"THE SANDLOT FOREVER" documentary (25th Anniversary)
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- Опубліковано 6 сер 2019
- youtubedanteluna.com
My name is Dante Luna. I'm a 31 year old visual artist from Boston. I've spent the last few years photographing America. I've focused mostly on art, pop culture, history and nature. So far I've photographed 48 of 50 states and one of my stops was Salt Lake City, Utah. I was by myself and I found access to the original field from the Sandlot. I was able to work on images of the field. I shared those photo online and I eventually met Marty York (Yeah-Yeah). Marty invited me to come meet some of the other guys and that began a domino effect that led me to making this film. I spent time with the cast in Washington DC, Philadelphia, Boston, Florida and I went BACK to Salt Lake City and turned my footage into a documentary that helped capture the energy of the 25th Anniversary of the Sandlot movie!
Features interviews with David Mickey Evans, Scott Evans, Patrick Renna, Tom Guiry, Chauncey Leopardi, Brandon Quintin Adams, Shane Obedzinski, Victor DiMattia, Grant Gelt, Marty York & Marley Shelton.
THANK YOU to Marshall Moore, 25th Anniversary event team, Austin Horton, UTAH FILM STUDIOS, Salt Lake City Bees, Bobby Capone, Dynasty Sports Collectables, Michael Rosa, Galactic Productions, LLC, Dan Farr, Diego Chaves for his Benny the Jet animation and Ed Smith for his Sandlot painting!
Original Artwork from Thumbnail by Paul Mann ( Instagram @paulmannart ) - Розваги
no kid should ever grow up without experiencing watching The Sandlot during the summer.
Agreed
True.
Agreed I just watched it for the first time this summer and I literally got so inspired I bought a bunch of baseball things( bat, Glove, Baseballs ⚾️, shirts) like literally everything…. before this I didn’t like baseball all that much but now I’m signing up to be on a team( as a girl) this movie is amazing And will be held dear to my heart as it was the first one to get me into baseball
I'm obsessed with the sandlot , even tho I was born in 2008
Yes
In my opinion, The Sandlot is the greatest baseball movie ever made.
greatest sports movie, in my opinion it’s the best movie ever 👀👀
YESSSS
That is very true
This isn't even an opinion. This is a fact!!!! 🤣
It's the best movie
What got me is that he created Benny Rodriguez into the Hero, as way forgiving the Chicano kids that bullied him as a kid when he was growing up. That fact he washed away the prejudice & cleansed his dislike he had against them & to create one of few of Movie Cinema Latino Heros is Amazing.
Honestly, that was the part of the story that I loved the most. I couldn’t believe he was sharing it with the world... thanks for mentioning it!
In real life he almost violently killed a guy
@@Lordylbc who did the writer or the gut that played Benny?
Jared Tomochak what the fuck are you saying ?
I’m black and I always wanted to be Benny Rodriguez 💪🏾
One of my best friends in college passed away in a drowning accident several years after I met him. He was a huge personality and packed a ton of life into his 23 years. We talked about how we both loved this movie growing up. His mom asked me to speak at his funeral. I closed it out with “heroes get remembered, but legends never die”. He was both. This was fun to watch.
So sorry to hear brother, but that is epic. I too had to speak at my best friends funeral when I was 31 Knew him for 26 years. It was a privilege to speak about his life and ours.
Jus remember every thing you do to better yoe self or better anything in life or every dollar you make do it to make dem happy use yoe pain as motivation ❤💯
I watched this movie on repeat every night for years (hundred and hundreds of times). I knew every line by heart. I loved this movie. Sad I grew up.
F-O-R-E-V-ER lol
Who doesn't? Ur tongue was hangin outta ur head, and u was sweaaaating.
And to think when I was a kid I used to always wanna be a grown up so no body could tell me what to do, pfft yeah I regret that now. What I would give to just go back to my childhood for just a few days.
This movie makes me want to go back in time and live there. Much better times.
Simple times
Yea fuck the internet
@@bs1820 you say, as you're using the internet 😂
@@mewtwaila 😂😂😂
@@mewtwaila you can use something and recognize the problems it has brought into the world at the same time, right?
In my opinion, The Sandlot is the greatest movie ever made. Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die.
Follow you heart kid, and you'll never go wrong.
you are right sir...up there with hook and indiana jones...this movie NEVER GETS OLD!
@@aflodesigns What? Those movies are not even in Sandlots “ League “.
@@kingdingaling2469 hook never gets old what the hell are you talking about? thats a classic
What a terrible take. You freaking troglodyte
The beauty of Sandlot and what it makes it a timeless classic that never gets old is the sheer simplicity of it. There's no plot; it's just kids being kids.
Wrong, fucking dumbass. There is a three act structure and plot, dumbass.
The plot is they have to retrieve the Babe Ruth Baseball, fucking dipshit!
There is a plot
Even as a young girl who doesn’t even play baseball I still think this is the best movie ever made.
I love that these guys are actually friends after all these years. That's something special.
It's not just the movie, but the memories it brings. I grew up in a middle class neighborhood in Indiana, most of the Dad's worked at a steelmill or other blue collar profession. The homes were mostly 3 bedroom ranch style roughly 1100 sq ft on average. Sandlot takes me back to that time, baseball in the neighborhood, I can remember all the names of the guys to this day. Dan, Jason, Jake, Pete,Mark, Shawn. The sleepover was something we did every summer, it's almost as if they could have filmed this movie in our neighborhood, and it wouldn't have lost anything
That’s so amazing. Sounds like you had the dream childhood ❤
I grew up with this movie even though I was born in 2007. This movie will always be my favorite and will always be part of me.
Born in 85...same
ALL I CAN SAY IS "LEGENDARY"!! I'M 37. THIS WAS APART OF MY CHILDHOOD THAT WILL ALWAYS STAY WITH ME!!!
Yes this is a classic film I’m 37 as well and I remember the film like it was yesterday I had the biggest crush on Kenny (Brandon Adams) and still do LOL
@@Ebonyqueen-ul7pg Girl, Benny had my whole heart!!!
37 too my man!!! Totally relate. Part of it was filmed a block away from my house... Didn't realize that until after it was released but still lol
@@cassiusclay7814 Nice!!!
I'm 37 years old as well. This movie had us playing street baseball every day, for at least 4 summers of my childhood. I remember begging my mom to buy me some PF Flyers that were half a size too small, from Thrifty. I swore I was running faster and jumping higher in that Thrifty parking lot. Good times.
Oh hey, you got a fireplace?
Ya
Good, throw that hat in there.
cool project man, cheers on this piece you made super cool!
Thank you!!
This is a incredible documentary. The sandlot is the best movie.
2023!!! I’m a Filipino girl from the Philippines and you wouldn’t believe how much this movie has affected my childhood. This is still one of my favorite films to this day, and it persisted as my version of the American child’s dream of just adventure and playing all day long. I’m envious of people who grew up like the Sandlot
The sandlot will stand the test of time,one of the greatest movies of all time.
I grew up in the 80s in London but I still get nostalgic for 1950s America?!?! And now my 2 boys 7 and 8 , well out of all the movies we watch this is their favourite. We’ve probably watched this 7 times now and it still holds up… every time. A magical movie… just brilliant.
What the fuck does that have to do with the sandlot?
Sandlot is set in 1962.and released in the 90s.
Every summer I'd watch this movie 2 or 3 times. That went on for about 15 summers lol
Who is here for the 27th anniversary 😌
31 I guess? 😅
This is just incredible, Dante. This documentary is great and I can't get over how great it looks and how deep it went into listening to DME talk so honestly and open about this movie and its origins.
Hands down one of the most quotable movies ever! Especially for ball players
This was amazing! Definitely a classic movie
I'm a writer of fiction Novels. That is how I approach every story. "It's not how it was. ... It's how it should have been." This, The Sandlot. Was a well told story.
The Sandlot is one of my absolute favorite movies since I was a kid! I love this! But where’s Mike Vitar?! He’s the one who played the role of Benny! I’m surprised 😮 he wasn’t in this video!
Carlos Estrada he has not attended one of these yet, hoping he will in the future !
I read he got into some pretty serious legal trouble a few years ago.
I heard too that so did Tom Guiry who played Scotty Smalls. But I still look at them as good people! But I understand the circumstances.
he actually quit acting to become a firefighter in L.A a couple years ago. He has a family of his own and he doesn’t like showing on the internet for some reason. He hasn’t been showed on the internet in years!
@@lyse92 He went to a mini mighty ducks reunion once so you cant assume anything.
Damn Brandon😍. Very good looking. I also love love love this story of friendship. The 90's produced the BEST movies, shows, music and fashion.
I grew up watching these guys. I love seeing them now. I still say "you're killing me, smalls" all the time 😀
I always loved that "youre killing me Larrryyyy!! "
Excellent documentary. I missed it when it aired on FOX Sports last Summer. Thank you for sharing. Such a classic film!
this one is an entirely different project! Fan made
Cool! Looking forward to it. I was hoping for more from the studio celebrating its' 25th anniversary last year. Thanks for making this.
Dante, so proud of you friend! Great job on this documentary! Loved watching it! Keep up the great work! God Bless you!
The movie came out as my wife and I starting raising our four kids. It took me back to my childhood with almost identical accounts/activities. So we would watch it every spring and summer, as well as stop and watch if we were channel surfing. This movie has not just impacted multiple generations in my family, i think it also reminds us all of an American privilege to raise our families in these traditions. The Sandlot has been a rich blessing to millions!!!
This film will be forever played in every middle school gym on rainy days!
*Junior High, dumbass.
Don't perpetuate a Mandela Effect with bullshit, made up crap like "middle School".
Was born in 1987 grew up watching this movie the greatest baseball movie ever made ❤⚾
Thank you so much for sharing this. I don't think any other movie in history has had a bigger impact on my life than The Sandlot. I remember when my grandma showed me this movie when I was little and it really brought us close together. We shared so many laughs because she was a child of the 50's. I've seen this movie at least 50 times I love it! I probably have the entire thing memorized word for word. I wish I would have known more about this reunion and could have gone to it. This is really fun to watch
I’m confused.. your grandma showed you the sandlot when you were 40 years old?
That was a typo. SHE. was a child of the 50's, not me. Lol! I just caught that.
I am 50, female in Auatralia and I grew up with this movie. Always one of my all time top faves. My daughter loves it also
wendy peffercorn!
Whoaow
My darling lover girl.
A Childrens 90s Classic, I loved the Movie as a Child. And brings back many good memories. One of my Top ten Favorite Movies, may be my Alltime Favorite movie. I never knew it was based on a True Story, makes it even better. Thank You Sand Lot Cast/Director/Everyone.
This is absolutely incredible!!!! This movie was one of my favorites while growing up, no doubt about it. This was put together beautifully and is super nostalgic. Much appreciation!!!!!!
How have I gone this long without knowing about The Sandlot anniversary reunions!
I hate that the actor Mike who played Benny the jet Rodriguez, never does interviews!!!
I think he’s a fire fighter or something but come on dude. i’m sure he can take a couple days off to do some great nostalgic interviews. Lol
I heard he got into some trouble if I’m not mistaken I don’t know I don’t care.
He was such a big part of my childhood not just this movie I liked him in mighty ducks 2! That kid had to look and swagger everybody wanted to be like him.
NemosPodcast he almost beat a man to death. look it up, thats why they dont include him...
If you look on Instagram, Marty York who plays yeah yeah posted in 2018 with an explanation why Mike isn’t there, on the 25th anniversary jerseys, Marty went to the fire station and talked to Mike for a good 3 hours, Mike signed the jersey and Marty just said that entertainment isn’t what he wants do anymore that it’s not for him, yes he’s a firefighter and he barely gets time off, once when he got home he wasn’t home for two hours and got asked to go back as there as a big fire! Mike is a hero no matter what he has done in the past he saves people’s lives for a living, he puts out fires for a living, yes he made one mistake in life but so have some of the other cast of the sandlot, if you read Marty’s post he said that Mike said most of the stuff that’s on the internet about him is fake news, Marty also said that in 2005 he got accused of abusing a woman (this is Marty I’m talking about btw) and most of the stuff on the internet is all fake too! If you watch the video of what happened on the night that man got attacked you can see Mike was not doing anything you can see on his face that it was a bad idea, he also said on the video when the man tackled the other man to the ground and I quote “Eric get off him, not a good idea man!” Then Mike was the one trying to communicate with the man, he was the one that done CPR on the man! I hope you understand and respect mikes choices in his life! He also said he might turn up on the next reunion he doesn’t know just have to wait and find out
This is a great documentary!! Shout out Dante Luna!!! 🏆🏆🏆🏆
This director is amazing. He made his terror into all our childhoods dream or reality.
*Screenwriter
Aside from being a die hard Yankees fan. Just the nostalgic feeling of kids playing baseball during the summertime, getting dirty. From sun up to sundown, living innocently with childhood friends having our own playful jokes, and routines. Makes this a great great movie. I get choked up sometimes remembering the good times we use to have with no fear of the senseless nonsense these kids endure today.
Thank you so much for posting and sharing this!
Thank you for making The Sandlot. I still watch it with my Nephew so he can grow up watching it like I did. I cherish my signed group picture in my office. I didn't have a perfect childhood either, but watching this movie always feels like visiting perfection. Timeless.
I can't tell u how much i love this movie.. growing up in the Bronx about a mile away from Yankee stadium and Baseball being my all time favorite sport to watch and play(i loved it before i saw this movie but this classic no doubt made me love it even more) i was 7 when this movie came out and i first saw it later that year not long after i turned 8...and almost 30 yrs later i love it even more than i did in 93..this movie shows part of why the 90s was the greatest decade ever to be a kid
I'm barely seeing this and I loved every bit of it. Thank you so much for making this!
I think what made this movie so special for us adults is as kids we experienced what the sandlot kids went through. Meeting outside with the neighborhood kids playing baseball, having adventures, whether with dogs, girls, and new kids living in the neighborhood fitting in and becoming one of the guys👍🏼
Great documentary! Very well done.. Thank you for putting this all together Dante
This video needs more likes! it looks like there was so much effort put in
a wonderful movie that everyone can watch together, and everyone thinks its great,.....a monumental achievement, thanx for writing it, making it, thanx for this video.
this was so beautiful. great job!! the ending was so powerful!! greatest movie of all time
Thanks for uploading this!! :) :)
Saw this in theatres and I turned 8 in the summer of 93.
All time great movie and a permanent cornerstone of my childhood.
When I was a little girl I remember having my mom rent this movie over & over at our local movie rental store. The 90's really gave us kids some great content, that is timeless.
Fantastic job on this documentary. Very well done and thank you for sharing this
This movie is truly legendary... and you know what they say. "Legends never die". This movie will live on for-ev-ver! 👍👍
The memories...thank you!!!
The Sandlot is definitely my favorite movie, and it's so great to get some behind the scenes details about it. I was so excited when I finally got my first pair of PF Flyers a few years ago, but am super bummed that it looks like the brand is being let go to drift off now. They haven't posted on Instagram in two years, and their website has no new releases.
Disney announced there was going to be a series with all the original actors, but I haven't seen any news about it. Hope it's still in the works!
Thank you for making this, I thoroughly enjoyed it! ⚾♥️ The Sandlot means a great deal to me & it was really nice to see almost everyone again
This seriously is the greatest movie of all time I remember being a little kid and everyday having to watch sandlot I watched it so much I drove my parents crazy anytime they said what you wanna watch the sandlot!! I always wanted to pf flyers I own a pair now I even got hero’s get remembered legends never die tatted across my chest because of this movie!! It had such an impact on me as a child I wish I could go back to those days!! This is seriously the greatest movie ever made a classic that will never die
I really enjoyed this! Thank you for putting it together and sharing!
The interview answers were all thoughtful and the way you edited them in between your shots from the 25th anniversary event was very tastefully done. Great work!
This was my movie as a kid. Geesh....I was obsessed with it. Now I have to watch it today. Brings back memories.
My favorite movie of my childhood and prolly still till this day.
Great documentary
This is a great documentary of this event, nice job on man!
If James Earl Jones could have been there it would have been absolutely perfect! And Denis Leary would have been an awesome touch!
Denis Leary is my Aunt's name haha
Dennis Leary is dead.
@@MrParkerman6what?!
@@Alie182 Hes not dead
@@GuessWho-uc5uq I didn’t think so
One of my favorite movies. True Classic
This is so cool. One of the best sports movies ever and also just one of the best movies ever!
I watched every day with my kids. Now with my grandbabies... 💜💜💜
" It's not the way it was, its the way it should have been"
i think those words pinpoint why The Sandlot is a classic. even those of us who didn't live this childhood can travel back and experience it through this movie.
I can’t believe I just now found this, I’m a HUGE Sandlot fan & collector.
Really cool documentary, and well-put together. I really enjoyed it- thank you!
I was thirteen years old when this movie came out. One of my favorite movies ever. I have watch The sandlot 260 since 93 I saw this movie on my 13th birthday April 3rd
This is awesome!! Thank you!!
I watched this movie religiously every Sunday at my childhood best friends house after a long day in the pool. Can’t picture my childhood without this movie.
I still hum the soundtrack of this movie on occasion. Such a good movie.
Omfg thank you so much for this movie!
Patrick Renna looks like he hasn’t aged since 1993
Excellent work, Dante. My girl and I are heading to Salt Lake City for an upcoming vacation, and we're gonna check out the filming locations. Your film makes me even more excited. Again - Great job and thank you!
My wife, daughter and I got a chance to meet Chauncy at a VIP meet and greet at a local baseball game. He was an absolute sweetheart and signed my anniversary Blueray copy of the movie. Truly a great memory I'll always have.
this movie wasn’t even made to be the most classic sports movie, he just wanted to make this funny movie representing his childhood with not that money and that’s a big reason why this is the best summer movie
I remember this growing up. Wow. It was a huge hit up here in Canada. Still love it.
I was a kid during the 80s and 90s, and this movie always reminds me of the freedom we used to have as kids. I was watching it with my 7yo and she asked “Is that what you did all summer? Why are there no parents? Where was grandma?” In México it’s more soccer than baseball (which we also played from time to time), but from dawn till dusk, you’d hang out with your neighborhood friends and be kids. So sad our children can’t enjoy that anymore.
As a Utah native, I especially love this movie. So glad this was in my recommended.
one of your best yet, Dante
Best film of all time never gets old
It’s interesting how he thinks he made the bullies the heroes, I think he is the hero. He took a bad situation from his own journey and changed it to something positive. How many children who were bullied watched this movie and felt better about themselves and their lives. How many peoples lives did this movie change for the better. If by chance, you are reading this, the hero is YOU❤
This came out on video the very first year I played little league. My team party at the end of the year was held at round table and we all watched it there for first time. I’ll never forget. I’ve seen this movie a 100 times and plan on watching it at least another 100 more
The sandlot is my childhood, brings back warm memories to the younger simpler days!
Very well produced 💯💯🤘🏾🔥
One of the best movies EVER!!!
This movie defined my childhood. It's one of my all time favorites! ❤
Thanks for making many childhoods great 👍
Great job! I enjoyed it.
Im 17 and dis is still one of my favorite movies ❤
He doesn't understand and it's not just a movie...he may have changed history for himself but he's changed the future for many others and impacted/slashed changed other people's lives. Benny made me a better person he made being kind cooler than being a bully. I looked up to him, wanted to be like him and as a father to two young boys myself now, im elated to be able to show them this movie and to hopefully use it as a tool to show them how to be. You helped change the culture that made your childhood terrible and protected others from that . Thank you sir
Hands Down best movie of my childhood !!!
I LOVE this! All of these guys seem like dudes you’d want to be friends with. Now and then.
The sandlot is a classic movie a great movie i watched this over amd over as a young kid id say 11 or so when i seen it for the first time it stuck with me and i loved it ! Wish i coukdve meet them that day awsome !
Sandlot is so much more than just a baseball movie. It’s about the importance of childhood friendships, the struggles of first crushes, fitting in and getting out of your comfort zone, and the joys of being a kid during summertime, both on and off the baseball field.
Just...
Thank you, kind Ser. Thank you.