The story of Rickey Hill, who overcomes his physical disability and repairs his relationship with his father in a quest to become a major league baseball (MLB) player.
Acting
Dennis Quaid's simmering preacher rage is genuinely unsettling.
Practical Effects
Real spinal condition portrayal, no CGI pity party here.
Director
Jeff Celentano
Colin Ford
Rickey Hill
Dennis Quaid
James Hill
Joelle Carter
Helen Hill
Scott Glenn
Red Murff
Siena Bjornerud
Gracie Shanz
Ryan Dinning
Robert Hill
Carina Worm
Connie Hill
Bonnie Bedelia
Gram
Randy Houser
Ray Clemons
Adrian Eppley
Mariah
Mila Harris
Young Gracie
Wilbur Fitzgerald
Josh Meyers
James Devoti
Earl Shantz
Mark Rowe
Chuck Calhoun
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The real Rickey Hill hit a home run in his final at-bat in 1975 before injuries ended his career—this actually happened.
The film quietly captures 1970s Texas Pentecostal culture where sports and salvation existed in constant tension.
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