The Sandlot Movie Review 1993

Young Scotty (Guiry) moves to a new neighborhood in California in 1962 and tries to make friends despite not knowing anything about playing baseball. His scrappy teammates include the friendly Benny (Vitar), a chubby loud-mouthed catcher named Ham (Renna), and Squints (Leopardi), a would-be Lothario before his time. Action revolves around Scotty's attempt to get baseball autographed by Babe Ruth out of the clutches of giant killer junkyard dog owned by Jones before dad Leary discovers it's missing. Small wonder is nostalgic without being sentimental, and tells its tale with grace and humor, supported by a period soundtrack.

Distribution

CBS/Fox Video, 1330 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10019, Phone: (212)373-4800, Toll-free: 800-800-4369, Fax: (212)373-4803, Remarks: Does not handle retail queries from consumers; contact your local video distributor.

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 101 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Coming of Age, Baseball, Sports Comedies, Period Piece: 1960s, Lifeguards, King of Beasts (Dogs), Buddies, Technicolor Yawn, Junior Jocks

Screenplay

David Mickey Evans, Robert Gunter

Cast

Tom Guiry, Mike Vitar, Patrick Renna, Chauncey Leopardi, Marty York, Brandon Adams, Denis Leary, Karen Allen, James Earl Jones, Maury Wills, Art LaFleur, Marley Shelton, Brooke Adams

Cinematography

Anthony B. Richmond

Director

David Mickey Evans

Music

David Newman

Other

Arliss Howard, Michael A. Stevenson

Producer

William S. Gilmore, Dale de la Torre, Mark Burg, Chris Zarpas, Cathleen Summers, Island World Productions, 20th Century-Fox