The Sandlot
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| Directed by | David Mickey Evans |
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| Narrated by | David Mickey Evans |
| Cinematography | Anthony B. Richmond |
| Edited by | Michael A. Stevenson |
| Music by | David Newman |
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| Distributed by | 20th Century Fox |
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Running time | 102 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $34.3 million |
The Sandlot (released in some countries as The Sandlot Kids) is a 1993 American coming-of-age sports comedy film written by David Mickey Evans and Robert Gunter. Evans also directed the film and served as a narrator. It tells the story of a diverse group of young baseball players during Summer 1962. It stars Tom Guiry, Mike Vitar, Karen Allen, Denis Leary, and James Earl Jones. The film is set in the San Fernando Valley in Los Angeles, California and the filming locations were in Midvale, Salt Lake City, and Ogden, Utah.
The film was released on April 7, 1993, by 20th Century Fox. It grossed over $34 million worldwide. It was followed by two direct-to-video sequels The Sandlot 2 (2005) and The Sandlot: Heading Home (2007).