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The Hill

The remarkable true-life story of Rickey Hill's improbable journey to play Major League Baseball.

Director

Jeff Celentano

Year

Genre

biography, drama, sport

Box Office

$7,665,865

Production

RainMaker Films,Reserve Entertainment,Vitamin A Films,Rescue Dog Productions

Awards

1 win

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Pastor Hill

Rickey Hill

Helen Hill

Red Murff

Gracie Shanz

Siena Bjornerud

Robert Hill

Connie Hill

Gram

Ray Clemons

Young Rickey

Young Robert

Young Gracie

Young Connie

Young Quinn

Young Jason

Kid

Mariah

Quinn

Coach Don

David Silverman

Linda Meyers

Josh Meyers

Wilbur Fitzgerald

Earl Shanz

Carol Shanz

Monica Louwerens

Ned McCormack

Dennis Myers

Flora

Mrs. Babbitt

Taylor St. Clair

Jason

Mustapha J. Slack

Chuck Calhoun

Doctor

Cook

Hammer

Jake Wilford

Tryout Coach

Scout

Umpire #1

Umpire

Lorenzo Williams

Baseball Color Commentator

Baseball Player

Baseball Player

Brandon Buderacki

Baseball Player

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Baseball Player

Baseball Player

Baseball Player

Christian Joyner

Baseball Player

Baseball Player

Baseball Player

Baseball Player

Frank Bleasdale

Baseball Player

Baseball Player

Baseball Player

Baseball Player

Baseball Player

Baseball Player

Baseball Player

Baseball Player

Baseball Player

Baseball Player

Baseball Player

Jonathan Mendez

Baseball Player

Baseball Player

Baseball Player

Baseball Player

Baseball Player

Baseball Player

Baseball Player

Baseball Player

Matthew Flanagan

Baseball Player

Baseball Player

Mathew Santiago

Baseball Player

Baseball Player

Baseball Player

Baseball Player

Price Alexander

Baseball Player

Baseball Player

Baseball Player

Baseball Player

Baseball Player

Baseball Player

Tanner Martinez

Baseball Player

Baseball Kid

Baseball Kid

Joshiah Gilmore

Baseball Kid

Jackson Fletcher

Baseball Kid

Julian A. Lively IV

Baseball Kid

Baseball Kid

Baseball Kid

Baseball Kid

Baseball Kid

Baseball Kid

Baseball Kid

William Sanders

Driver

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Rickey's Teammate

Baseball Fan

Lauren Marie Gordon

Baseball Fan

Church Smoker

Third Base Coach

Baseball Scout

Walker O'Duggan

Baseball Fan

Congregant

Robert Bob Young

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♪ When the sun comes up
On a sleepy little town ♪ - The Hill

♪ When the sun comes up On a sleepy little town ♪

♪ Well, the preacher
And the teacher ♪ - The Hill

♪ Well, the preacher And the teacher ♪

Crippled as you are, you can't
make no full body rotation. - The Hill

Crippled as you are, you can't make no full body rotati...

If you ain't cheatin',
then how did you-- - The Hill

If you ain't cheatin', then how did you--

Majors? Boy, you're never gonna
play one inning in the majors. - The Hill

Majors? Boy, you're never gonna play one inning in the ...

Man drinks like a steer
on a tank at noon, - The Hill

Man drinks like a steer on a tank at noon,

I'm just looking out for Rickey - The Hill

I'm just looking out for Rickey

And that's run by women
and lost by men. - The Hill

And that's run by women and lost by men.

So I want you both to interpret
Ephesians 4:25 tonight. - The Hill

So I want you both to interpret Ephesians 4:25 tonight.

"Speak truth, each one of you,
with his neighbor, - The Hill

"Speak truth, each one of you, with his neighbor,

Come on. Connie,
you can help me lock up, okay? - The Hill

Come on. Connie, you can help me lock up, okay?

♪ So I'll cherish
The old rugged cross ♪ - The Hill

♪ So I'll cherish The old rugged cross ♪

"Give me a man that
we may fight together." - The Hill

"Give me a man that we may fight together."

And how did David smite Goliath? - The Hill

And how did David smite Goliath?

A stone, it says right here
in verse 41st Samuel. - The Hill

A stone, it says right here in verse 41st Samuel.

And so David stopped by a brook - The Hill

And so David stopped by a brook

Well, why didn't David
gather the largest stone, - The Hill

Well, why didn't David gather the largest stone,

Things can veer off and
shimmy all over creation. - The Hill

Things can veer off and shimmy all over creation.

- He made a savvy bet!
- Savvy indeed. - The Hill

- He made a savvy bet! - Savvy indeed.

But maybe we ought to
let some other members - The Hill

But maybe we ought to let some other members

So, I say this:
what shapes a stone? - The Hill

So, I say this: what shapes a stone?

And we, as Christians,
as children of God, - The Hill

And we, as Christians, as children of God,

And after we're baptized,
we are sent out into the world - The Hill

And after we're baptized, we are sent out into the worl...

...can fight our own Goliath,
and-- - The Hill

...can fight our own Goliath, and--

You know, I myself
have been afraid to say this, - The Hill

You know, I myself have been afraid to say this,

You uplift me with your presence
here today. You do. - The Hill

You uplift me with your presence here today. You do.

May I kindly ask you
to refrain from smoking - The Hill

May I kindly ask you to refrain from smoking

I work six days on a live well,
ready to burst into
fire and brimstone any time. - The Hill

I work six days on a live well, ready to burst into fire and...

Now, if you knew a thing
about wildcattin', - The Hill

Now, if you knew a thing about wildcattin',

But can't you see
how you and Sister Babbit - The Hill

But can't you see how you and Sister Babbit

It's a weakness born of man. - The Hill

It's a weakness born of man.

High and mighty man
collects $50 a month - The Hill

High and mighty man collects $50 a month

I expect the Almighty can see
His way around our frailties. - The Hill

I expect the Almighty can see His way around our frailties.

So it is my place--
in fact, it's my duty-- - The Hill

So it is my place-- in fact, it's my duty--

Ain't about to allow
some holier-than-thou preacher - The Hill

Ain't about to allow some holier-than-thou preacher

And I am not gonna
let the Lord's house - The Hill

And I am not gonna let the Lord's house

- Do you wanna clean tobacco
juice off the church floor?
- No. - The Hill

- Do you wanna clean tobacco juice off the church floor? - N...

Seems unfair. We paid admission
for peace and quiet. - The Hill

Seems unfair. We paid admission for peace and quiet.

They're the preacher's kids.
Ain't got a nickel
to rub together. - The Hill

They're the preacher's kids. Ain't got a nick...

Meanwhile,
Richardson scores. - The Hill

Meanwhile, Richardson scores.

Bring it on. I'll knock it out
just like Mantle. - The Hill

Bring it on. I'll knock it out just like Mantle.

The faster it comes in, - The Hill

The faster it comes in,

Whatever you done,
take responsibility for it. - The Hill

Whatever you done, take responsibility for it.

Sorry, Mister.
I'll get a job to pay for it. - The Hill

Sorry, Mister. I'll get a job to pay for it.

Now hold up You tellin' me - The Hill

Now hold up You tellin' me

That you hit this rock
over them trees - The Hill

That you hit this rock over them trees

When you get
them legs healed up, - The Hill

When you get them legs healed up,

I got two yards across the state
full of more old windshields - The Hill

I got two yards across the state full of more old windshield...

We receive your bounty, Lord, - The Hill

We receive your bounty, Lord,

It's a mite hard to muster
when He provideth so little. - The Hill

It's a mite hard to muster when He provideth so little.

Y'all see Daddy peg down
that old crow Spit-And-Chew
this morning? - The Hill

Y'all see Daddy peg down that old crow Spit-And-Chew th...

Along with some
ticked-off church folk, - The Hill

Along with some ticked-off church folk,

You know, sometimes,
Lilian, doing God's work - The Hill

You know, sometimes, Lilian, doing God's work

That's enough.
Do you hear me? Enough. - The Hill

That's enough. Do you hear me? Enough.

How you gonna quiet the voice
in your head, - The Hill

How you gonna quiet the voice in your head,

Your eyes are so busy
studying heaven, - The Hill

Your eyes are so busy studying heaven,

I am not going to apologize
for my devotion to God. - The Hill

I am not going to apologize for my devotion to God.

She's got faith. You never
hear one complaint out of her. - The Hill

She's got faith. You never hear one complaint out of he...

She's got faith. You... - The Hill

She's got faith. You...

And your son needs doctorin',
and that takes money. - The Hill

And your son needs doctorin', and that takes money.

- How'd you get these?
- Saved up.
Three months. - The Hill

- How'd you get these? - Saved up. Three months.

This sells the worship
of false idols. - The Hill

This sells the worship of false idols.

Robert, you are
your younger brother's keeper. - The Hill

Robert, you are your younger brother's keeper.

And you are responsible
for what you put in his mind. - The Hill

And you are responsible for what you put in his mind.

- Rickey loves baseball, and I--
- He's not
gonna play baseball. - The Hill

- Rickey loves baseball, and I-- - He's not gonna play...

Rickey, now, I've seen you
out there behind the church,
swinging that stick. - The Hill

Rickey, now, I've seen you out there behind the church,...

And you'd be out there
all day long if you could, - The Hill

And you'd be out there all day long if you could,

And if you try,
you're gonna get ridiculed, - The Hill

And if you try, you're gonna get ridiculed,

Now, listen. You're special. - The Hill

Now, listen. You're special.

But you got the soul
of a tender lamb. - The Hill

But you got the soul of a tender lamb.

And I wanna protect that. - The Hill

And I wanna protect that.

If you're not playing baseball,
you got your time all freed up - The Hill

If you're not playing baseball, you got your time all f...

Where your earthly legs
have failed you, - The Hill

Where your earthly legs have failed you,

"Those that wait upon the Lord
shall renew their strength." - The Hill

"Those that wait upon the Lord shall renew their streng...

- But we just got here.
- And we just kicked you out! - The Hill

- But we just got here. - And we just kicked you out!

He's good, righteous, - The Hill

He's good, righteous,

You run him out
of his own church - The Hill

You run him out of his own church

'Cause your pastor
asked you to behave - The Hill

'Cause your pastor asked you to behave

"Decent, hardscrabble folk." - The Hill

"Decent, hardscrabble folk."

You do not deserve James Hill. - The Hill

You do not deserve James Hill.

Am I ever gonna see
my only-ever boyfriend again? - The Hill

Am I ever gonna see my only-ever boyfriend again?

And you shouldn't be
acting like you still
got weight in this town. - The Hill

And you shouldn't be acting like you still got weight i...

I'm sure you'd kick my butt if
you weren't so drunk. Watch it. - The Hill

I'm sure you'd kick my butt if you weren't so...

You think you're better than me
'cause you can read that book. - The Hill

You think you're better than me 'cause you can rea...

I imagine he's gonna be
making a visit here shortly. - The Hill

I imagine he's gonna be making a visit here shortly.

You gave it your best,
the only way you know. - The Hill

You gave it your best, the only way you know.

♪ To prepare us
A dwelling place there ♪ - The Hill

♪ To prepare us A dwelling place there ♪

♪ Then sings my soul ♪ - The Hill

♪ Then sings my soul ♪

- God dang! God-- God! - The Hill

- God dang! God-- God!

Let's just--
Meanwhile, let's, you know,
get the spare put on. - The Hill

Let's just-- Meanwhile, let's, you know, get the s...

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The remarkable true-life story of Rickey Hill's improbable journey to play Major League Baseball.

User Rating: 0.0 (0 ratings)

Director: Jeff Celentano

Writer: Angelo Pizzo, Scott Marshall Smith, Bill Chaffin

Production: RainMaker Films,Reserve Entertainment,Vitamin A Films,Rescue Dog Productions

Genre: biography, drama, sport

Year: 2023

MetaScore: N/A/100

ImdbRating: 6.7

BoxOffice: $7,665,865

Released: 25 Aug 2023

Awards: 1 win

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