The Road Home (2003 film)
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The Road Home, also known as Pitcher and the Pin-Up, is a 2003 American drama film directed by Drew Johnson.
while Missy doesn't really dream of anything except happiness. Danny rescues her from her abusive father in High School and the two become inseparable. Inseparable, that is, until life comes between them.
Danny goes off to college to pursue baseball where he helps a friend who never played little league learn how to become a long ball hitter. Between Danny and John they lead their team to the college World Series. While this is happening, Missy gets mixed up with a guy who takes seductive pictures of her and paves the way for her to become a super model. During the College World Series Danny is hit by a line drive and knocked unconscious. Battling for his life, Missy leaves her boyfriend (also for Danny and permenately) to be with Danny at the hospital. Eventually pulling through, Danny and Missy become closer than ever until baseball once again comes between them. Danny sets Missy free to concentrate on the game.
Missy eventually gets pregnant and agrees to marry the man she met after Danny's accident,and whose baby she is carrying. Missing Missy more and more, Danny gets released from his Minor League contract when he finds it hard to concentrate on baseball without Missy. Danny eventually gets back into baseball and Missy, now separated from her husband, begins reconciling with her estranged father. Danny finally gets called up to the majors with the Los Angeles Dodgers
in his final minor league, Missy goes into labor at her father's house. Missy's father gets her to the hospital and as the baby is born Danny throws his arm out pitching.
Four years later, Danny is a coach for his old high school team. Missy is in the stands with her daughter Carol, now a published poet. Danny agrees to take her out to celebrate. That night at Danny's home Missy tells him that when Carol was born she came to the realization that she lived her whole life in denial of her feelings for Danny and that she's not afraid of those feelings anymore. Danny's feelings for her have never changed and they promise each other to one day be married, which in the final scene they are.
Plot
The Road Home (A.K.A. "Pitcher and the Pin-Up") is the story of childhood friends Danny (Drew Johnson) and Missy (Corinna Harney). Danny has dreams of making it in Major League BaseballMajor League Baseball
Major League Baseball is the highest level of professional baseball in the United States and Canada, consisting of teams that play in the National League and the American League...
while Missy doesn't really dream of anything except happiness. Danny rescues her from her abusive father in High School and the two become inseparable. Inseparable, that is, until life comes between them.
Danny goes off to college to pursue baseball where he helps a friend who never played little league learn how to become a long ball hitter. Between Danny and John they lead their team to the college World Series. While this is happening, Missy gets mixed up with a guy who takes seductive pictures of her and paves the way for her to become a super model. During the College World Series Danny is hit by a line drive and knocked unconscious. Battling for his life, Missy leaves her boyfriend (also for Danny and permenately) to be with Danny at the hospital. Eventually pulling through, Danny and Missy become closer than ever until baseball once again comes between them. Danny sets Missy free to concentrate on the game.
Missy eventually gets pregnant and agrees to marry the man she met after Danny's accident,and whose baby she is carrying. Missing Missy more and more, Danny gets released from his Minor League contract when he finds it hard to concentrate on baseball without Missy. Danny eventually gets back into baseball and Missy, now separated from her husband, begins reconciling with her estranged father. Danny finally gets called up to the majors with the Los Angeles Dodgers
Los Angeles Dodgers
The Los Angeles Dodgers are a professional baseball team based in Los Angeles, California. The Dodgers are members of Major League Baseball's National League West Division. Established in 1883, the team originated in Brooklyn, New York, where it was known by a number of nicknames before becoming...
in his final minor league, Missy goes into labor at her father's house. Missy's father gets her to the hospital and as the baby is born Danny throws his arm out pitching.
Four years later, Danny is a coach for his old high school team. Missy is in the stands with her daughter Carol, now a published poet. Danny agrees to take her out to celebrate. That night at Danny's home Missy tells him that when Carol was born she came to the realization that she lived her whole life in denial of her feelings for Danny and that she's not afraid of those feelings anymore. Danny's feelings for her have never changed and they promise each other to one day be married, which in the final scene they are.
Cast
| Drew Johnson Drew Johnson Jason Andrew “Drew” Johnson is a political commentator who was the founder and first president of the Tennessee Center for Policy Research, a free market think tank and watchdog organization based in Nashville, Tennessee... |
as Danny Foster |
| Corinna Harney Corinna Harney Corinna Harney is an American model and actress. She was chosen as Playboy's Playmate of the Month for August, 1991 and Playboy's Playmate of the Year 1992. At age 20, she became the youngest Playmate of the Year ever at that point.... |
as Melissa Curtis |
| Donald Turner | as John Thomas |
| John Saxon John Saxon (actor) John Saxon is an American actor who has worked on over 200 projects during the span of sixty years. Saxon is most known for his work in horror films such as A Nightmare on Elm Street and Black Christmas, both of which feature Saxon as a policeman in search of the killer... |
as Michael Curtis |
| Stephen Bishop Stephen Bishop Stephen Bishop may refer to:* Stephen Bishop * Stephen Bishop , African American cave explorer* Stephen Bishop , U.S. musician... |
as Tyrell Hunt |
| Corey Page Corey Page Corey Page is an Australian film and television actor. He has appeared in leading roles in the television series Heartbreak High in Australia... |
as Vince Taylor |
| Bo Hopkins Bo Hopkins Bo Hopkins is an American actor.-Career:Hopkins has appeared in more than one hundred film and television roles in a career of more than forty years, including The Bridge at Remagen, The Wild Bunch, The Getaway, American Graffiti, White Lightning, Radioland Murders, The Killer Elite, Midnight... |
as Jimmy Stangel |
| Wilford Brimley Wilford Brimley Allen Wilford Brimley is an American actor. He has appeared in such films as The China Syndrome, Cocoon, The Thing and The Firm. He had a recurring role on the 1970s television series The Waltons... |
as Coach Weaver |
| Paul Kent | as Coach Dale |
| Marisol Nichols Marisol Nichols Marisol Nichols is an American actress best known for her role in the sixth season of 24 as Special Agent Nadia Yassir.-Early life:... |
as Stephanie |
| Mark Anthony Parrish Mark Anthony Parrish Mark Anthony Parrish is a self-proclaimed American actor, producer, and social and liberal political activist.-Biography:... |
as Rob Martinez |
| Bojesse Christopher | as Tommy |
| Debbie McLeod Debbie McLeod Debbie McLeod is a female field hockey goalkeeper from Scotland. She played club hockey for Bonagrass Grove, and made her debut for the Women's National Team in 1999. McLeod works as a swimming pool technician. Her brother played national level football at U16 level.-References:... |
as Karan Foster |
| Ryan Sparks | as Young Danny Foster |
| David A. Burr | as Paul Ford |
| Ashleigh Synder | as Young Melissa Curtis |