The Sandlot
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Actor: Brandon Quintin Adams, Grant Gelt, Karen Allen, Keith Campbell, Victor DiMattiaBrand: Team Marketing
Primary Contributor: Tom Guiry
Primary Contributor: Vitar, Mike
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround; French (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround; English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled)
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Full Screen, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: 2.35:1
Running Time: 101 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2002-01-29
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Movie Reviews of The Sandlot
Movie Review: A family film that really will appeal to the whole family.
Summary: 5 Stars
On the front cover of the DVD, 20th Century Fox has labeled this movie as a 'family feature', and it truly is one. After all, males and females of all ages love baseball, and people young and old can relate to the kids in this movie. Also, you don't have to be a baseball fan to enjoy this movie. You just have to appreciate a time in the early 60s when children had fun doing different things. The Sandlot was released over 15 years ago, so I think it's safe to say that it's a classic. For those reading this who are not familiar with it, however, allow me to summarize the plot. Shy fifth-grader Scotty Smalls is the new kid in a suburban town in the summer of 1962, who has a hard time making friends, but is eventually allowed to join a group of kids who play baseball all day, every day. They never choose teams or keep score; they just play and have fun. However, they also visit the public swimming pool, enjoy the 4th of July, and even try chewing tobacco like the pros. One night, after a ball goes over the left field fence, they have a campout in a treehouse, where Smalls is told the legend of the beastly dog that lives behind that fence. Needless to say, when a ball signed by Babe Ruth belonging to Smalls' step-father accidentally goes over, he is in deep trouble. Luckily for Smalls, his step-father is away on a business trip, allowing the boys time to try to get it back, with hilarious results. Overall, The Sandlot is a great movie, but the DVD doesn't offer much in the way of bonus features. The one main extra is a brief promotional featurette in which the cast and crew describe the plot and share their comments on it. There are also some theatrical trailers and TV spots. The movie is good enough, however, that it doesn't need many extras to be worth buying. In fact, Siskel and Ebert gave it two thumbs up, calling it "a charming and whimsical comedy".
Summary of The Sandlot
It's the early 1960s and fifth-grader Scotty Smalls (Tom Guiry) has just moved into town with his folks (Karen Allen and Denis Leary). Kids call him a dork-he can't even throw a baseball! But that changes when the leader of the neighborhood gang recruits him to play on the nearby sandlot field. It's the beginning of a magical summer of baseball, wild adventures, first kisses, and fearsome confrontations with the dreaded Beast and its owner (James Earl Jones) who live behind the left field fence. Soon nine boys have become best friends, Scotty is part of a team, and their leader has become a local legend in this hilarious and warmhearted comedy.When egghead Scotty Smalls moves to town just before the summer vacation of 1962, his first priority is to make friends. He heads to the nearby sandlot only to humiliate himself before the local kids, but star player Benny "The Jet" Rodriguez befriends the awkward boy, teaches him the basics of baseball, and welcomes him to the team. It's a summer filled with camaraderie and fun until Smalls hits his first home run. Problem is, Smalls's home run sends his stepfather's "Babe Ruth" autographed baseball into a neighboring yard that's patrolled by a snarling, slobbering monster called "The Beast." Creativity reigns and hilarity ensues when the boys risk everything to retrieve the ball. A final heroic encounter with "The Beast" and his owner yields some very surprising results. Action, humor, and friendship permeate this 101-minute film appropriate for ages 5 and older. Rated PG due to name-calling and some pubescent behavior. --Tami Horiuchi
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