Review of The Sandlot (1993) by Andy F — 13 Feb 2010
This is one of those movies I grew up watching. It came out when I was four years old and I never saw it till it came out on video. Almost everyody I know, from school or anywhere else, we have all seen this movie and it's a cult classic to all of us.
To people who don't know what this movie is, it's about a new kid name Scotty Smalls (Thomas Guiry), who moves into a new neighborhood with his family during the summer of 1962 and joins a baseball team of misfits, led by their hot shot leader Benny "The Jet" Rodriguez (Mike Vitar).
During the whole film, they go from one adventure to another. From kissing a beautiful lifeguard at the local pool, playing a 4th of July nightgame and against a snotty rival baseball team, to the travelling fair, and last but not least: A legendary menacing baseball eating dog called "The Beast".
I loved seeing Denis Leary (Bill), Karen Allen (Scotty's Mom), Marley Shelton (Wendy Peffercorn), Art LaFleur (Babe Ruth a.k.a The Great Bambino), and James Earl Jones (Mr. Mertle) make small appearences in this movie but I thought Art LaFleur's performance as Babe Ruth a.
K.a The Great Bambino was the best. I love his line that he says to Benny: "Remember kid, there's heroes and there's legends. Heroes get remembered but the legends never die, follow your heart kid, and you'll never go wrong.
" David Mickey Evans directed an amazing movie about a group of nine kids who do nothing but play baseball in a small field, which they call "The Sandlot". A classic movie to us all.
This review of The Sandlot (1993) was written by Andy F on 13 Feb 2010.
The Sandlot has generally received positive reviews.
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