The Sandlot

Whimsical family comedy set in the San Fernando Valley during the summer of 1962 in which nerdy new kid Scotty Smalls (Tom Guiry) decides to join the neighborhood kids in playing sandlot baseball at a decrepit lot. When Scotty borrows his stepfather's prize baseball--signed by no less than Babe Ruth--and it lands in a yard inhabited by the mysterious "Beast," it must be retrieved at any cost. Mike Vitar, Karen Allen, Denis Leary, and James Earl Jones co-star. 101 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital 5.1, Dolby Digital Surround, French Dolby Digital Surround; Subtitles: English (SDH), Spanish; featurette; TV spots; theatrical trailer.