Home Run (2013)

A pro ball player with a substance abuse problem is forced into rehab in his hometown, finding new hope when he gets honest about his checkered past, and takes on coaching duties for a misfit Little League team.

Director:

David Boyd

Writers:

Brian Brightly, Candace Lee,

Stars:

Scott Elrod, Dorian Brown, Charles Henry Wyson

Cast

Credited cast:
Scott Elrod	...	Cory
Dorian Brown	...	Emma
Charles Henry Wyson	...	Tyler
James Devoti	...	Clay
Nicole Leigh	...	Karen
Drew Waters	...	Pajersky
Robert Peters	...	J.T.
Vivica A. Fox	...	Helene
Elvin John Rosa Jr.	...	Stanton
Samantha Isler	...	Kendricks (as Sami Isler)
Ty Fanning	...	Chad
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Johnny Baker	...	Greg Kindricks
Jeffrey Brucculeri	...	Reporter
Brendan Caleb Calton	...	Baseball Fan
J. Alan Davidson	...	Roy (Meth Addict) (as Alan Davidson)

Storyline

Forced back to his small home town, an alcoholic baseball hotshot fakes recovery to regain his position on the roster, coaches a little league team to regain his popularity, pursues his old flame to regain a romance, all while finding redemption among a group of addicts.

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Plot Keywords:

baseball

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Taglines:

Freedom is possible

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Genres:

Drama | Sport

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for some mature thematic material

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

19 April 2013 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Oklahoma, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$1,200,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$1,582,466 (USA) (19 April 2013)

Gross:

$2,817,801 (USA) (17 May 2013)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Hero Productions, Impact Productions LLC

Technical Specs

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

At the 2012 Celebrate Recovery Summit at Saddleback Church, John Baker (founder of CR) mentioned that the testimonies featured in the film depiction of the CR meetings were based on actual testimonies. (Of course, the testimonies of the main characters were created for the plot.)

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Goofs

When Corey and Clay get in his truck Corey puts his seat belt on twice.

User Reviews

A Must See - High Quality Story, Acting and Production

Home Run is a very good and very simple story; more main-stream than Facing the Giants, Fireproof, or even Courageous. It chronicles the career of a major-league baseball player whose excesses get the best of him. We watch and enjoy the repair of his life and the lives of those around him. Due to it's simplicity and perhaps audience apathy towards this genre, Home Run will likely prove to be one of the most underrated films in a long time. It is of a recent slate of Christian message movies, and carries a certain pro-Celebrate Recovery message... but to summarize it as only that would do this movie and potential viewers a tremendous disservice. Get out and see it, or at least get the DVD! It is well directed, very well produced, and has the best acting of any movie in this group. On par anything out of Hollywood.