Half-Assed Internet Research
Original title The Boys of Summer; Mighty Ducks crossovers; reused drugstore location; licorice chewing tobacco; retouched Ruth photo; Squints lawsuit; Sandlot sequels; cast arrests
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- Per the research, the film was originally called The Boys of Summer until that book's author threatened to sue.
- Two of the actors were in D2: The Mighty Ducks.
- The drugstore from Smalls's first trip to the sandlot was also used in Halloween 4 and Halloween 5.
- The chewing tobacco was licorice and bacon bits (beef jerky is also mentioned), and repeated takes made the kids actually sick.
- Myrtle's photo with Ruth and Gehrig was retouched from a real photo that included 'Jimmy Fox' (as transcribed), described as a model for A League of Their Own.
- The hosts say a childhood classmate of the writer-director claimed Squints was based on him, sued 20th Century Fox over shame and humiliation, won, and was reversed on appeal.
- The sequels: one turns the 'play ball like a girl' insult around with a girl character described as Wendy Peppercorn's daughter; Sandlot 3 stars Luke Perry thrown back from 2005 to 1976, with Squints's actor returning.
- The hosts report cast arrests: Mike Vitar faced a felony assault case as a firefighter amid conflicting reports; Smalls's actor (transcribed 'Tom Geary') headbutted a cop and went to jail; another cast member (transcribed 'Mike York') was arrested on suspicion of domestic assault.
- The arrests are a never-meet-your-heroes moment for girls of a certain age.