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Actors: Scott Smalls, Benny Rodriguez
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about The Sandlot |
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A bunch of kids live a neighborhood, where all kids do is play baseball. This movie stars Scott Smalls (Tom Guiry) as a nerdy kid who moves into this neighborhood and has trouble making friends. Then he meets Benny Rodriguez (Mike Vitar) who makes him one of the sandlot kids. But Smalls still has a lot to learn. He doen't even know who Babe Ruth is!!!! Well, on the one day they start to accept him, he knocks a Babe signed ball into the clutches of "The Beast." The Beast is this big, ugly, monster thing that is in every kids nightmare. Now the sandlot kids have to get the ball back!!! In the end, the pickle the beast ans meets the beast's owner Mr. Mertle (James Earl Jones) who ends up being a good friend. This movie is SO great, adn you haven't lived until you've watched it!
--AJ Deitrich, Resident Scholar
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This movie is set in Los Angeles, circa 1962. It features nine mischievous kids who have fun learning how to play baseball. The ghost of Babe Ruth makes a guest appearance, and James Earl Jones has a spectacular cameo. In the end, one of the kids marries his longtime crush, another kid almost reaches the major leagues, and Benny becomes a legend in the neighborhood and eventually makes the Dodgers.
--Teddy, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of The Sandlot |
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Plot
Time/era of movie:
- 1960's-1970's
Kind of sports story:
- baseball
Sports story?
Yes
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- athlete
Age:
- a kid
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Hair color?
- brunette (Brown)
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) very skinny
Events of movie makes character more...
- caring
- tougher
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- soggy whimpering jelly muffin
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor?
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- healthy but a geeky weakling
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Hair color
- brunette (Black)
Hair style
- (man) short/standard wavey
Body type
- (man) average build
How much in movie?
- 90%-100%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Hispanic/Latinic
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 60's-90's
Profession/status:
- trader
- not employed but independently wealthy
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 20%
Hair color
- white
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) average
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Black
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Setting
City?
Yes
City:
- Los Angeles
Misc setting
- school
- sports arena
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- no torture/death
Movie makes you feel...
- full of laughter
Any profanity?
- None
- Occasional swearing
If this is a kid's movie...
- Ages 5-10
- Ages 10-15
If soundtrack VERY NOTICEABLE...
- Classic/oldies rock
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