what is the movie the hill about

The Hill is a 2023 American biographical sports drama film about baseball player Rickey Hill overcoming a physical handicap in order to try out for a legendary major league scout. The film is based on the true story of Rickey Hill, who grew up impoverished in small-town Texas and showed an extraordinary ability for hitting a baseball, despite being burdened by leg braces from a degenerative spinal disease. His strict father and a pastor dissuaded him from playing baseball to protect him from injury and to have him follow in his fathers footsteps and become a preacher. As a young man, Rickey becomes a baseball phenomenon and desires to participate in a try-out for a legendary major league scout, which divides the family and threatens Rickey’s dream of playing professional baseball. The film stars Dennis Quaid, Colin Ford, Joelle Carter, Randy Houser, Jesse Berry, Bonnie Bedelia, and Scott Glenn. The Hill was directed by Jeff Celentano from a screenplay by Angelo Pizzo and Scott Marshall Smith. The film was released in theaters by Briarcliff Entertainment on August 25, 2023.