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Hitting the Cycle

  • 2012
  • Not Rated
  • 1h 44m
IMDb RATING
6.1/10
74
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Hitting the Cycle (2012)
Drama

Battling back from a debilitating knee injury and struggling with his own inner demons, Rip, a professional baseball player nearing the end of his career, reluctantly revisits his long-forgo... Read allBattling back from a debilitating knee injury and struggling with his own inner demons, Rip, a professional baseball player nearing the end of his career, reluctantly revisits his long-forgotten hometown to finally face his estranged, dying father. Through a journey of self-disco... Read allBattling back from a debilitating knee injury and struggling with his own inner demons, Rip, a professional baseball player nearing the end of his career, reluctantly revisits his long-forgotten hometown to finally face his estranged, dying father. Through a journey of self-discovery, redemption, and forgiveness, Rip learns that life isn't always played between the ch... Read all

  • Directors
    • Darin Anthony
    • J. Richey Nash
  • Writer
    • J. Richey Nash
  • Stars
    • J. Richey Nash
    • Courtney Henggeler
    • Travis Schuldt
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    6.1/10
    74
    YOUR RATING
    • Directors
      • Darin Anthony
      • J. Richey Nash
    • Writer
      • J. Richey Nash
    • Stars
      • J. Richey Nash
      • Courtney Henggeler
      • Travis Schuldt
    • 3User reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 3 wins & 2 nominations total

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    J. Richey Nash
    J. Richey Nash
    • Rip
    Courtney Henggeler
    Courtney Henggeler
    • Samantha
    Travis Schuldt
    Travis Schuldt
    • Patrick
    Peter Van Norden
    Peter Van Norden
    • Saunders
    Abby Wathen
    Abby Wathen
    • Tina
    Bruce Dern
    Bruce Dern
    • James
    Thomas J. Phillips
    • Walter
    • (as Tom Phillips)
    Eben French Mastin
    • Skip
    Nick Vannoy
    • Matty
    Joe Gatton
    Joe Gatton
    • Joe
    Keith Jones
    • Gus
    Kabby Borders
    Kabby Borders
    • Young Woman
    Ellie Clark
    Ellie Clark
    • Nancy
    Amy Hess
    Amy Hess
    • Mary
    Jack Raymond
    • Billy
    Sylvia Howard
    • Judy
    Walter May
    • Roland
    Ed Smith
    • Duke
    • Directors
      • Darin Anthony
      • J. Richey Nash
    • Writer
      • J. Richey Nash
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    4jeffgintz

    Started strong, faded to a boring predictable slog

    The minor league baseball scenes at the start hold potential. The main character, Ripley, has some decent baseball skills for an indie film. There seems to be a chance this could lead somewhere interesting. Then, it fades to my most disliked cliche... guy returns to small town hometown... everything has stayed perfectly frozen in time for our hero who doesn't want to return to the small town... the heavens open and everything perfectly aligns for our hero like can only happen in a small town in the movies... our hero resolves everything perfectly by the end, the entire town bends over backwards to accommodate our hero, and our hero rides off into the perfect small town sunset with no problems. Complete garbage, lazy film making.
    1sandcrab277

    ripley is a terrible batter

    Any baseball player that waggles his bat is not a serious hitter.. for righty hitters... left elbow up right elbow down, bat parallel to the ground ... the power comes from the stride which must begin before the ball reaches the bat ... a great batter can hit from both sides of the plate ... a smash to the gaps in the outfield coverage is always better than trying to swing for the fences ... power hitters strike out way more than a serious hitter ... a hitter that can get on first and steal second is a bigger threat to pitchers than the cleanup batter and they addle pitchers to distraction ..
    1sandcrab277

    total trash

    A producer, writer, director and actor in his own film is a fool of the greatest magnitude ... the poor guy probably had delusions of making it to the big leagues but had zero talent, just like in this film ... as with all indies the blame is always placed on someone in the past that caused the train to run off the track ... when you have a chance at the bigs, sometimes a college education is more important ... go for the education ... ball games are childish extensions of your youth

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    • Release date
      • May 19, 2012 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
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    • Filming locations
      • Kentucky, USA
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      • Tall Tales Productions
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      1 hour 44 minutes
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      • 16:9 HD

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