10 Behind-The-Scenes Secrets of The Sandlot

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2. The Kids
You would imagine that getting to star in a movie about baseball, filmed over the summer would be about the best thing ever for a bunch of eleven-year-olds-and you’d be right. According to Guiry, “It was pretty much just playing baseball, swimming, going to a carnival…For an 11-year-old, you really couldn’t ask for a better movie to be in. It was like summer camp.” Except when it came to the pool, apparently-which was constantly freezing cold!