Little known facts and secrets about The Sandlot

[post_page_title]The real story [/post_page_title]
Believe it or not, The Sandlot was inspired by a real story. David Mickey Evans, who was the director and co-writer of the film, grew up playing baseball in the summer, just like kids in the movie. The inspiration for this movie came from a memory he had of a summer when his brother tried to win a spot in the neighborhood baseball game by retrieving their ball that had gone over the wall. On the other side of the fence, there was a large and vicious dog named Hercules. Sound familiar? However, in the real story Hercules actually bit Evans’ brother, so the movie version definitely has a happier ending.