The Sandlot
1993 film directed by David M. Evens
The Sandlot is a 1993 American coming-of-age sports comedy film written by David Mickey Evans and Robert Gunter. Evans also directed the film and served as a narrator. It tells the story of a diverse group of young baseball players during Summer 1962. The film stars Tom Guiry, Mike Vitar, Karen Allen, Denis Leary, and James Earl Jones. It is set in the San Fernando Valley in Los Angeles, California, and the filming locations were in Midvale, Salt Lake City, and Ogden, Utah.
The Sandlot was released on April 7, 1993, by 20th Century Fox. The film grossed over $34 million worldwide, and was followed by two direct-to-video sequels The Sandlot 2 (2005) and The Sandlot: Heading Home (2007).
Plot
In 1962, Scott "Scotty" Smalls moves to the San Fernando Valley with his unnamed mother and new stepfather, Bill. When Smalls's mother encourages him to make friends, he tries joining a group of eight boys— the talented leader Benjamin Franklin "Benny" Rodriguez, the heavyset short-tempered Hamilton "Ham" Porter as catcher, the smart-alecked Alan "Yeah-Yeah" McClennan on 3rd base, the African-American easygoing Kenny "The Heater" DeNunez as pitcher, the nerdy wisecracking Michael "Squints" Palladorous as shortstop, the rebellous Bertram Grover Weeks on 2nd base, and brothers the repeater Tommy as right-center outfielder and the hapless Timmy Timmons on 1st base—who play baseball daily at the neighborhood sandlot. Smalls leaves in embarrassment when everyone except Benny, the group's leader, laughs at his attempt to catch and throw a baseball.
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