The Sandlot

"They're more than a team. They're the best buddies in the entire history of the world."

1993 1h 41m EN

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7.6

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★7.6TMDB · 1,387

FamilyComedyDrama

Synopsis

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During a summer of friendship and adventure, one boy becomes a part of the gang, nine boys become a team and their leader becomes a legend by confronting the terrifying mystery beyond the right field wall.

“They're more than a team. They're the best buddies in the entire history of the world.”

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Cast

Tom Guiry
Scotty Smalls
Mike Vitar
Benjamin Franklin Rodriguez
Patrick Renna
Hamilton 'Ham' Porter
Chauncey Leopardi
Michael 'Squints' Palledorous
Marty York
Alan 'Yeah-Yeah' McClennan
Brandon Quintin Adams
Kenny DeNunez
Grant Gelt
Bertram Grover Weeks
James Earl Jones
Mr. Mertle

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: David Mickey Evans
Writers: David Mickey Evans, Robert Gunter, Darrin Fletcher
Languages: English, French
Countries: United States of America

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MONEY

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Made its money back 4.9× over at the box office.

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ERA

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33 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, French.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "The Sandlot Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by David Mickey Evans, shot by Anthony B. Richmond. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by David Newman. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Michael A. Stevenson shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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8 / 8

CAST

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Tom Guiry and Mike Vitar and Patrick Renna carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

David Mickey Evans directs. Anthony B. Richmond behind the camera. David Newman scores. Michael A. Stevenson cuts. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English, French.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Made its money back 4.9× over at the box office.
233 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, French.
4Part of the "The Sandlot Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
5Directed by David Mickey Evans, shot by Anthony B. Richmond. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by David Newman. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Michael A. Stevenson shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Tom Guiry and Mike Vitar and Patrick Renna carry the top of the cast.
9Marketing tagline: "They're more than a team. They're the best buddies in the entire history of the world.".
10IMDB entry: tt0108037 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
11The top-rated still from this film on TMDB has multiple community votes — a signal the frame composition stuck with viewers.
12Classified under 10 themes, including "sports", "baseball", "tree house", "dog".

The technical file

Cinematography: Anthony B. Richmond
Original score: David Newman
Editing: Michael A. Stevenson
Production design: Chester Kaczenski
Makeup / hair: Karl Wessen
VFX supervisor: Richard Yuricich
Sound: Patrick Cyccone Jr.
Stunt coordinator: John Moio
Runtime: 101 min · 1h 41m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $7,000,000
Box office: $34,348,444
Return: 491% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): PG
IMDB: The Sandlot (1993)

Part of

The Sandlot Collection

The Sandlot (released in some countries as The Sandlot Kids) is a 1993 American coming-of-age sports comedy film co-written, directed, and narrated by David Mickey Evans. It tells the story of a group of young baseball players during the summer of 1962. It stars Tom Guiry, Mike Vitar, Karen Allen, Denis Leary, and James Earl Jones. The filming locations were in Midvale, Salt Lake City, and Ogden, Utah. It grossed $34 million worldwide and has become a cult film. A direct-to-video sequel entitled The Sandlot 2 was released in 2005 in which a new Sandlot gang is featured. The only returning cast member is James Earl Jones as Mr. Mertle. Evans also returned to direct the sequel and voiced Smalls' younger brother, Johnnie. The Sandlot: Heading Home (2007), was another direct-to-video sequel starring Luke Perry as Tommy "Santa" Santorelli who gets knocked back to 1976 from 2005 and relives his childhood. Chauncey Leopardi reprises his role as Squints.