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The Sandlot 2
The Sandlot 2
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	David Mickey Evans
Written by	David Mickey Evans
Based on	Characters; by David Mickey Evans; Robert Gunter
Produced by	David Bixler
Starring	James Willson; Max Lloyd-Jones; Samantha Burton; Brett Kelly; Cole Evan Weiss; Neilen Benvegnu; Sean Berdy; Jessica King; McKenzie Freemantle; James Earl Jones
Cinematography	David Pelletier
Edited by	Harry Keramidas
Music by	Laura Karpman
Distributed by	20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Release date	May 3, 2005;
Running time	103 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

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The Sandlot 2 (also known as The Sandlot 2: The Sandlot Continues and The Sandlot Kids 2 in some territories) is a 2005 American sports comedy film written, directed, and narrated by David Mickey Evans. It is the second film in The Sandlot franchise and a direct-to-DVD sequel to The Sandlot (1993). The film followed by another sequel The Sandlot: Heading Home (2007).

Plot

In a flashback back to 1962, Benny becomes Benny "the Jet" Rodriguez. The story shifts to 1972, ten years after the events of The Sandlot. A new crop of five kids now reside in San Fernando Valley in Los Angeles and play baseball at the Sandlot. Johnnie Smalls, the little brother of Scott Smalls, has heard the legend of a ferocious dog he calls "The Great Fear", that is one of The Beast’s offspring and is owned by Mr. Mertle, who lives behind the Sandlot. David Durango becomes the leader of the team which consists of Tarquell, Mac, Saul and his little brother, Sammy, referred to as "Fingers", because he is deaf. Behind the Sandlot, the Goodfairer family lives next to Mr. Mertle.

A new girl in the Sandlot named Hayley Goodfairer, and her two friends, Jenny and Penny, compete with the boys over sharing the Sandlot. When the girls refuse to leave, Johnnie suggests sharing it. All but David agree. The girls are amazing softball players, and Johnnie asks them to join their team. The kids play a game with a little league team led by David’s rival Singleton to determine who gets the Sandlot. When Singleton purposely hits Hayley, David punches him in retaliation and forces him and his team to permanently vacate the Sandlot.

Mac hits the ball over the junk wall with his new aluminum bat he got as a birthday present. As the group is about to go through a hole in the fence to retrieve it, Johnnie stops them and tells them the story of "The Great Fear". He says there was a boy who loved the comic book hero, Rapid Rocket, and believed he could run as fast. One day, he walked past Mr. Mertle's house. Mertle had forgotten to lock the backyard gate. The Great Fear got out and chased the boy. It is unknown what happened to the boy, but soon after, Mertle built a wall of assorted junk to keep his dog in. If anything went over the fence, nothing came out.

Johnnie accidentally launches a model Space Shuttle that was built by Hayley's NASA engineer father. It lands in Mr. Mertle's back yard, and Hayley and the others frantically think of ways to retrieve it. They hire a boy called the "Retriever", though he fails to get it and goes home. Like Benny Rodriguez from the first movie, David decides to go over the wall to retrieve the model. Here it is revealed that the little boy who was bitten by "The Great Fear" in the story was David. He retrieves the space shuttle and escapes unscathed. The Sandlot kids soon discover (just like The Beast did) that The Great Fear has gotten loose. David hops on his bike and is chased by the Great Fear. David rides through a construction site, then gets off his bike and runs back to the sandlot.

David hops over the junk wall back to Mr. Mertle's yard and falls through the tunnel that Mac used while trying to get the shuttle back. The dog knocks over the wall and saves David from suffocating. When David defeats the dog, Mr. Mertle appears, describing the situation to be like that of ten years ago when a similar ordeal happened with the characters in the first film. It is revealed that the dog's real name is Goliath. The kids eventually realize that Goliath only wanted to get out so he could visit a neighboring female dog. As the kids depart, Hayley and David share a kiss. Mr. Mertle, tired of kids thinking he is grouchy, will not build a new fence. The kids grow up and part ways. Hayley and David meet again as adults and get married.

Cast

Max Lloyd-Jones as David "Rocket" Durango
James Willson as Johnnie Smalls
Samantha Burton as Hayley Goodfairer
Brett Kelly as Mac McKing
Cole Evan Weiss as Saul Samuelson
Neilen Benvegnu as Tarquell
Sean Berdy as Sammy "Fingers" Samuelson
Jessica King as Penny
McKenzie Freemantle as Jenny
Griffin Reilly Evans as The Retriever
Reece Thompson as Singleton
Teryl Rothery as Mrs. Goodfairer
Greg Germann as Roger Goodfairer
James Earl Jones as Mr. Mertle
Steve Garvey as Little League Coach
Austin Dunn as Kid David
Barbara Kottmeier as Hot Young Lady
Michael Antonakos as Boyfriend
Celia Bond as Woman at Movie
David Mickey Evans as Narrator aka the adult Johnnie Smalls
Tom Guiry as Scott Smalls (flashback)
Mike Vitar as Benjamin Franklin "Benny" "The Jet" Rodriguez (flashback)

Reception

On review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes, it holds a 40% rating based on 5 reviews, with an average rating of 4.7/10.^[1]

Sequel

A sequel to the film, titled The Sandlot: Heading Home, was released direct-to-video on May 1, 2007.

References

^ "The Sandlot 2". Rotten Tomatoes. 1 January 2005. Retrieved 4 April 2024.

External links

The Sandlot 2 at IMDb
The Sandlot 2 at Rotten Tomatoes

[1] "The Sandlot 2". Rotten Tomatoes. 1 January 2005. Retrieved 4 April 2024.

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-'''''The Sandlot 2''''' (also known as '''''The Sandlot 2: The Sandlot Continues''''' and '''''The Sandlot Kids 2''''' in some territories) is a 2005 American direct-to-video sports comedy film directed and narrated by [[David Mickey Evans]]. It is a [[direct-to-DVD]] sequel to ''[[The Sandlot]]''.
+'''''The Sandlot 2''''' (also known as '''''The Sandlot 2: The Sandlot Continues''''' and '''''The Sandlot Kids 2''''' in some territories) is a 2005 American [[Sports film|sports]] [[comedy film]] written, directed, and narrated by [[David Mickey Evans]]. It is the second film in [[The Sandlot (franchise)|''The Sandlot'' franchise]] and a [[direct-to-DVD]] sequel to ''[[The Sandlot]]'' (1993). The film followed by another sequel ''[[The Sandlot: Heading Home]]'' (2007).
 ==Plot==
+In a flashback back to 1962, Benny becomes Benny "the Jet" Rodriguez. The story shifts to 1972, ten years after the events of ''[[The Sandlot]]''. A new crop of five kids now reside in [[San Fernando Valley]] in [[Los Angeles]] and play baseball at the Sandlot. Johnnie Smalls, the little brother of Scott Smalls, has heard the legend of a ferocious dog he calls "The Great Fear", that is one of The Beast’s offspring and is owned by Mr. Mertle, who lives behind the Sandlot. David Durango becomes the leader of the team which consists of Tarquell, Mac, Saul and his little brother, Sammy, referred to as "Fingers", because he is deaf. Behind the Sandlot, the Goodfairer family lives next to Mr. Mertle.
+A new girl in the Sandlot named Hayley Goodfairer, and her two friends, Jenny and Penny, compete with the boys over sharing the Sandlot. When the girls refuse to leave, Johnnie suggests sharing it. All but David agree. The girls are amazing softball players, and Johnnie asks them to join their team. The kids play a game with a little league team led by David’s rival Singleton to determine who gets the Sandlot. When Singleton purposely hits Hayley, David punches him in retaliation and forces him and his team to permanently vacate the Sandlot.
-In a flashback back to 1962, Benny becomes Benny "the Jet" Rodriguez. The story shifts to 1972, ten years after the events of ''[[The Sandlot]]''. A new crop of five kids now reside in [[San Fernando Valley]] in [[Los Angeles]] and play baseball at the Sandlot. Johnnie Smalls (James Willson), the little brother of Scott Smalls, has heard the legend of a ferocious dog he calls "The Great Fear", that is one of The Beast’s offspring and is owned by Mr. Mertle, who lives behind the Sandlot. David Durango (Max Lloyd-Jones) becomes the leader of the team which consists of Tarquell (Neilen Benvegnu), Mac ([[Brett Kelly (actor)|Brett Kelly]]), Saul (Cole Evan Weiss) and his little brother, Sammy ([[Sean Berdy]]), referred to as "Fingers", because he is deaf. Behind the Sandlot, the Goodfairer family lives next to Mr. Mertle.
+Mac hits the ball over the junk wall with his new aluminum bat he got as a birthday present. As the group is about to go through a hole in the fence to retrieve it, Johnnie stops them and tells them the story of "The Great Fear". He says there was a boy who loved the comic book hero, Rapid Rocket, and believed he could run as fast. One day, he walked past Mr. Mertle's house. Mertle had forgotten to lock the backyard gate. The Great Fear got out and chased the boy. It is unknown what happened to the boy, but soon after, Mertle built a wall of assorted junk to keep his dog in. If anything went over the fence, nothing came out.
+Johnnie accidentally launches a model Space Shuttle that was built by Hayley's NASA engineer father. It lands in Mr. Mertle's back yard, and Hayley and the others frantically think of ways to retrieve it. They hire a boy called the "Retriever", though he fails to get it and goes home. Like Benny Rodriguez from the first movie, David decides to go over the wall to retrieve the model. Here it is revealed that the little boy who was bitten by "The Great Fear" in the story was David. He retrieves the space shuttle and escapes unscathed. The Sandlot kids soon discover (just like The Beast did) that The Great Fear has gotten loose. David hops on his bike and is chased by the Great Fear. David rides through a construction site, then gets off his bike and runs back to the sandlot.
+David hops over the junk wall back to Mr. Mertle's yard and falls through the tunnel that Mac used while trying to get the shuttle back. The dog knocks over the wall and saves David from suffocating. When David defeats the dog, Mr. Mertle appears, describing the situation to be like that of ten years ago when a similar ordeal happened with the characters in the first film. It is revealed that the dog's real name is Goliath. The kids eventually realize that Goliath only wanted to get out so he could visit a neighboring female dog. As the kids depart, Hayley and David share a kiss. Mr. Mertle, tired of kids thinking he is grouchy, will not build a new fence. The kids grow up and part ways. Hayley and David meet again as adults and get married.
-Hayley Goodfairer (Samantha Burton), and her two friends, Jenny (McKenzie Freemantle) and Penny (Jessica King), compete with the boys over sharing the Sandlot. When the girls refuse to leave, Johnnie suggests sharing it. All but David agree.
-The girls are actually amazing softball players, and Johnnie asks them to join their team. The kids play a game with a little league team led by David’s rival Singleton ([[Reece Thompson]]) to determine who gets the Sandlot. When Singleton purposely hits Hayley, David punches him in retaliation and forces him to permanently vacate the Sandlot.
-Mac hits the ball over the junk wall with his new aluminum bat he got as a birthday present. As the group is about to go through a hole in the fence to retrieve it, Johnnie stops them and tells them the story of "The Great Fear”. He says there was a boy who loved the comic book hero, Rapid Rocket, and believed he could run as fast. One day, he walked past Mr. Mertle's house. Mertle had forgotten to lock the backyard gate. The Great Fear got out and chased the boy. It is unknown what happened to the boy, but soon after, Mertle built a wall of assorted junk to keep his dog in. If anything went over the fence, nothing came out.
-Johnnie accidentally launches a model Space Shuttle that was built by Hayley's NASA engineer father. It lands in Mr. Mertle's back yard. Hayley and the others frantically think of ways to retrieve it. They hire a boy called the "Retriever", though he fails to get it and goes home. Like Benny Rodriguez from the first movie, David decides to go over the wall to retrieve the model. Here it is revealed that the little boy who was bitten by "The Great Fear" in the story was David. He retrieves the space shuttle and escapes unscathed. The Sandlot kids soon discover (just like The Beast did) that The Great Fear has gotten loose. David hops on his bike and is chased by the Great Fear. David rides through a construction site, then gets off his bike and runs back to the sandlot. David hops over the junk wall back to Mr. Mertle's yard and falls through the tunnel that Mac used while trying to get the shuttle back. The dog knocks over the wall and saves David from suffocating. When David defeats the dog, it is revealed that the dog's real name is Goliath. The kids eventually realize that Goliath only wanted to get out so he could visit a neighboring female dog. As the kids depart, Hayley and David share a kiss. Mr. Mertle, tired of kids thinking he is grouchy, will not build a new fence. The kids grow up and part ways. Hayley and David meet again as adults and get married.
 ==Cast==
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 {{Div col}}
 * Max Lloyd-Jones as David "Rocket" Durango
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 * Samantha Burton as Hayley Goodfairer
 * [[Brett Kelly (actor)|Brett Kelly]] as Mac McKing
 * Cole Evan Weiss as Saul Samuelson
 * Neilen Benvegnu as Tarquell
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 * [[Reece Thompson]] as Singleton
 * [[Teryl Rothery]] as Mrs. Goodfairer
-* [[Greg Germann]] as Mr. Goodfairer
+* [[Greg Germann]] as Roger Goodfairer
 * [[James Earl Jones]] as Mr. Mertle
 * [[Steve Garvey]] as Little League Coach
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 ==Reception==
-''The Sandlot 2'' has received negative reviews from critics. It currently holds a 40% "rotten" rating on the review aggregator website, [[Rotten Tomatoes]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/sandlot_2/|title=The Sandlot 2|date=1 January 2005|publisher=|accessdate=4 October 2014}}</ref>
+On review aggregation website [[Rotten Tomatoes]], it holds a 40% rating based on 5 reviews, with an average rating of 4.7/10.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/sandlot_2/ |title=The Sandlot 2 |date=1 January 2005 |website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]] |access-date=4 April 2024}}</ref>
+== Sequel ==
+A sequel to the film, titled ''[[The Sandlot: Heading Home]]'', was released direct-to-video on May 1, 2007.
+==See also==
+* [[List of baseball films]]
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