HENRY & ME takes family audiences on a magical and inspiring journey as a boy overcomes the odds against him through an enchanted encounter with his favorite baseball legends - who help him discover the everyday power of courage, grit and belief. Featuring a star-studded cast and icons of the New York Yankees past and present, the film sets out into an animated fantasy world that crackles with the thrills of the game and the charisma of athletic giants. But the story is really about how anyone - even an ordinary child facing an extraordinary challenge - can find the faith and heart of a champion.

It all begins with young Jack, a big-time baseball fan, who is suddenly thrown a major curveball that upends his entire life. Yet just when Jack feels like giving up, he receives a visit from a mysterious stranger who turns everything around: the larger-than-life Henry (Golden Globe winner RICHARD GERE). Out of the blue, Henry whisks Jack on a wild ride to a dream-like Yankee Stadium, where all the players of yesteryear come to life, ready and willing to shoot the breeze, pitch some fastballs and share their own secret advice for facing adversity with a dash of humor and a dose of non-stop determination.

As Jack (AUSTIN WILLIAMS) tumbles back through time, he is stunned to find himself face-to-face with such greats as Babe Ruth (CHAZZ PALMINTERI), Thurman Munson (PAUL SIMON), Mickey Mantle (ARIS SAKELLARDIS) and Lefty Gomez (LUIS GUZMÁN) - each with their own lessons to impart. Travelling full circle to a nail-biting, clutch game with 21st Century star ALEX RODRIGUEZ at bat - Jack realizes he's got what it takes to help his team go for a victory. But more than that, he now understands that no matter what life might toss at you, the key is to never stop believing you have a shot at knocking it out of the park.

HENRY & ME is based on the best-selling series of illustrated children's books by Ray Negron, a long-time Yankee fixture and former special assistant to George Steinbrenner. Starring Richard Gere, Chazz Palminteri, Austin Williams, Luis Guzmán, Paul Simon, Cyndi Lauper, Danny Aiello and featuring Alex Rodriguez, Reggie Jackson, CC Sabathia, Yogi Berra, Hank Steinbrenner and other Yankees as themselves, the film is directed by Barrett Esposito from a screenplay by David I. Stern. The producers are Joseph Avallone and Joe Castellano (who also serves as editor) of Creative Group and the executive producers are John Franco and Ray Negron.