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17. The Sandlot

Mon Apr 2, 2012, 03:42 PM

Apr 2012

Yeah, it was technically a "kid's movie", but to me, it was really a movie about baseball and growing up, the latter of which was one of the themes of "Stand By Me". I'm willing to bet that adults enjoyed it more than the kids who saw it.

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