
Scotty Smalls moves to a new neighborhood with his mom and stepdad, and wants to learn to play baseball. Rodriguez, the neighborhood baseball guru, takes Smalls under his wing - soon he becomes part of the local baseball buddies. They fall into adventures involving baseball, treehouse sleep-ins, the desirous lifeguard at the local pool, the snooty rival ball team, and the travelling fair. Beyond the fence at the back of the sandlot menaces a legendary ball-eating dog called T... (Full plot summary below)
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Scotty Smalls moves to a new neighborhood with his mom and stepdad, and wants to learn to play baseball. Rodriguez, the neighborhood baseball guru, takes Smalls under his wing - soon he becomes part of the local baseball buddies. They fall into adventures involving baseball, treehouse sleep-ins, the desirous lifeguard at the local pool, the snooty rival ball team, and the travelling fair. Beyond the fence at the back of the sandlot menaces a legendary ball-eating dog called The Beast, and the kids inevitably must deal with him.
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| South Florida Sun-SentinelCandice RussellIn this well-crafted movie, a strong cohesive ensemble makes the team likable. Guiry as Scotty is especially good. |
| The New York TimesElvis MitchellThis is a movie to love, that touches you in places you never suspected, that shows you that the road less traveled is the road to your dreams. |
| New York TimesJanet MaslinNothing about his modest coming-of-age comedy demands anything like this awestruck approach. |
| VarietyLeonard KladySweet and sincere, the film is also a remarkably shallow wade, rife with incident and slim on substance. |
| BDK ReviewsKevin McCarthyThe Sandlot is a kids flick that will always stand the test of the time and be a movie that you can watch over and over as you grow older. It never loses its touch. |
| St. Louis Post-DispatchHarper BarnesThe Sandlot lays down life’s little lessons with the feathery touch of a sacrifice bunt. During the ball-retreiving scenes, as the gang learns to work as a team off the field, the movie never loses its quick pace or its sense of fun. Old baseball wisdom: The best teams win with strong fundamentals. So do the best movies. |
| Washington PostRita KempleyHas enough dog slobber, curdled hurl and toe-jam jokes to keep its target audience amused. Older kids and overgrown ones too probably will notice that nothing much ever happens in this belabored suburban variation on "The Little Rascals." |
| Cinema CrazedFelix Vasquez Jr.It's a bonafide masterpiece that warrants admiration, even two decades after its release. |
| NewsweekJack KrollBegins like an episode of "I Love Lucy" and ends with the impact of "Easy Rider." |
| Chicago ReaderJonathan RosenbaumClassic genre movies may be a scarce commodity, but this gutsy crime thriller and female buddy movie qualifies in spades. |