The true story of Rickey Hill, the son of a travelling pastor who overcomes physical obstacles to pursue his dream of playing baseball in the major leagues.The true story of Rickey Hill, the son of a travelling pastor who overcomes physical obstacles to pursue his dream of playing baseball in the major leagues.The true story of Rickey Hill, the son of a travelling pastor who overcomes physical obstacles to pursue his dream of playing baseball in the major leagues.
- Awards
- 1 win
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaMost of the background baseball-playing actors were current and former college and professional baseball players who lived around Augusta, Georgia.
- GoofsIn the beginning of the movie, teen age Rickey Hill is driving a 1973 mustang fastback. The year is 1975 in the movie. How does a 2 year old mustang look beat up like a 40 year old mustang? Also the mustang has modern machined aluminum wheels that were only available in the last 30 years, not 50.
- Quotes
Pastor Hill: May her fierce spirit guard the foals of spring.
- SoundtracksLittle Bitty Pretty Things
Performed by Jimmy Cove and the Rovers (aka James Thacker )
Written by James Thacker and Mason Cooper
Produced by James Thacker
Courtesy of Kazen Music Group (by arrangement with SyncSource Music, LLC)
Featured review
Not A Home Run, but Decent Base Hit.
The Netflix pre-trailer portrays a very different story than the one you are given. It certainly is not the traditional sports film. That is not to say all of the movie is bad, there are in fact some scenes that are high quality and will move your heart. The issue is that there is too much filler that doesn't quite develop the characters enough. Some of the scenes between the child and his father just don't quite deliver the impact needed , the scenes are too raw and I'm not sure whether it was the acting or the script but I definitely needed more. I believe it would have made the story more powerful if more attention was given to digging deeper into the boys relationship with his father outside of just the fact that his dad wanted him to be a clergyman instead of a baseball player . There was a point for me where I just wanted more meaningful heartfelt dialogue between them which would have made the ending so much more rewarding in my opinion. It could have better established the father in particulars growth as a character.
Still ithe movie was a worthwhile watch . Had the potential to be spectacular , but lacked in too many ways making it just ok.
Still ithe movie was a worthwhile watch . Had the potential to be spectacular , but lacked in too many ways making it just ok.
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- Jan 30, 2024
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- Release date
- Country of origin
- Official site
- Language
- Also known as
- The Hill: The Rickey Hill Story
- Filming locations
- Augusta, Georgia, USA(Georgia Entertainment News)
- Production companies
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $7,665,865
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $2,301,931
- Aug 27, 2023
- Gross worldwide
- $7,697,028
- Runtime2 hours 6 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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