El Novato Del Año

A kids' sports movie about wish fulfillment? Groundbreaking. Young Henry breaks his arm, and it heals in such a way that he can suddenly pitch like a god. The Chicago Cubs sign him, of course. It was probably somebody's favorite movie when they were ten.

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Daniel Stern directed El Novato Del Año in 1993. See Daniel Stern's full filmography, where to start with Daniel Stern, or where to go after you've seen everything by Daniel Stern.

El Novato Del Año was released in 1993 (EN original-language production), with a runtime of 103 minutes.