The Beast, P.F. Flyers, L7 Weenie — they all have one thing in common: The Sandlot. Making its mark on baseball movie culture in the early 1990s, the film quickly became a classic, with kids across the country quoting its most memorable moments (“You’re killin’ me, Smalls”).

Released on April 7, 1993, The Sandlot follows the antics of a baseball-loving crew of kids who, during one legendary summer, play ball underneath the Fourth of July fireworks, roast s’mores at a campout and watch in amazement as their dweebiest teammate kisses the hot lifeguard — and lives to tell the tale. Their biggest pickle comes when they accidentally sacrifice a Babe Ruth-signed baseball to the neighborhood dog, and their ringleader, Benny “The Jet” Rodriguez, takes his chance at outrunning the Beast to get

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