About Home Run

'Home Run' is a 2013 American Christian sports drama film directed by David Boyd. The film follows the life of Cory Brand, a professional baseball player with a substance abuse problem who is forced into rehab. He then goes back to his small hometown to complete an eight-week recovery program, joining a local baseball team and finding redemption and reconciliation.

Making / Production

The movie was produced by Carol Spann Mathews and Tom Newman, with executive producers like Chris Bueno, and was shot in Oklahoma. It was inspired by thousands of real-life stories of lives transformed by the Christian organization Celebrate Recovery.

Actors

• Scott Elrod as Cory Brand - Played the central character convincingly, displaying the turmoil and struggle of a man battling addiction.
• Dorian Brown as Emma - Played the role of Cory's love interest with grace and radiated strong on-screen chemistry.
• Charles Henry Wyson as Tyler - Played the role of Cory's younger brother, portraying the innocence and emotions genuinely.

Trivia / Interesting Facts

• The movie was primarily filmed in Okmulgee and Tulsa, Oklahoma.
• Home Run is a baseball term which has been used metaphorically in the movie, signalling Cory's struggle and eventual triumph.
• The director of the movie, David Boyd, is more well known as the director and cinematographer of The Walking Dead.

Awards

'Home Run' was the winner of the 2013 Heartland Film Festival's Audience Choice Award for Narrative Feature.

Quotes

• "Nothing great happens when you hold back."
• "Every moment, every second, every tear, every joy - it's all worth it."

Music, Soundtrack

• "Steal My Show" by TobyMac
• "Come Together" by Third Day
• "Home" by Phillip Phillips