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  • Simone & George are reacting to The Sandlot Kids for the first time! Canadians React!
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  • @IDiggPattyMayonnaise
    @IDiggPattyMayonnaise Місяць тому +789

    Not an exaggeration, this movie DEFINED an entire generation. The Sandlot, The Mighty Ducks, and Home Alone--the 90s kid movie collection.

    • @topfacemod
      @topfacemod Місяць тому +40

      ....and that's even an understatment.

    • @Kaotic318.
      @Kaotic318. Місяць тому +20

      Hell yeah, I was around these child actors age when this movie came out. I wanted some pf flyers so bad but I had to settle for chuck taylors 😂

    • @selardohr7697
      @selardohr7697 Місяць тому +12

      Yes! I was also the same age as these kids and Benny was my first hard core crush. Watched this a million times.

    • @jeremiahbullfrog226
      @jeremiahbullfrog226 Місяць тому +4

      This movie was tradition to watch every time the family came together at my grandma's house.

    • @DustinHakonson
      @DustinHakonson Місяць тому +34

      Little Giants, Camp Nowhere, Bushwhacked, Milk Money, Rookie of the Year

  • @DarseMan
    @DarseMan Місяць тому +361

    The fireworks scene with Ray Charles playing in the background is one of the most "American" scenes put to film

    • @anthonydawson8080
      @anthonydawson8080 Місяць тому +19

      Totally. Especially that period

    • @JoeXTheXJuggalo1
      @JoeXTheXJuggalo1 Місяць тому +15

      Also while playing baseball

    • @te1013
      @te1013 Місяць тому +15

      The epitome of “Americana”

    • @slinky4155
      @slinky4155 Місяць тому +7

      I like to watch this movie every 4th of July for that reason.

    • @clevelandcbi
      @clevelandcbi Місяць тому +2

      ​@@slinky4155Same here.

  • @benrast1755
    @benrast1755 Місяць тому +189

    It’s funny how “you’re killing me, Smalls” became such a widespread quote. I still use it sometimes when someone’s getting on my last nerve.

    • @JoeXTheXJuggalo1
      @JoeXTheXJuggalo1 Місяць тому +5

      Same

    • @drew.168
      @drew.168 Місяць тому +19

      I use "for-ev-er" all the time lol

    • @zeus982
      @zeus982 Місяць тому +11

      I’m 41. In the workplace, I still regularly use “you’re killing me smalls”. Coworkers my age know exactly what I’m talking about. The ones in their early 20s are so confused lol

    • @erinhaury5773
      @erinhaury5773 Місяць тому +5

      My boss needs glasses but refuses to wear them, so we all call her 'Squints'. 😂

    • @DavidLopez-qi8hb
      @DavidLopez-qi8hb Місяць тому +1

      I've called people L7 Winnies.

  • @calemobrien1139
    @calemobrien1139 Місяць тому +190

    "You're killing me, George!" Get this man a s'more! 😎

    • @justinamerican8200
      @justinamerican8200 Місяць тому +21

      S'more what?

    • @heatherspence3848
      @heatherspence3848 Місяць тому +1

      Hahahaha I’m SO glad that someone suggested this movie. ❤❤❤❤

    • @joeno-say5504
      @joeno-say5504 Місяць тому +4

      We need an update when George gets his s'more

  • @Delta-sj9dy
    @Delta-sj9dy Місяць тому +203

    "Heroes get remembered, but legends never die. Follow your heart kid, you can never go wrong"
    Words of motivation that have been a driving force in my life for so many years.

    • @Bookconsumer
      @Bookconsumer Місяць тому +11

      ​@@NovusIgnisI will when the followers of God stop spitting vile and attacking people who think differently from them.

    • @Bookconsumer
      @Bookconsumer Місяць тому +5

      @@NovusIgnis then explain why my best friend was abused by their Christian parents because they didn't identify as the gender they were born as. Tell me why my grandparents disowned my cousin because she liked girls. Can you tell me why without coming off as a terrible person?

    • @Bookconsumer
      @Bookconsumer Місяць тому +4

      @@NovusIgnis yet you judge what is right and wrong by a book written by men thousands of years ago, yet I'm the one with flimsy morality because I think people should love who they want and be themselves. Also comparing murderers to being a part of the LGBT+ community is so stupid it's almost funny and you call trans people delusional.

    • @nickb2049
      @nickb2049 Місяць тому +3

      @@NovusIgnis "I am the master of my fate; I am the captain of my soul"

    • @ericlopez5218
      @ericlopez5218 Місяць тому +3

      @@NovusIgnis cringe lol

  • @swigglez7501
    @swigglez7501 Місяць тому +90

    21:00 Henry "Hank" Aaron was the one to break Babe Ruth's all time home run record

    • @christianmoreno3585
      @christianmoreno3585 Місяць тому +2

      one of the greatest sports easter eggs in any movie

    • @pdraggy
      @pdraggy Місяць тому

      which was than broken by Mark McGuire (64 in 1997 or so) which was than broken by Barry Bonds (@70hrs in like 2006) all after the filming of this movie ofc. Some only really pay attention to the older two records (Babe with 53 I think way back in like 1923, I'm guessing the year the movie used lol, and Hank hit 62 in the '70s) as Mark was on Steroids and quite possibly Barry too.

    • @JPuReTaLeNt
      @JPuReTaLeNt Місяць тому +1

      @@pdraggyI’m thinking it’s because he broke his career HR record. Ruth was the long time HR king until Aaron passed him. Bonds now has the most all time

    • @Patrick-xv6qv
      @Patrick-xv6qv Місяць тому

      ​​@@pdraggyHank Arron never broke Babe Ruth's record for number of home runs in a single season, which was 60. Hank Aaron never hit more than 47 home runs in a single season, in 1971. It was Yankees Roger Marris that broke Ruth's single season home run record with 61 home runs. Mark McGuire broke Marris's record. Hank Aaron broke Ruth's all time carrer home run record. Barry Bonds later broke Aaron's carrer home rum record.
      Yes both McGuire and Barry Bonds were on steroids and there was no maybe about it. Both tested positive, but at the time MLB didn't have any clear rules against the use of performance enhancing drugs so their records stand.
      Arron was asked to be at the game when Bonds was going to break his record but he refused to attend becuse of Bonds use or performance enhancing drugs. Arron is still considered the true home run king by many fans becuase if it.
      Bonds was never voted into MLB Hall of Frame becuase of his use of steroids, even though at the time he was playing there was no set rule against it. He has never received the required number of votes to get in. Now he is no longer eligible to be in the Hall of Frame becuase players only have a certain number of years they are allowed to be eligible and once those number of years pass, they can no longer be eligible.
      The same applies to Mark McGuire, he has never been voted in due to his use of performance enhancing drugs

  • @distemic
    @distemic Місяць тому +90

    According to the writer, this movie is a reverse based on a true story. He moved to a new town and there was a group of kids played baseball on a sandlot but they didn’t let him play. So the movie is his imagination of how he thought it could have gone

    • @unsungzero6122
      @unsungzero6122 Місяць тому +16

      Aw, that's sad. Great movie though.

    • @MonAhgasInsomniAroELF
      @MonAhgasInsomniAroELF Місяць тому +7

      depressing 😓

    • @BarryHart-xo1oy
      @BarryHart-xo1oy Місяць тому +5

      Wow,that’s kind of sad.

    • @Fantomex.
      @Fantomex. Місяць тому

      That's fucking hilarious 😂 😂😂

    • @jp3813
      @jp3813 22 дні тому

      @@Fantomex. That's so scary!
      We're just naming different emotions, right?

  • @RyneMurray23
    @RyneMurray23 Місяць тому +34

    I love how even though Benny told Smalls to throw his old hat away, he keeps it and is wearing it while he is announcing the dodgers game👍🏼🔥

    • @nsasupporter7557
      @nsasupporter7557 Місяць тому

      It still completely blows my mind how some people have still not seen this movie as iconic as it is.
      Alot of these UA-camrs claim to have not seen any of the movies they’ve watched before, but some probably have but they just say they haven’t to keep viewership.

  • @DustinHakonson
    @DustinHakonson Місяць тому +75

    You heard "You're killin' me, Smalls" before, because some of us have been saying it for the past 31 years. LOL

  • @jeremiahbullfrog226
    @jeremiahbullfrog226 Місяць тому +35

    I love how The Beast is made out to be some Clifford the Bloodthirsty giant monster, but it's actually just a normal English Mastiff. It's really relatable to how my friends and I were as kids where we made up fantastic exaggerations until we started to believe them ourselves.

    • @belpop
      @belpop Місяць тому +5

      I had an English Mastiff named Duchess years back. She was the sweetest, most docile dog of all time but her size scared the hell out of people 🤣

    • @terminallumbago6465
      @terminallumbago6465 Місяць тому +10

      Or like how they think Mr. Mertle is this evil monster but really he’s just a nice, presumably lonely old man who likes talking baseball. It’s a good message about getting to know people before forming opinions about them.

  • @HopBlipandaJump
    @HopBlipandaJump Місяць тому +150

    Simone: "I love playing catch." Y'all, Field of Dreams is the movie for you.

    • @shawnjohnson9763
      @shawnjohnson9763 Місяць тому +11

      They've seen it.

    • @eddiejravannen
      @eddiejravannen Місяць тому +10

      Another baseball centric movie with Darth Vader himself, James Earl Jones!

    • @aarondavalos9276
      @aarondavalos9276 Місяць тому

      I've never understood the love for field of dreams. I like it more now than I did as a kid. It is still so bottom tier for me. There is really no reason to dislike it. It just moves so slow for me, and I always fall asleep in it.

    • @8_bit_Andy
      @8_bit_Andy Місяць тому +1

      @@shawnjohnson9763 They have?? Could have sworn I've seen that appear on a poll.

    • @Eidlones
      @Eidlones Місяць тому

      @@aarondavalos9276 Yeah, I don't really get it either. It's fine. But like... I really don't get the massive love it gets. Maybe it has something to do with "american spirit" , and baseball, or... something. I dunno.

  • @carlosspeicywiener7018
    @carlosspeicywiener7018 Місяць тому +78

    I absolutely love this movie. We all need a friend like Benny Rodriguez in our lives, all the time.

    • @nsasupporter7557
      @nsasupporter7557 Місяць тому

      Who doesn’t love this movie?? It’s the most iconic kids sport movie ever

  • @lukekirkpatrick3668
    @lukekirkpatrick3668 2 місяці тому +113

    25:58 - After years of watching this, I never noticed that Smalls kept the fake ball that Benny signed till you pointed it out.

    • @claymccoy
      @claymccoy Місяць тому +22

      And he's wearing the hat Benny told him to burn.

    • @JoeXTheXJuggalo1
      @JoeXTheXJuggalo1 Місяць тому +1

      Noticed it was the same ball after watching the movie the first time

    • @callmeshaggy5166
      @callmeshaggy5166 Місяць тому +3

      And he has the other two because his stepdad gave them to him. We can infer that this means he passed away.

  • @mathewdebol923
    @mathewdebol923 Місяць тому +60

    Samwise Gamgee is the definitive #1 best friend in movies, but I’m happy to give Benjamin Franklin Rodriguez #2 spot

    • @slivovitz1683
      @slivovitz1683 Місяць тому

      I'd throw Ron Weasley in there but the films made him mean

  • @demonik2108
    @demonik2108 Місяць тому +219

    My father's name is Benny Rodriguez, this movie made me proud of my last name as a kid growing up without knowing what my name meant

    • @adamskeans2515
      @adamskeans2515 Місяць тому +18

      representation matters

    • @saltycalmonds
      @saltycalmonds Місяць тому +25

      My last namr is also Rodriguez and as a Latino kid growing up playing baseball in a predominantly white neighborhood, I felt so excited to see another Latino kid not only playing but dominating baseball.

    • @sugarbomb1346
      @sugarbomb1346 Місяць тому

      ​@@adamskeans2515not really

    • @adamskeans2515
      @adamskeans2515 Місяць тому +5

      @@sugarbomb1346 yeah, it kind of does

    • @sugarbomb1346
      @sugarbomb1346 Місяць тому

      @@adamskeans2515 but does it really?

  • @leemires5315
    @leemires5315 Місяць тому +46

    The actor who played young Benny was an actors for a little while, but went on to become a Los Angeles firefighter and has been one since 2002. So he played a hero on screen and is one in real life.

  • @brycedyck8450
    @brycedyck8450 Місяць тому +60

    George mentioned having only one friend, who he couldn't speak to, when he first came to Canada. I sympathize, because of my father's story. When he started school at 6 years old, World War 2 had ended only 1 year before. My Dad was only able to speak Dutch, which most people thought was German. His only friend was a young boy who had been born in an interment camp for Japanese Canadians, who could only speak Japanese. They both learned English, amongst incredible racism, and were life long friends😊

  • @MajorRza
    @MajorRza Місяць тому +20

    In the US this was probably the #1 non animated kids movie of the 90s. This is absolutely revered as not only a great kids movie but also great sports movie.

  • @PutTheMustardOnIt
    @PutTheMustardOnIt Місяць тому +25

    "It's called 'The Sandlot' and that's where they're playing their sportsball." Reminds me of one of my favourite lines from Frasier, when Niles reflects on his sports fan father's mortality: "I don't want my child to miss knowing him. Who else is going to teach him how to catch a football ball?"

    • @pdraggy
      @pdraggy Місяць тому +1

      lol first time I ever seen somebody unironically saying 'sportsball' in a sentance lol. as in not like as a joke xD.

  • @OneTrueScotsman
    @OneTrueScotsman Місяць тому +50

    I loved this film growing up. Somehow, I could relate to it despite having a very different childhood, in Scotland, and never having played baseball in my life, or been to the US. There are some things about childhood and friends that's universal.
    Smashing movie.

  • @Jaden_The_Celestial
    @Jaden_The_Celestial Місяць тому +25

    The kid who plays Ham Porter (the catcher) has an Instagram and makes lots of funny videos. I swear he still looks the exact same as he did in the Sandlot but taller. It’s crazy. lol

    • @bradkirchhoff5703
      @bradkirchhoff5703 Місяць тому +7

      Hes also been in countless b movies. He was the main character in a van wilder movie and one of the dumb American Pie spinoffs that nobody cared about.

    • @JoeXTheXJuggalo1
      @JoeXTheXJuggalo1 Місяць тому +1

      ​@@bradkirchhoff5703you must be mixing up movies because don't recall ever seeing him in any of the "American Pie Presents" spin off movies. I do recall seeing him in "Dorm Daze" which is a National Lampoon movie. Which National Lampoon's made the Van Wilder movies. Which the first one with Ryan Reynolds was the only good one and the rest was crap spin offs

    • @WordoftheElderGods
      @WordoftheElderGods Місяць тому +3

      He played a vampire pizza boy in an episode of the X-Files.

    • @JoeXTheXJuggalo1
      @JoeXTheXJuggalo1 Місяць тому

      @@WordoftheElderGods I remember that

    • @Darkslayer289
      @Darkslayer289 Місяць тому

      ​@@WordoftheElderGods I remember him in The Big Green.

  • @jp3813
    @jp3813 Місяць тому +7

    5:05 I was in a similar situation coming from Asia to North America. I studied English but being in an English conversation requires practice, and everyone spoke much faster so I couldn't keep up. Luckily, I met a Latino who was at the same level of knowing the language as I was, so we were able to practice speaking to each other. The funny thing is all the teachers thought that he only spoke Spanish, so he was also hesitant about talking to them. Some of the teachers also somehow didn't understand that reading, writing, & listening to a foreign language are very different from talking in that language. Hence, I got a detention for "pretending" that I couldn't speak English b/c they knew that I was good at the other three aspects.

  • @BB13131313
    @BB13131313 Місяць тому +20

    This was one of my favorite films when I was younger, it's a timeless classic! A League of their Own (1992) with Tom Hanks and Geena Davis is another great baseball film..

  • @alexbrunner1900
    @alexbrunner1900 Місяць тому +40

    I have a shirt with the line “You’re killing me, Smalls.”

    • @TheDommunistParty
      @TheDommunistParty Місяць тому +2

      Same. I love that shirt.

    • @carpediem9750
      @carpediem9750 Місяць тому +2

      Best shirt of history

    • @RedMenace71
      @RedMenace71 Місяць тому +4

      I once saw a father and daughter on the street. Dad had a shirt with the quote, daughter had a shirt that said"Smalls"😂

    • @vellaropedart9190
      @vellaropedart9190 Місяць тому +3

      I have a red shirt with Squints on the front making that goofy face as he's walking to the diving board in the pool scene. From a distance people think it's a Che Guevara shirt until they get closer and realize it's Squints.😂😂

  • @zbennalley
    @zbennalley Місяць тому +15

    My favorite moment is Benny rounding the bases while everyone is focused on the fireworks. In order to be great, it's that focus and discipline to the game. That always stayed with me as a kid.

  • @MercuryReacts
    @MercuryReacts Місяць тому +37

    Logic made a music video for Homicide, and they used the "kid with glasses that loks like Steve-o" to play his part in the video. They look IDENTICAL. But this movie is nearly every American boy's childhood.

  • @tofersiefken
    @tofersiefken Місяць тому +13

    This reminded me of my buddy Tom Spencer (RIP). When I was in 5th grade, I moved to a new school and was very much out-of-place like Smalls. Tom was the kid the teacher asked to show me around and help me adjust to the new routines. Tom also shared my first "chewing tobacco" experience with me. It turned out to be pipe tobacco instead, which was actually better tasting than traditional chaw. Tom and I played guitar together in high school, participated in band and many classes together and, even though we moved apart after high school, I considered him a solid friend to the day he passed.

  • @Do0msday
    @Do0msday Місяць тому +7

    This is an all-time great movie that EVERY kid in the 90's had watched multiple times. It was absolutely iconic and has so many great quotes. This movie is so Americana and fun with a great message. Definitely one of my favorite movies of all-time.

  • @dusty3913
    @dusty3913 Місяць тому +19

    “Sports ball” has to be the most old lady term ever.

  • @clevelandcbi
    @clevelandcbi Місяць тому +3

    As much as you mentioned Stand By Me, I was surprised you didnt see the Chopper (mythical junkyard dog) and The Beast storyline similarities.

  • @Rocco1332
    @Rocco1332 Місяць тому +22

    The feel good, kid version of Stand By Me. This was one of my favorite movies growing up, watched multiple times a year.

    • @user-hi1bj5gy9t
      @user-hi1bj5gy9t Місяць тому +2

      Just before opening day every year for me

  • @KRIAJK
    @KRIAJK Місяць тому +19

    Simone saying she loves playing catch was the cutest thing ever

  • @CumpasFilms
    @CumpasFilms Місяць тому +17

    James Earl Jones' character played in the Negro leagues which was the league for black players before MLB was desegregated by Jackie Robinson. It's said that the players in that league were as good if not better than the major leagues. the KC hat the pitcher wears is from the Kansas City Monarchs, the team jackie robinson played for before joining the Dodgers. though I suspect since the kid is a pitcher that the hat is a tribute to pitcher Satchel Paige.

    • @terminallumbago6465
      @terminallumbago6465 Місяць тому

      I would imagine he probably met Babe Ruth other players through the exhibition games they played across the country.

  • @tinylittledragon9412
    @tinylittledragon9412 Місяць тому +5

    Simone is basically a golden shepherd. Cute, positive, friendly and scared of fireworks.

  • @cleverusername8319
    @cleverusername8319 Місяць тому +5

    Benny is one of the best friends put on film

  • @bhelliom3
    @bhelliom3 2 місяці тому +14

    George’s “Can he be their manager or something?” reminded me of college, when I was taking a fencing class and I was pretty mediocre at it, but I turned out to be a fantastic referee, which is apparently not common, and 10 years later I’m still happy about that.

    • @Eidlones
      @Eidlones Місяць тому +2

      Always cool to run into another person that was involved in fencing, that isn't on a fencing video lol

  • @pioneerpassenger
    @pioneerpassenger Місяць тому +4

    This is one of those movies that you quote constantly throughout your life if you grew up watching it. It's SO delightful to see people enjoy it for the first time.

  • @comedyfox4018
    @comedyfox4018 Місяць тому +47

    Most of these guys are still friends today and they even completed a sand lot tour where they got to visit each Major League Baseball stadium.

    • @Nick_CF
      @Nick_CF Місяць тому

      It's a shame the route Benny went

    • @nicholaspietrzak9992
      @nicholaspietrzak9992 28 днів тому

      @@Nick_CF didn't he become a firefighter?

    • @Nick_CF
      @Nick_CF 28 днів тому

      @@nicholaspietrzak9992 he brutally assaulted an Asian man and hospitalized him for weeks

  • @Ray-ko1lm
    @Ray-ko1lm Місяць тому +15

    Heroes get remembered, but legends never die. This is my favorite coming of age movie.

  • @lalou4617
    @lalou4617 Місяць тому +5

    This is basically my childhood. It takes place 1962. That's the yearI was born but this is what MY childhood was like. My co-favorite baseball movie along with the Natural.

  • @EricCargill-ol7hr
    @EricCargill-ol7hr Місяць тому +39

    A dog's "thumb" is the dew claw, you can see it further up than the other four. That black nub is roughly equivalent to the fleshy place where your palm meets your wrist.

    • @Dylan_Thomas1
      @Dylan_Thomas1 Місяць тому +5

      i think they were asking about the one further up the leg. Google says it's the "carpal pad," and it's mainly for breaking at speed or on a slope.

    • @Dylan_Thomas1
      @Dylan_Thomas1 Місяць тому +2

      Braking*.

    • @EricCargill-ol7hr
      @EricCargill-ol7hr Місяць тому +4

      @@Dylan_Thomas1 Yes, I explained that in the second sentence of my comment.

    • @xsanguine8
      @xsanguine8 Місяць тому +3

      I think that part of your hand is referred to as a heel, like the one on your foot.

    • @Dylan_Thomas1
      @Dylan_Thomas1 Місяць тому +2

      @@EricCargill-ol7hr Ah, I see now. Still, it looks to me like the wording is misleading. Totally friendly comments if that needs to be said.

  • @rantalmore
    @rantalmore 2 місяці тому +88

    This movie is literally my childhood

    • @shreknet
      @shreknet 2 місяці тому +3

      It must've been a really fun one

    • @3rdjrh
      @3rdjrh Місяць тому +2

      Same

    • @erinhaury5773
      @erinhaury5773 Місяць тому

      ​@@shreknet It was. ❤

    • @nsasupporter7557
      @nsasupporter7557 Місяць тому

      @@shreknetthis movie is the iconic kids sport movie ever made.

  • @bootsandcats1501
    @bootsandcats1501 Місяць тому +3

    Pure Americana. This was my favorite childhood film. I was obsessed.

  • @johnniekight1879
    @johnniekight1879 Місяць тому +5

    The actor that played the grown up Benny was the young Benny's older brother.

  • @superby1
    @superby1 Місяць тому +3

    I grew up with The Sandlot. I was similar to Smalls cause I wasn't good at sports. The scene where he tries to throw the ball...I've been there. I didn't have a good group like this to teach me, though.
    And I gotta say, at @6:33 when Simone is so happy Smalls caught the ball...that genuine happiness made my day 😊

  • @jimberjamber8540
    @jimberjamber8540 Місяць тому +2

    As a kid I never knew how big Mastiffs were until my neighbors got one and I had a legit Sandlot moment when I kicked my soccer ball into their yard. When you're a little shrimp they REALLY look like monsters lol.

  • @motorcycleboy9000
    @motorcycleboy9000 Місяць тому +15

    The Sandlot is better than Stand by Me for "American childhood" movies. Very rarely did anyone get stabbed or find a dead body, very often there was a mysterious man with a scary dog, a hot lifeguard we perved on, and a group of rivals who "play ball like a girl."
    And, of course, baseball, which you play for fun, no scores, no fouls, until it's ingrained in your soul, your identity, as the best sport ever invented. Goddamn, I miss playing baseball with the guys.

    • @nsasupporter7557
      @nsasupporter7557 Місяць тому

      Yes, you’re absolutely right. Sandlot is way more cherished than Stand By Me is… not that Stand By Me isn’t a classic, but Sandlot is just way more of one. Sandlot is the most iconic kids sport movie ever made

  • @GonffTheThief
    @GonffTheThief Місяць тому +1

    The 90s had some of the best kid movies ever. It’s like a lost genre. Live action kids comedies that actually do well at the box office and hold up for adult audiences as well.

  • @GetPaidWithKyle
    @GetPaidWithKyle Місяць тому +4

    This is still one of my favorite movies of all time I watch it on VHS and DVD to this day

  • @TreyM1609
    @TreyM1609 Місяць тому +2

    As a baseball player myself for half of my life… this was one of the movies we all watched over and over as a kid and started quoting and still quote to this day.

  • @noneya3635
    @noneya3635 Місяць тому +1

    That nub nail on the dogs leg is called Dew Claw, and Simone was right it's purposes is to help dogs grip items while chewing, i. e. a doggie thumb.

  • @BillTheScribe
    @BillTheScribe Місяць тому +1

    This was filmed in my town. The woman outside the pool was a regular at the store where I worked and one of my co-workers was a "Pool Honey" but she hated the eye shadow color so she spent the whole day at the pool avoiding being on camera. There is a paved path behind the pool where they all look in after getting tossed out, and I've stood there a few times while walking the dogs trying to get the right angle. The Drug Store didn't have any work done to make it look old. It just looked like that in the 90's.

  • @victorramsey5575
    @victorramsey5575 День тому

    I LOVE THIS MOVIE!! Yall knocked one out of the park on this one. Ive seen this 100 times and I still watch it when it comes on. Childhood was such a simpler time in our lives, and most of us look back with fond memories. Wendy was played by Marlee Shelton. You might remember her as Diane in Sugar And Spice... the bank robbing cheerleaders. Very fun movie!

  • @TenTonNuke
    @TenTonNuke Місяць тому +4

    The actor who played Smalls was also in Black Hawk Down. He's the one who meets up with the two guys who get left behind (Tom Hardy and the guy who goes deaf). He's the "F**k you, come to me!" guy.

  • @kenny240
    @kenny240 2 місяці тому +12

    The kids from the sandlot and their giant dog friend, Rocky.

  • @spinynorman887
    @spinynorman887 Місяць тому +1

    I always thought of this movie as Summertime's answer to "A Christmas Story" (Definitely watch it if you haven't) in that both stories are told from a child's perspective, complete with bizarre perspectives and skewed memories. The single most "adult" thing said by a kid in the movie was when Squints kisses Wendy, and the one kid says "He's in deep shit now!". The whole movie hearkens back to a better time. When kids would spend an entire summer day outside, often going to an abandoned lot to have fun. And no one cared that they were doing it, because the kids weren't doing anything harmful. They weren't experimenting with drugs, alcohol or sex. They weren't breaking into places and stealing stuff. They weren't beating each other up (mostly) or doing drive-bys over "turf". They were kids being kids, and enjoying that. I'm glad I caught the tail-end of those days, back when parents parented and the result was kids that could be trusted to spend the day outside without supervision. Damn I'm old. On a lighter note, being a dirty old man means that I snickered when George said "Show me the gherkin!"

  • @supernicko123
    @supernicko123 Місяць тому +7

    This is a classic! They filmed this very close to where I grew up in Utah, so there always has been a certain familiarity to this movie that I have loved since it first came out.

  • @christopherwall2121
    @christopherwall2121 Місяць тому +3

    George lauhing his head off the moment the movie cut to that theater showing _The Wolf Man_ made my freakin' day, y'all.

  • @matthewpollock9685
    @matthewpollock9685 Місяць тому +4

    I'm obligated to mention that I have a 223 lb English Mastiff who thinks he's a wee lil' lap dog. I know that they can be trained to be vicious guard dogs, but mine and every other Mastiff I've ever met are the most gentle creatures you'll ever see.

    • @vly9257
      @vly9257 Місяць тому

      The big dogs are almost always huge pushovers 😊. They guard because they love...
      It's the little dogs (or rather big dogs in compact bodies) that you have to watch out for... 😉

  • @s.henrlllpoklookout5069
    @s.henrlllpoklookout5069 Місяць тому +3

    "He was never allowed back"
    This took place in the 60's, so he was probably allowed back

  • @CitizenScorn
    @CitizenScorn Місяць тому +5

    Cool Runnings, Mighty Ducks, Angels in the Outfield, Little Giants, Camp Nowhere, Heavyweights... Let's start there 😊

  • @lou7139
    @lou7139 Місяць тому +2

    I feel so fortunate to have been the same age as these kids when this movie first came out. It made the whole movie that much more relatable and fun! Spending summer vacations hanging out with the neighborhood kids, playing ball, riding bikes, exploring woods, etc. was a good time. Miss those days.

  • @juggernautwzrd
    @juggernautwzrd Місяць тому +5

    the trivia about the pool makes so much since now you can see some of them quivering

  • @kongJr
    @kongJr Місяць тому +2

    That story of George and his one friend where they couldn't understand each other reminds me of a movie they may want to react to called "Ghost Dog" with Forest Whitaker.

  • @fadn4
    @fadn4 Місяць тому

    This movie made want to be Benny when I was a kid. Not only because he was like that dream version of a future star athlete. But also for his incredible heart, his courage, and his kindness to a kid who just was scared of fitting in. A real childhood hero who was also a kid

  • @adriancastillo1957
    @adriancastillo1957 Місяць тому +2

    I would watch this movie everyday after school for like a year… LOVE THIS MOVIE!!!

  • @nickfischer750
    @nickfischer750 Місяць тому +6

    There is a rapper named Logic that looks so much like Squints that his fans wouldn't leave him alone about it. Eventually he got Squints' actor himself to appear in a music video as Logic. It was amazing.

  • @motafett
    @motafett Місяць тому +2

    Real story...but the baseball kids were actually bullies that got the main story kid (the writer) to jump a fence and was mauled by the dog.

  • @3rdjrh
    @3rdjrh Місяць тому +7

    Man this movie brings me back! Much simpler times 😁

  • @mofosoto
    @mofosoto Місяць тому +3

    Top 10 greatest movie of all time. Fight me!

  • @TheMrsmartass13
    @TheMrsmartass13 Місяць тому +2

    One of the most beautiful scenes in this movie is the fireworks scene, they're all being kids and enjoying the explosions, but benny is there running the bases, playing the game, it shows where his head is at, not a kid anymore but a baseball player.

  • @bwsinfonia13
    @bwsinfonia13 Місяць тому +2

    Henry “Hank” Aaron was the person to hold the all-time home run record, while Babe held the most runs in a season.

    • @codymoe4986
      @codymoe4986 Місяць тому +1

      Most HRs/All Time
      1. Barry Bonds 762
      2. Hank Aaron 755
      3. Babe Ruth 714
      Most HRs/ Season
      Roger Maris broke Ruth's record in 1961 with 61, and since then, that record has been broken 7 more times, with Bonds atop the list at 73.
      Steroids are a helluva drug...

  • @drumlord8772
    @drumlord8772 Місяць тому +1

    One of the best coming-of-age movies ever made. Bar none.
    I think that Field of Dreams needs to be on the short list as we move into summer. Another spectacular film.

  • @JS-ct3kr
    @JS-ct3kr Місяць тому +1

    I've never once in my life liked baseball but this movie was like a top 10 favorite of mine growing up. It's so nostalgic

  • @explosean9
    @explosean9 Місяць тому

    To answer George's question in the intro, that's the carpal pad. Same as the main paw pads, but further back and basically are used as like brakes and shock absorbers. Kind of similar to human heels.

  • @TheHeroClass
    @TheHeroClass Місяць тому +3

    THE SANDLOT! It's that fireworks scene, for some reason, that always gets me. It shows that, while they're all still kids, and still get amazed by the visuals of fireworks, Benny's goal was just to be better at Baseball because he truly loved the sport! They really don't make movies like this anymore!

  • @Jumpman67
    @Jumpman67 Місяць тому +5

    The two guys who played Benny, the older and younger version, are brothers.

    • @nsasupporter7557
      @nsasupporter7557 Місяць тому

      Interesting! I never knew that. The kid that played Benny was also on the 2nd and 3rd Mighty Ducks movies

  • @chrisdoe2659
    @chrisdoe2659 Місяць тому

    The black nub on a dog's wrist is called the "carpal pad". When a dog is running, and it either stops or changes direction quickly, the pad hits the ground and the squishyness in it absorbs some of their momentum.

  • @Jimreb80
    @Jimreb80 Місяць тому +4

    Check out "The Mighty Ducks." Come on people. Lets get them to do it. Thumbs up.

    • @nsasupporter7557
      @nsasupporter7557 Місяць тому

      Benny was also on the 2nd and 3rd Mighty Ducks movies

  • @NarnianRailway
    @NarnianRailway Місяць тому

    Small was being modest, crafting a story his real Dad died when he was little. We all know who Small's Mom was seeing 12 years prior... Indiana. Family tradition explains why The Sandlot is an amazing adventure. OMG a delightful movie reaction.

  • @kevinmatthew1050
    @kevinmatthew1050 Місяць тому

    One of the greatest movies of my childhood hands down. Such a classic. As somebody else mentioned this and the mighty ducks were the go to movies for a generation of kids.

  • @streetlevelaudio4388
    @streetlevelaudio4388 Місяць тому +1

    I freakin LOVED this film as a kid, The Little Rascals was a close second ❤

  • @endoraismygma
    @endoraismygma Місяць тому +1

    My dad was born in the 30s and he adored this movie. He had such great adventurous stories like this. I'm also lucky to have grown up in the 70s when we played outside and used our imaginations. Great reaction, love this movie.

  • @igotkidnapped
    @igotkidnapped Місяць тому +1

    It throws me off how popular this movie was. I grew up where this was filmed, so as a kid, everyone talked about Sandlot like it was part of local history. So much so, that I didn't understand as a kid that it was a classic for everyone that age.

  • @tremorsfan
    @tremorsfan Місяць тому +2

    I remember seeing a woman with a maternity shirt that had the words "You're kicking me Smalls".

  • @jazzyd312
    @jazzyd312 Місяць тому +1

    Younger Benny and older Benny were played by real-life brothers, Mike and Pablo Vitar.

  • @tofersiefken
    @tofersiefken Місяць тому +1

    I've seen this movie dozens of times, and I always knew Squints looked familiar, but I couldn't place him. He's Steve-O's childhood doppelganger! I love your observations!

  • @lalou4617
    @lalou4617 Місяць тому +1

    It was a great group dynamic. They were a team in every sense of the word. Mom told him to make friends. He came away with teammates. I love this movie.

  • @todderickson2435
    @todderickson2435 Місяць тому

    Yes!! One of my favorite reactor duos watched my favorite baseball movie! You guys made my day! A few thoughts....
    * S'mores are one of the greatest creations in the history of human civilization! Once you've had one, George, make it even better: replace the chocolate with a Reese's cup!
    * Everybody needs a friend like Benny....or needs to be a friend like Benny.
    * Speaking of Benny, the actor who plays older Benny at the end is the older brother of the actor who plays young Benny. EDIT: I typed this before I got to the end of the video. 😐
    * Simone, as always, your intros give me life. 😊
    Thank you for letting me enjoy this classic with you two awesome people!!

  • @KrystalAnn0688
    @KrystalAnn0688 Місяць тому +1

    One of my favorite movies of all time ❤ & Benny “The Jet” Rodriguez..mine, & many a girls first crush 🥰

  • @liamisaac1152
    @liamisaac1152 Місяць тому

    This movie was my entire childhood. We used to watch this movie over and over everyday one summer (it was the only movie we had on VCR😅). I was that awkward kid with hardly any friends so it really resonated with me

  • @bakedAK85
    @bakedAK85 Місяць тому +9

    When I was a kid, I wanted a pair of P.F. Flyers so bad.

    • @DustinHakonson
      @DustinHakonson Місяць тому +1

      I want some right now.

    • @bakedAK85
      @bakedAK85 Місяць тому

      @DustinHakonson they exists again! I just bought a pair a few weeks ago lol

    • @JoeXTheXJuggalo1
      @JoeXTheXJuggalo1 Місяць тому

      Good ol' PF Flyers

    • @christopherwall2121
      @christopherwall2121 Місяць тому +2

      I've heard this movie was the best ad for P.F. Flyers since _Jonny Quest_ went off the air

    • @bakedAK85
      @bakedAK85 Місяць тому +2

      @@christopherwall2121 guaranteed to make a kid run faster and jump higher.

  • @jmr1068204
    @jmr1068204 Місяць тому

    Years ago, you used to be able to look up where The Sandlot itself was, but now they have demolished it and turned it into a neighborhood of houses. It was a pretty run-down looking area before that. The kid who played Benny made news a while back after he got arrested for something...don't remember what it was. He's apparently a firefighter, as well.

  • @jian5568
    @jian5568 Місяць тому +1

    Fun fact: The actor who plays small as played sergeant yurek from black hawk down

  • @carriesmith742
    @carriesmith742 Місяць тому

    I saw this movie in the theater as a teenager and it holds a special place in my heart, like most baseball movies do, for some reason.

  • @chippylipton8147
    @chippylipton8147 Місяць тому

    I watched this movie every day of my summer as a kid one year. We had a sandlot of our own & it was so funny to me that they made a movie “about us.” 😂😂😂 I also had a HUGE crush on Benny… and Wendy 😂

  • @CharlesVanNoland
    @CharlesVanNoland Місяць тому

    This movie is one of those classics that us 90s kids loved and adored.

  • @multimediumsink9426
    @multimediumsink9426 Місяць тому +1

    I think we all would love to see a reaction of George trying a s’mores for the first time during the next reaction! ❤

  • @eshuorishas9987
    @eshuorishas9987 Місяць тому +2

    14:31 When I was a kid, we used to chew a bunch of tootsie rolls at a time while playing so our spit would look like chew. I still can’t eat that stuff lol

  • @215_Philly_4for4
    @215_Philly_4for4 Місяць тому +1

    21:05 if you’re not familiar with this, Hank Aaron would go on to surpass Babe Ruth in all-time career home runs in 1974.