Welcome to another episode of the Michelle Tofoya podcast.

Dennis Quaid is in a new film called The Hill.

It's about a young boy named Ricky Hill, who has a dream of playing in the major leagues.

How could he have this dream when he's got a degenerative spinal condition that forces him to wear these rudimentary almost tin can-like braces on his legs his

entire childhood. And how does this movie end? We won't spoil everything for you, but the actual

subject of this film, Ricky Hill, he's a real guy. And he's going to join us next. Now, it's time for some sanity.

It's the Michelle Tofoya podcast.

So the film is called The Hill.

It's about this young boy named Ricky Hill growing up in the 50s who has a spinal condition that forces him to wear these braces on his legs.

And all he wants to do is play baseball.

Doesn't have any money, though.

Can't afford a bat, can't afford a ball, can't afford a glove.

So he hits rocks with a stick.

How did this young kid in these braces go from hitting rocks with a stick to where he ultimately landed. It's a great

story. As I said, Dennis Quaid stars as the father in the film. And you see the young boy grow up

in the film. So there are a couple different actors that play him and they do a wonderful job.

But the real Ricky Hill is going to join us.

And off camera, he told me that this film was 13 years in the making.

The writer, the same guy wrote Rudy and Hoosiers.

And how did Ricky Hill find out that this film was finally going to be a go? Well, he lives in

Dallas, Fort Worth, and he was sitting in a golf cart with Tony Romo. Yeah, you know, just another

Tuesday. And he got the phone call that the film was going to go forward. Now, it opens this week.

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