The Sandlot (1993)
The Sandlot was the link movie connecting Black Hawk Down and Casper.
Linked through Tom Guiry and Chauncey Leopardi.
Both Tom Guiry and Chauncey Leopardi appeared in The Sandlot.
About The Sandlot
"They're more than a team. They're the best buddies in the entire history of the world."
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.
Directed by David Mickey Evans
Written by David Mickey Evans, Robert Gunter
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Soundtrack
Score by David Newman
The original score was composed by David Newman but was not released until 2006 as a limited edition through the Varèse Sarabande CD Club paired with selections from Newman's The War of the Roses; a remastered, expanded limited-edition reissue was released by La-La Land Records in 2018 for the film's 25th anniversary.
Movie trivia
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David Mickey Evans co-wrote the screenplay with Robert Gunter, directed the film, and served as its narrator (voice-only, uncredited).
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Although set in the San Fernando Valley, principal filming took place in Midvale, Salt Lake City, and Ogden, Utah; production began in June 1992 in Salt Lake City.
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In 1991 several producers including Danny DeVito, Michael Shamberg, Richard Donner, and Lauren Shuler Donner attempted to buy the screenplay before Island World secured the rights and hired Evans.
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The feared 'Beast' is revealed to be a normal-sized English Mastiff named Hercules owned by Mr. Mertle, a blind retired player who was a friend of Babe Ruth.
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The film grew a larger audience after its home video release and became a cult favorite.
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In 1998 Michael Polydoros sued 20th Century Fox and the producers for defamation over the character Michael 'Squints' Palledorous; the trial and Court of Appeal found for the filmmakers and the California Supreme Court declined further review, reinstating that ruling.
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