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The Sandlot is a 1993 film about young baseball players. The film was directed by David Evans and included an appearance from Denis Leary.

Taglines:

The adventure of a lifetime, the summer of their dreams...the dog of their nightmares.
They're more than a team. They're the best buddies in the entire history of the world.
A piece of paradise a half block wide and a whole summer long.

Plot synopsis

The film is a flashback to the early 1960's when Scotty Smalls moves with his mother and stepfather to the San Fernando Valley in Southern California. Scotty is a nerd and the move gave him very little time to make friends before summer. He happens to follow some of the neighborhood kids after school one day and sees them playing baseball. Scotty watches from a distance and is embarrassed when his attempt to throw the ball back to them was horrible. All the kids consider him a loser except for Benny Rodriguez. Benny asks Scotty to play with the team so they can have a full roster of nine players. Through some practice and tips from Benny, Scotty becomes an integral part of the team.

Meanwhile, the team has to avoid hitting homeruns in the sandlot because "The Beast", a huge killer dog, lives on the other side of the fence and it would be considered suicidal to attempt to retrieve the ball. One day, Benny hits the "guts" out of the ball, and the boys believe they can't play for the rest of the day because they don't have a ball. Scotty indicates he has a ball at home but is actually referring to his stepdad's Babe Ruth autographed ball. Scotty is entirely unaware of the Babe's fame and how priceless the ball is. The boys don't notice the signature and continue to play. Scotty himself hits a homerun over the fence and realizes how he shouldn't have stolen his stepdad's ball. The situation becomes far worse when the other boys indicate how priceless the ball is. The boys must figure out a way to get the ball back from the beast without risking their lives leading to a wild array of ideas.

The film centers around themes such as friendship, baseball, heroism, and responsibility.

Cult Status

The film made a respectable $32 million in its initial theatrical run. Yet over the years, it has become something of a cult classic for people in their early 20s who grew up watching the film. Many of the locations depicted in the film are in and around the cities of Ogden, Utah and Salt Lake City, Utah. The infamous "Wendy Peppercorn kiss" takes place at a still active swimming pool in an Ogden park.

Sequel

A direct-to-DVD sequel, The Sandlot 2, was released in 2005. James Earl Jones reprises his role as Mr. Mertle and features a girl in a new Sandlot gang. The film heavily follows the same plot as the original, making it a requel.

Cast

Tom Guiry
- Scotty Smalls
Mike Vitar - Benjamin Franklin Rodriguez
Patrick Renna
- Hamilton 'The Great Hambino' Porter
Chauncey Leopardi
- Michael 'Squints' Palledorous
Marty York - Alan 'Yeah-Yeah' McClennan
Brandon Quintin Adams - Kenny DeNunez (as Brandon Adams)
Grant Gelt - Bertram Grover Weeks
Shane Obedzinski - Tommy 'Repeat' Timmons
Victor DiMattia - Timmy Timmons
Denis Leary
- Bill
Karen Allen
- Mom
James Earl Jones
- Mr. Mertle
Marley Shelton
- Wendy Peffercorn(as Marlee Shelton)
Art LaFleur - Babe Ruth (the Great Bambino)
David M. Evans - Narrator (uncredited)

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