Original title The Boys of Summer; Mighty Ducks crossovers; reused drugstore location; licorice chewing tobacco; retouched Ruth photo; Squints lawsuit; Sandlot sequels; cast arrests
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.
