History YMMV / TheSandlot

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* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic:

** The Beast chasing Benny across town is a popular clip for people to watch and is one of the hardest parts of the movie to forget.

** It's hard to imagine Squints getting off with just being banned from the pool for life over his stunt. Sexual harassment and matters of consent have become SeriousBusiness even for ''children''. Today he could likely expect serious ramifications. Since the movie took place in the height of the ''Series/MadMen'' era when sexual harassment was as American as apple pie, he probably would've just gotten slapped back then.

* IdiotBall: Even not knowing who Babe Ruth was or that they would lose the ball over the fence (which was something the kids tried to avoid), Scott borrowing the baseball placed prominently in his stepfather's trophy room, a stepfather he's already had a hard time getting along with and who just made him man of the house, still seems like a surprisingly reckless move for someone as cautious and intelligent as Scott. ''Especially'' since he could've just used the ball he and his stepfather used earlier to try to play catch.

** Ham is said to have become a professional wrestler as an adult, fast forward 20 years later after the movie came out and his actor Patrick Renna plays a FanBoy in ''Series/GLOW2017''.

* SurprisinglyImprovedSequel: ''Heading Home'' was better received than ''The Sandlot 2'', but still not as well as ''The Sandlot''.
* ValuesDissonance: Squints tricks Wendy the life guard into giving him mouth-to-mouth and forcefully homes her head down so he can kiss her. He's portrayed as ''cool'' for it, the entire scene is PlayedForLaughs, and Wendy is depicted as intially reacting appropriately yet afterwards is shown and said to have always smiled at him (giving the implication that she liked what he did and is okay with his unhealthily realised attraction) and in the ending narration Squints is said to have gotten married to and have 9 kids with the girl whom he did this to. This would be much harder to get by with modern audiences, particularly in the post-[=MeToo=] era where sexual harassment and molestation are taken far more seriously.

** Wendy ends up marrying the much younger Squints in the future. Later her actress, Marley Shelton makes an appearance on ''Series/MadMen'' and sucks face with a younger man with her friend Joan Holloway Harris. * IdiotBall: Even not knowing who Babe Ruth was or that they would lose the ball over the fence (which was something the kids tried to avoid), Scott borrowing the baseball placed prominently in his stepfather's trophy room, a stepfather he's already had a hard time getting along with and who just made him man of the house, still seems like a surprisingly reckless move for someone as cautious and intelligent as Scott. ''Especially'' since he could've just used the ball he and his stepfather used earlier to try to play catch.

** Wendy ends up marrying the much younger Squints in the future. Later her actress, Marley Shelton makes an appearance on ''Series/MadMen'' and sucks face with a younger man with her friend Joan Holloway Harris.
* HoYay: Smalls and Benny.
* IdiotBall: Even not knowing who Babe Ruth was or that they would lose the ball over the fence (which was something the kids tried to avoid), Scott borrowing the baseball placed prominently in his stepfather's trophy room, a stepfather he's already had a hard time getting along with and who just made him man of the house, still seems like a surprisingly reckless move for someone as cautious and intelligent as Scott. ''Especially'' since he could've just used the ball he and his stepfather used earlier to try to play catch.

* FunnyAneurysmMoment:

* HarsherInHindsight: At the end of the film, Bertram is revealed as getting into the 60s and no one saw him again. Bertram's actor, Grant Gelt's final acting credit was for a made-for-TV movie called ''The Sixties''.

* HarsherInHindsight / HilariousInHindsight: Depending on how you look at it, at the end of the film, Bertram is revealed as getting into the 60s and no one saw him again. Bertram's actor, Grant Gelt's final acting credit was for a made-for-TV movie called ''The Sixties''.

* ValuesDissonance: Squints tricks Wendy the life guard into giving him mouth-to-mouth and forcefully homes her head down so he can kiss her. He's portrayed as ''cool'' for it, the entire scene is PlayedForLaughs, and Wendy is depicted as enjoying the assault, [[NotIfTheyEnjoyedItRationalization which makes it okay.]] This would be much harder to get by with modern audiences, particularly in the post-[=MeToo=] era where sexual harassment and molestation are taken far more seriously.

%%%%* HoYay: Smalls and Benny.

* ValuesDissonance: Squints tricks Wendy the life guard into giving him mouth-to-mouth and forcefully homes her head down so he can kiss her. He's portrayed as ''cool'' for it, the entire scene is PlayedForLaughs, and Wendy is depicted as enjoying the assault, [[NotIfTheyEnjoyedItRationalization which makes it okay.]] This would be much harder to get by with modern audiences, particularly in the post-MeToo era where sexual harassment and molestation are taken far more seriously.

* {{Sequelitis}}: The second movie is not really liked due to its RecycledScript. Subverted with the third movie, since it is better received, but not as much as the first one.

* NightmareFuel: The Beast's backstory is unsettling for an adult and downright pants-ruiningly terrifying for a kid.

* IdiotBall: Even not knowing who Babe Ruth was or that they would lose the ball over the fence (which was something the kids tried to avoid), Scott borrowing the baseball placed prominently in his stepfather's trophy room, a stepfather he's already had a hard time getting along with and who just made him man of the house, still seems like a surprisingly reckless move for someone as cautious and intelligent as Scott.

** "This Magic Moment" coming on at the exact moment Squints locks lips with Wendy, followed by him getting thrown out on his butt, making the moment both awesome and hilarious (if a little cringey).

* IdiotBall: Even not knowing who Babe Ruth was or that they would lose the ball over the fence (which was something the kids tried to avoid), Scott borrowing the baseball placed prominently in his stepfather's trophy room, a stepfather he's already had a hard time getting along with and who just made him man of the house, still seems like a surprisingly reckless move for someone as cautious as Scott normally is.

* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: "Green Onions" by Booker T. and the M.G.'s, which plays when the sandlot boys have their confrontation with the Little Leaguers.

** Squints is very popular amongst the fans, too, even though he features in only one scene.

* CriticalDissonance: The film has mixed reviews from critics with a 61% on Website/RottenTomatoes, but very positive reviews with audiences with a score of 89%.

* VindicatedByHistory: When the film was originally released, it received mixed reviews and made a modest box office profit. Nowadays, it's considered to be both a classic family film and one of the greatest baseball movies of all-time. 25 years after its release, 20 Major League Baseball teams had a "Sandlot" night where they hosted the cast members, handed out merchandise such as t-shirts or bobbleheads, and celebrated the film's lasting legacy.