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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

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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That's how hardscrabble folk
get by, minute to minute. - The Hill

That's how hardscrabble folk get by, minute to minute.

Makin' tough calls
in a mean world. - The Hill

Makin' tough calls in a mean world.

Doin' their damnedest.
Times come, - The Hill

Doin' their damnedest. Times come,

And that's no man's fault. - The Hill

And that's no man's fault.

We gotta be
the unluckiest family
in all of Texas. - The Hill

We gotta be the unluckiest family in all of Texas.

Well, look at this. - The Hill

Well, look at this.

Only the Master Painter could
paint a picture such as this. - The Hill

Only the Master Painter could paint a picture such as this.

- Come on, Rickey! - The Hill

- Come on, Rickey!

- Pleased you're
enjoying it, sir.
-"Sir"? - The Hill

- Pleased you're enjoying it, sir. -"Sir"?

If she knew you--
If you knew Rickey,
you wouldn't call him "sir." - The Hill

If she knew you-- If you knew Rickey, you wouldn't call...

Mrs. Linda,
you sure have a beautiful home. - The Hill

Mrs. Linda, you sure have a beautiful home.

If I had another bite,
I think I'd bust a gut. - The Hill

If I had another bite, I think I'd bust a gut.

But this j-- I don't know.
This job, it's just
probably beneath - The Hill

But this j-- I don't know. This job, it's just pro...

My brother Dennis
over Bowie City way
tells me First Baptist - The Hill

My brother Dennis over Bowie City way tells me First Baptist

- Well, that's a crying shame.
- Well, you ain't
seen Bowie City. - The Hill

- Well, that's a crying shame. - Well, you ain't s...

A mite modest. I suppose
it ain't for you, but-- - The Hill

A mite modest. I suppose it ain't for you, but--

It was not by accident
that you found us on the road. - The Hill

It was not by accident that you found us on the road.

When the good Lord shuts
a door, he opens a window. - The Hill

When the good Lord shuts a door, he opens a window.

- But don't y'all wanna
hear more about this--
- Only amen. Can I get an amen? - The Hill

- But don't y'all wanna hear more about this-- - O...

Roger, and lift-off. - The Hill

Roger, and lift-off.

Mission Control
reports that the craft - The Hill

Mission Control reports that the craft

As man again sails the heavens. - The Hill

As man again sails the heavens.

Try "dump, sweet dump." - The Hill

Try "dump, sweet dump."

Appealing to the eye she ain't, - The Hill

Appealing to the eye she ain't,

Wait till you see the church.
You're gonna love the church. - The Hill

Wait till you see the church. You're gonna love the chu...

Y'all wanna go see the church
first or go inside? - The Hill

Y'all wanna go see the church first or go inside?

It's got... possibilities. - The Hill

It's got... possibilities.

♪ Tell you a story ♪ - The Hill

♪ Tell you a story ♪

My dad is a pastor, and he calls
them "corrective restraints." - The Hill

My dad is a pastor, and he calls them "corrective restr...

- Put the non-gimp in left.
- He don't play, I don't play. - The Hill

- Put the non-gimp in left. - He don't play, I don'...

Oh, yeah. Like you're
first-round draft material. - The Hill

Oh, yeah. Like you're first-round draft material.

- Who do I brush back next? - The Hill

- Who do I brush back next?

Hey, robo boy.
Where do we bury you? - The Hill

Hey, robo boy. Where do we bury you?

You got a lot of guts,
but not so many smarts. - The Hill

You got a lot of guts, but not so many smarts.

Robot boy! Gonna keep whiffin',
or are you quittin'? - The Hill

Robot boy! Gonna keep whiffin', or are you quittin'...

Full... body... rotation! - The Hill

Full... body... rotation!

Time to say night-night
and bye-bye to robot boy. - The Hill

Time to say night-night and bye-bye to robot boy.

Screw you guys. I ain't playin'
with no-- no cripple kid. - The Hill

Screw you guys. I ain't playin' with no-- no cripp...

Nobody calls me a liar,
robot boy. - The Hill

Nobody calls me a liar, robot boy.

Anybody else wanna say grace? - The Hill

Anybody else wanna say grace?

Is there some kind of revelation
that I'm not aware of? - The Hill

Is there some kind of revelation that I'm not aware of?

Well, sir,
it seems one of my braces-- - The Hill

Well, sir, it seems one of my braces--

You just keep that
ice cream man busy,
and I'm gonna steal us a gallon. - The Hill

You just keep that ice cream man busy, and I'm gonna st...

- Oh, no, you won't.
- Oh, yes, I will!
I'm feelin' adventurous. - The Hill

- Oh, no, you won't. - Oh, yes, I will! I'm feelin...

All it takes to be on my team
is, A, attend practice
every day, 4:00 to 6:00. - The Hill

All it takes to be on my team is, A, attend practice every d...

B, be prepared to
work your hind ends off. - The Hill

B, be prepared to work your hind ends off.

And C, cut the crap
and swing the bat,
'cause I ain't your mama. - The Hill

And C, cut the crap and swing the bat, 'cause I ain...

Now, if I catch any one of
y'all half-assing out there, - The Hill

Now, if I catch any one of y'all half-assing out there,

Now, if you ain't turned
one of these in yet, - The Hill

Now, if you ain't turned one of these in yet,

Come on. Bring it back to me
3:00 p.m. Tuesday, signed. - The Hill

Come on. Bring it back to me 3:00 p.m. Tuesday, signed.

It mayn't be your doin',
but you're already half-assin'. - The Hill

It mayn't be your doin', but you're already h...

Hey! But you better
bring me some magic. - The Hill

Hey! But you better bring me some magic.

What's on your mind? You got
something behind your back. - The Hill

What's on your mind? You got something behind your back...

Let's hear Psalm 23. - The Hill

Let's hear Psalm 23.

-"The Lord is my shepherd--"
- More conviction. - The Hill

-"The Lord is my shepherd--" - More conviction.

"I shall not want." - The Hill

"I shall not want."

You might be better,
but you are not healed. - The Hill

You might be better, but you are not healed.

Daddy, all I wanna do is play. - The Hill

Daddy, all I wanna do is play.

You will not play. - The Hill

You will not play.

Now, you might think that
your affliction is an injustice, - The Hill

Now, you might think that your affliction is an injustice,

It's a sign.
It's a sign of something greater
that you are supposed to become. - The Hill

It's a sign. It's a sign of something greater that...

What is important? - The Hill

What is important?

One practice: doing God's work. - The Hill

One practice: doing God's work.

I want you to seek out
every opportunity that you have
to serve Him. - The Hill

I want you to seek out every opportunity that you have to se...

And the next time that
you even consider sinning, - The Hill

And the next time that you even consider sinning,

The Holy Spirit sees all, - The Hill

The Holy Spirit sees all,

So let us ask God - The Hill

So let us ask God

To grow his flock, your father
must endure a few black sheep. - The Hill

To grow his flock, your father must endure a few black sheep...

- Must be from Gracie!
- No way. - The Hill

- Must be from Gracie! - No way.

Yeah, he pocketed it so quick,
I thought his hand was on fire. - The Hill

Yeah, he pocketed it so quick, I thought his hand was on fir...

Daddy finds out you've been
swatting that baseball
on the Sabbath... - The Hill

Daddy finds out you've been swatting that baseball on t...

♪ You belong to me
Why can't you see ♪ - The Hill

♪ You belong to me Why can't you see ♪

One Blast-Off Burger, - The Hill

One Blast-Off Burger,

I tried to tell him, - The Hill

I tried to tell him,

Well... he counted too quick. - The Hill

Well... he counted too quick.

Wait. It just so happens...
I have a quarter. - The Hill

Wait. It just so happens... I have a quarter.

- Okay,
I've got 'em closed.
- Keep 'em closed. - The Hill

- Okay, I've got 'em closed. - Keep 'em clo...

I will, I will. I've never
been more in the dark. - The Hill

I will, I will. I've never been more in the dark.

Why, it's my second favorite. - The Hill

Why, it's my second favorite.

And a more thoughtful gift, I-- - The Hill

And a more thoughtful gift, I--

You take care of us
all year, so, uh... - The Hill

You take care of us all year, so, uh...

The most beautiful gift
I have ever been blessed with - The Hill

The most beautiful gift I have ever been blessed with

It's the joy of sharing it
with all of you. - The Hill

It's the joy of sharing it with all of you.

"Me and my mama are
heading to Oklahoma City
to live with my grandfolks. - The Hill

"Me and my mama are heading to Oklahoma City to live wi...

Since my daddy refused to sign. - The Hill

Since my daddy refused to sign.

Check out Coach Don.
He look like he's up all night
verifying signatures? - The Hill

Check out Coach Don. He look like he's up all night ver...

Hold up. You're sayin'... - The Hill

Hold up. You're sayin'...

Yep. Seems like the real sin
is stopping you from playin'. - The Hill

Yep. Seems like the real sin is stopping you from playin...

I don't know a soul who's
owed this shot more than you. - The Hill

I don't know a soul who's owed this shot more than...

Oh. I'm sorry, our boys
aren't allowed to play. - The Hill

Oh. I'm sorry, our boys aren't allowed to play.

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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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