Rotten
In The Sandlot's nostalgia for simpler times, a single-sex world seems to be a key component.
Dave Kehr, Chicago Tribune
The Sandlot
They're more than a team. They're the best buddies in the entire history of the world.
1993 · 1h 41m · PG
Comedy, Family
Directed by
David Mickey Evans
Overview
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.
Director and cast
- David Mickey Evans Director
- Tom Guiry as Scotty Smalls
- Mike Vitar as Benjamin Franklin Rodriguez
- James Earl Jones as Mr. Mertle
- Patrick Renna as Hamilton 'Ham' Porter
- Chauncey Leopardi as Michael 'Squints' Palledorous
- Marley Shelton as Wendy
- Daniel Zacapa as Police Chief
- Herb Muller as Young Mr. Mertle
- Karen Allen as Mom
- Denis Leary as Bill
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
64%
Tomatometer
Rotten
The kids even have their own treehouse, which means that the production designer is the only person connected with this project who actually went out on a limb.
Peter Rainer, Los Angeles Times
Fresh
A solid double rather than a grand slam, The Sandlot remains a refreshing antidote to the daily round of contract squabbles on the sports page.
Desmond Ryan, Philadelphia Inquirer
Rotten
There's a snappy change-of-pace gag involving a little guy and a nubile lifeguard, but the screams and barks and fraudulent emotions grow wearying.
Michael Sragow, New Yorker
Rotten
Sweet and sincere, the film is also a remarkably shallow wade, rife with incident and slim on substance.
Leonard Klady, Variety
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