Pastime
Original title: King of the Hill
“A story of a major miracle in the minor leagues.”
1990 · 1 h 34 min
Cast
William Russ 
Glenn Plummer 
Noble Willingham 
Jeffrey Tambor Scott Plank 
Deirdre O'Connell
Credits
Written by: David Eyre
Plot
A veteran minor league pitcher in 1957 tutors a young phenomenon.
Sinekatalog’s take
A veteran minor-league pitcher in the fifties takes a young phenomenon under his wing. The baseball drama is gentle, nostalgic and more about mentorship and the end of a career than about the game itself. A warm pick for fans of low-key sports stories.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 6.6 / 10 (441 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.
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