Rickey Hill of Netflix's The Hill Shares His Incredible Story: 'God Gave Me the Ability'

Crosswalk Headlines Contributor

Updated Feb 06, 2024

The Hill is a biographical movie about Rickey Hill, a pastor's son who overcame his spinal condition in order to achieve his dream of playing major league baseball. It stars Dennis Quaid and has recently soared to No. 1 on the Netflix charts, five months after being released in theaters.

In this interview, Michael Foust sits down with Rickey Hill himself and Jeff Celentano, the movie's director.

4 Things to Know about The Hill, the Faith-Based Baseball Film Starring Dennis Quaid

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Michael Foust has covered the intersection of faith and news for 20 years. His stories have appeared in Baptist Press, Christianity Today, The Christian Post, the Leaf-Chronicle, the Toronto Star and the Knoxville News-Sentinel.

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Rickey Hill of Netflix's The Hill Shares His Incredible Story: 'God Gave Me the Ability'

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