The Sandlot is a 1993 English-language Comedy Drama film written by David Mickey Evans and Robert Gunter. The movie is directed by David Mickey Evans and produced by Dale De La Torre and William S. Gilmore under the banner of Island World. Scotty Smalls moves to a new neighborhood with his mom and stepdad, and wants to learn to play baseball. Rodriguez, the neighborhood baseball guru, takes Smalls under his wing - soon he becomes part of the local baseball buddies. They fall into adventures involving baseball, treehouse sleep-ins, the desirous lifeguard at the local pool, the snooty rival ball team, and the travelling fair. Beyond the fence at the back of the sandlot menaces a legendary ball-eating dog called The Beast, and the kids inevitably must deal with him. Written by Dan Urson. The sandlot features Tom Guiry in the title role along with an ensemble cast including Mike Vitar, Patrick Renna, Chauncey Leopardi, Marty York, Brandon Adams and Grant Gelt. The music was composed by David Newman. Cinematography was done by Anthony B. Richmond and editing by Michael A. Stevenson. The film has a running time of 101 minutes. It was released on 7th April 1993. The Film was successful at box office. The Sandlot was made on a budget of $7 million and it was a super hit at box office gross of $34 million. Distribution rights for the film were acquired by 20th Century Fox.