9:51 pm - 07/03/2012
In the 19 years since its release, "The Sandlot" has become the yardstick that all childhood summers are measured against.
The David M. Evans's classic follows a gaggle of baseball-obsessed boys during the summer of 1962. But the 1993 film is more than a nostalgic look back on childhood, friendship and baseball. It also offers one of the best Fourth of July sequences ever set to film.
As the world is grilling up their proverbial hot dogs and awaiting their own fireworks finale, let's look at 21 reasons why it's the most perfect Fourth of July moment ever put to film.
1. Mom! I'm going out!
2. Baggy overshirts, tight little jeans.
3. Wholesome street parties.
4. Ham ate something (cake? grapes?) with two hands and then put it back on its plate.
5. Then he prepares a hot dog. Oh, Ham!
6. Benny's name is actually Benjamin Franklin Rodriguez. Benjamin Franklin.
7. Yeah-Yeah is dressed like Tom Cruise in "The Outsiders."
8. Home run!
9. Slo-mo time!
10. Ham's wow-face.
11. Fireworks!
12. Ray Charles's "America the Beautiful."
13. "Yeah Yeah" is speechless.
14. Tommy "Repeat" Timmons might actually be six-years-old.
15. The other kid with the glasses gets some screen time!
16. Smalls still looks confused, poor thing.
17. Squints is the coolest for a few reasons: one, he's wearing a backwards hat; two, he simulated the firework explosion and three, yeah, he's got great glasses.
18. "Sweet America..." (Sniff.)
19. Open-mouth-in-disbelief montage!
20. This is kind of a long finale, right?
21. Your inner-monologue: I wish I played baseball.
22. "Man..."
Source http://news.moviefone.com/2012/06/25/jul
So what are your 4th of Joolai plans?
July 4 Movies: 21 Reasons 'The Sandlot' Has The Best Independence Day Scene Ever
In the 19 years since its release, "The Sandlot" has become the yardstick that all childhood summers are measured against.
The David M. Evans's classic follows a gaggle of baseball-obsessed boys during the summer of 1962. But the 1993 film is more than a nostalgic look back on childhood, friendship and baseball. It also offers one of the best Fourth of July sequences ever set to film.
As the world is grilling up their proverbial hot dogs and awaiting their own fireworks finale, let's look at 21 reasons why it's the most perfect Fourth of July moment ever put to film.
1. Mom! I'm going out!
2. Baggy overshirts, tight little jeans.
3. Wholesome street parties.
4. Ham ate something (cake? grapes?) with two hands and then put it back on its plate.
5. Then he prepares a hot dog. Oh, Ham!
6. Benny's name is actually Benjamin Franklin Rodriguez. Benjamin Franklin.
7. Yeah-Yeah is dressed like Tom Cruise in "The Outsiders."
8. Home run!
9. Slo-mo time!
10. Ham's wow-face.
11. Fireworks!
12. Ray Charles's "America the Beautiful."
13. "Yeah Yeah" is speechless.
14. Tommy "Repeat" Timmons might actually be six-years-old.
15. The other kid with the glasses gets some screen time!
16. Smalls still looks confused, poor thing.
17. Squints is the coolest for a few reasons: one, he's wearing a backwards hat; two, he simulated the firework explosion and three, yeah, he's got great glasses.
18. "Sweet America..." (Sniff.)
19. Open-mouth-in-disbelief montage!
20. This is kind of a long finale, right?
21. Your inner-monologue: I wish I played baseball.
22. "Man..."
Source http://news.moviefone.com/2012/06/25/jul
So what are your 4th of Joolai plans?
I'll be watching a marathon on SyFy of the best show of all time.
No matter how many times I've seen all the episodes, I never get sick of it.
YESSSS <3
but I did every year as a child
im stuck babysitting a mob but i kinda wanna lock these kids in the basement and go out
:( lmao
I was unaware.
I regularly use "you're killing me smalls!" in my everyday life.
While I was working a kid was being uber obnoxious (or something, can't remember) and his mom goes "YOU'RE KILLING ME SMALLS" Best mom ever. And she acted surprised when I praised her for the reference.
Not going to lie, I'm a teacher and I've used that phrase when dealing with a kid who's driving me a little nutty. All in good fun when I want to razz them a bit and they know they are being obnoxious, but it's always good for a laugh.
Also,For-ev-ver.
Edited at 2012-07-04 02:40 am (UTC)
FORRRRRR-EHHHHH-VERRRRRRRR
tbh, you set anything to Ray Charles' version of America the Beautiful, and I'll love it.
lol irl
so true
ID LIKE TO THANK MY BROTHER FOR OPENING THAT GIFT BECAUSE IF NOT I WOULD NOT HAVE GOTTEN THIS MOVIE