In the summer of 1962, a new kid in town is taken under the wing of a young baseball prodigy and his rowdy team, resulting in many adventures.In the summer of 1962, a new kid in town is taken under the wing of a young baseball prodigy and his rowdy team, resulting in many adventures.In the summer of 1962, a new kid in town is taken under the wing of a young baseball prodigy and his rowdy team, resulting in many adventures.
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- 1 nomination
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Brandon Quintin Adams
- Kenny DeNunezas Kenny DeNunez
- (as Brandon Adams)
Marley Shelton
- Wendyas Wendy
- (as Marlee Shelton)
Daniel Zacapa
- Police Chiefas Police Chief
- (as Garret Pearson)
Eddie Matthews
- Thiefas Thief
- (as Ed Matthews)
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Storyline
Scotty Smalls moves to a new neighborhood with his mom and stepdad, and wants to learn to play baseball. Rodriguez, the neighborhood baseball guru, takes Smalls under his wing - soon he becomes part of the local baseball buddies. They fall into adventures involving baseball, treehouse sleep-ins, the desirous lifeguard at the local pool, the snooty rival ball team, and the travelling fair. Beyond the fence at the back of the sandlot menaces a legendary ball-eating dog called The Beast, and the kids inevitably must deal with him. —Dan Urson
- Taglines
- The adventure of a lifetime, the summer of their dreams...the dog of their nightmares
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- Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
- Rated PG for some language and kids chewing tobacco
- Parents guide
Did you know
- TriviaThe older and younger Benny are played by real-life brothers, Pablo Vitar and Mike Vitar.
- GoofsAt several points in the movie we see lights on at Mr. Mertle's house. However, Mr. Mertle is blind and lives alone, so having lights on would be useless to him. However, contrary to popular belief, most people who are legally blind still retain a small amount of residual vision, and they do tend to rely upon it in their everyday lives. Thus, Mr. Mertle having the lights on in his house to assist with what little vision he would have left is not an error.
- Quotes
"The Babe": Remember kid, there's heroes and there's legends. Heroes get remembered but legends never die, follow your heart kid, and you'll never go wrong.
- Crazy creditsThe opening 20th Century Fox logo plays in complete silence.
- Alternate versionsSome network television prints vomit a scene involving a local carnival and the kids' first time using chewing tobacco.
- SoundtracksThe Lion Sleeps Tonight
Original Music and Lyrics by Solomon Linda
Adapted and Arranged by Hugo Peretti, Luigi Creatore, George David Weiss and Albert Stanton
Performed by The Tokens
Courtesy of The RCA Records Label of BMG Music
Top review
very enjoyable
Okay, I didn't grow up in the time this film is set (I was born in 1978). But after seeing the film, I've got a pretty good idea of what it was like. My dad likes the film because of how much it reminds him of his own childhood. The story is simple: a new kid moves with his mother and step-father to a brand new neighborhood where he knows no one. So imagine his surprise when he winds up meeting a kid who invites him to play baseball with him and his best friends. Naturally, the other kids don't take to him too well: he's not very good at baseball, and he can't even throw right. But eventually, the kids grow to like him and teach him the ways of the game, and before long they're having a lot of fun during the summer. THE SANDLOT is a great kids film, very family-friendly, unlike the majority of so-called "family" films that are made nowadays. Sure, there's a scene where the kids are throwing up on a carnival ride thanks to some chewing tobacco, but the scene is done more for laughs than as a gross-out. (You can imagine that the scene would be done the opposite way if the film was made more recently). The characters and the young kids playing them are all appealing, and it's nice to see Denis Leary playing a kind sensitive role instead of the over-the-top characters he's used to playing. He's very good, even though the part's not a big one. The few scenes between him and star Tom Guiry are very nice. THE SANDLOT is a very good film. Kids will like the humor, and adults will remember how fun it was to be a kid.
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- MichaelM24
- Jul 2, 2001
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $32,950,136
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $4,918,712
- Apr 11, 1993
- Gross worldwide
- $34,348,443
- Runtime1 hour 41 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.39 : 1
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