No uniforms. No problem. No girls. No problem. No ball. BIG problem!

Starring: Tom Guiry, Mike Vitar, Patrick Renna, Chauncey Leopardi, Marty York, Shane Obedzinski, Denis Leary, Karen Allen, James Earl Jones

DML Rating: ★★★★★★★★☆☆ - great

"Remember kid, there's heroes and there's legends. Heroes get remembered but legends never die, follow your heart kid, and you'll never go wrong." - The Babe

Why watch this? ... to remember, and cherish, the days before organized youth sports.

Plot Summary: In the summer of 1962, a shy new kid in town, Scotty Smalls, struggles to make friends until he's accepted into a group of neighborhood kids who play daily at a local sandlot. The boys embark on a series of adventures throughout their summer, bonding over baseball, sleepovers, and a sexy lifeguard. Their biggest challenge arises when a prized baseball is hit over a fence into the backyard of a mysterious, legendary, and supposedly fearsome dog known as The Beast.

Dad's Preview: A great film, similar to Stand By Me (1986), about growing up in a simpler age, before electronics and a thousand TV channels. Our "gang" loves to play baseball at the local field. The problem occurs when a fly ball lands in the backyard of "The Beast". This film has a sweet innocence, and a lesson about overcoming fears and insecurities. 

Island World; 20th Century Fox