Spring Break
Retro Cinema: The Sandlot
Troy Palmer
Issue date: 3/23/07 Section: The Edge
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Remember the days when a group of buddies could go to the run-down field and play baseball like they were in a big league stadium like Comiskey Park or Wrigley Field, thinking they are always in the bottom of the ninth with two outs, a full count and everything lies on their shoulders?
Those were the good old days, when summer meant you could play outside every day with friends without a care in the world. This movie connects directly with those memories, even though the movie is set in 1962.
"The Sandlot" is a flashback story of a boy named Scotty Smalls who just moved into a new neighborhood and is trying to fit in with the guys.
Well, the guys play baseball. Smalls doesn't even know how to throw a ball or catch one correctly. As the movie progresses, the boys take Smalls under their wings and show him how to have fun as well as get in trouble.
They do everything from trying chewing tobacco and throwing up after a spinning roller coaster to trying to get back the Babe Ruth ball they hit out of the park into the yard with Hercules the dog.
Each and every character has a distinct style and personality. These memorable characters include Benny Rodriguez, Hamilton "Ham" Porter, Squints, Yeah-Yeah, Kenny DeNunez, Tommy and Timmy Timmons and Weeks.
All of these guys create the summer atmosphere that we all would like to remember.
Some scenes stick out in the movie and are very memorable, like the story told by Squints in the tree house about the dog Hercules, that lead to the saying, "For-ev-ver, For-ev-ver, For-ev-ver."
Another scene is when Smalls just finds out that the baseball he took from his stepfather was signed by Babe Ruth, or should I say the sultan of swat, the king of crash, the colossus of clout (twice) or the GREAT BAMBINO!
Lastly, what's not to love about Wendy Peffercorn or the saying "You're killing me Smalls!"? There are so many more great scenes from this movie it is hard to name them all. Everybody has his or her favorites.
This movie connects with the history of baseball and shows what it means to meet new friends. It also shows that some friendships last a lifetime, and everybody goes their own ways, but they all still have those memories of that summer with the guys.
Those were the good old days, when summer meant you could play outside every day with friends without a care in the world. This movie connects directly with those memories, even though the movie is set in 1962.
"The Sandlot" is a flashback story of a boy named Scotty Smalls who just moved into a new neighborhood and is trying to fit in with the guys.
Well, the guys play baseball. Smalls doesn't even know how to throw a ball or catch one correctly. As the movie progresses, the boys take Smalls under their wings and show him how to have fun as well as get in trouble.
They do everything from trying chewing tobacco and throwing up after a spinning roller coaster to trying to get back the Babe Ruth ball they hit out of the park into the yard with Hercules the dog.
Each and every character has a distinct style and personality. These memorable characters include Benny Rodriguez, Hamilton "Ham" Porter, Squints, Yeah-Yeah, Kenny DeNunez, Tommy and Timmy Timmons and Weeks.
All of these guys create the summer atmosphere that we all would like to remember.
Some scenes stick out in the movie and are very memorable, like the story told by Squints in the tree house about the dog Hercules, that lead to the saying, "For-ev-ver, For-ev-ver, For-ev-ver."
Another scene is when Smalls just finds out that the baseball he took from his stepfather was signed by Babe Ruth, or should I say the sultan of swat, the king of crash, the colossus of clout (twice) or the GREAT BAMBINO!
Lastly, what's not to love about Wendy Peffercorn or the saying "You're killing me Smalls!"? There are so many more great scenes from this movie it is hard to name them all. Everybody has his or her favorites.
This movie connects with the history of baseball and shows what it means to meet new friends. It also shows that some friendships last a lifetime, and everybody goes their own ways, but they all still have those memories of that summer with the guys.
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