The Sandlot

“Heroes get remembered, but legends never die.
Follow your heart, kid, and you’ll never go wrong.”

With the 4th of July just around the corner, here’s a 90s classic featuring “America’s favorite pastime.”

In the summer of 1962, shy fifth-grader Scotty Smalls moves to a new neighborhood and discovers a group of boys who spend their days playing baseball at the neighborhood sandlot. Seeing his chance to make friends, despite knowing  at all nothing about the game, Scotty learns not only how to play baseball but also discovers the joy of belonging to a tight-knit group of friends who share legendary adventures all summer long.

The boys’ carefree summer takes a dramatic turn when Scotty accidentally hits his stepfather’s valuable baseball autographed by Babe Ruth over the fence and into the yard guarded by “The Beast,” a monstrous dog that has become a neighborhood legend. What follows is an epic quest to retrieve the irreplaceable ball, involving elaborate schemes and many mishaps.

A nostalgic coming-of-age comedy, the film captures the magic of childhood summers and the timeless appeal of America’s pastime. While the film concludes with encouraging the virtue of facing one’s fears head-on, the story admittedly focuses more on physical and character comedy. The film is rated PG, but includes some mild language and brief suggestive content.

Runtime: 1 hour, 41 minutes
Rated PG
USCCB rating: A-II
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