / The Rookie (2002)

• Actor-Shared Background:
  • Like his character Jim Morris, Dennis Quaid hails from Texas.
  • Miguel Salas, who portrayed a player for the Big Lake Owls, was a former baseball player in his youth.
• Dawson Casting: 35-year-old Jim Morris is played by Dennis Quaid, who was 47 at the time of filming. Meanwhile, his 10-year-old self was portrayed by then-14-year-old Trevor Howard.
• Fake American: Dundee, Scotland native Brian Cox as Jim Morris Sr.