The Sandlot Page #6

[Growling, Barks]

[Grunts]

Let me down slow.

- A little slower.

- Go slow.

Go.

Yeah, let me down.

Almost there.

- He's almost there.

- [Growling]

Let me down right over it.

Let him down right over it.

[Panting]

[Growling]

[Snarls]

Okay, I got it.

Get me outta here.

Pull him up.

[Growling]

L... l... l...

[Stammering]

- Hey, pull him up!

- Aah! Aah!

- [Growling]

- Aah!

[All Shouting]

- Aah!

- [Growling]

- [All Shouting]

- Aah!

[All Yelling]

[Scotty Narrating]

It was my last chance.

So we quit messing around

and pulled out all the stops.

I collected every piece

of erector set I had,

and it finally became...

science against nature.

Okay, go with me on the launch.

Come on, Squints.

- Prepare to launch.

- Prepare to launch.

Prepare to launch. Launching.

Launch.

Okay, you're on the ground.

[Growls]

Moving forward.

[Growls]

- You went too far. Go back.

- Reverse. It's too far.

Reverse.

Stop.

Drop catapult.

- The catapult is dropped.

- Open catapult.

We're gonna get it. I know it.

Opening.

Forward.

[The Beast Growling]

Close catapult.

- Catapult's closed.

- We're gonna get it. Come on.

- [Growling]

- Aah! Fire, fire, fire!

I got it! I got it! I got it!

Aah!

[Screaming]

[Snarling]

[Boys Whimpering]

[Scotty Narrating]

My life... was over.

Just as Bill had finally

warmed up to me...

and asked me to be

the man of the house,

I had to knock a priceless chunk of

history into the clutches of a monster.

Great.

I had a dream that night

about a giant baseball...

that was signed by Babe Ruth...

falling out of the sky

and hammering me into the ground...

like a railroad spike.

I didn't know what that meant,

but Benny had a dream that night too,

and his was a lot more helpful.

[Crowd Cheering]

Who's there?

Don't go pee in your pants.

I'm just here to give you a hand.

- B-But you're...

- Dead?

Legends never die, kid.

But you're really him.

You're The Babe.

The Sultan of Swat.

The King of Crash.

Of Crash, and a hundred

other dopey names.

Forget about that stuff, kid.

We ain't got much time.

- I'm here 'cause you're in

some kind of a pickle, right?

- Yeah.

A baseball with

my John Hancock on it...

went over a fence and you

can't get it back, right?

Yeah, right.

- Then just hop over there and get it.

- Wait, wait!

- I can't.

- Can't what?

- I can't go into that backyard.

- Why not?

There's a beast back there.

What kind?

A giant gorilla-dog thing

that ate one kid already.

Is that a fact?

Sit down, kid.

Sit down.

Let me tell you something, kid.

Everybody gets one chance

to do something great.

Most people never take the chance,

either 'cause they're too scared...

or they don't recognize it

when it spits on their shoes.

This is your big chance,

and you shouldn't let it go by.

Remember when you busted the guts

out of the ball the other day?

Someone's telling you something, kid.

If I was you, I'd listen.

Yeah. But what?

[Chuckles]

You're the one with the rubber legs.

Figure it out.

"Henry Aaron."

- I don't know why, but can I have this?

- Sure, yeah.

Thanks.

Wait.

You're saying I should hop over

that fence and pickle The Beast?

Think about that, kid.

I'll see you later.

[Crowd Cheering]

Remember, kid, there's heroes

and there's legends.

Heroes get remembered,

but legends never die.

Follow your heart, kid,

and you'll never go wrong.

[Knocking On Window]

[Knocking On Window]

I had a dream. Get dressed.

We're going to the sandlot.

Okay. Wait.

I'll get my stuff.

[Scotty Narrating] Only one kid

in history had ever attempted...

what Benny was about to,

and he got eaten.

So we were worried...

real worried...

even when Benny brought out

the secret weapon: :

Shoes guaranteed to make a kid

run faster and jump higher,

P.F. Flyers.

We can't let him do this, man.

Benny, wait.

It's okay.

It was my fault.

You don't have to do this.

Yeah. Come on, Benny, man. You don't

have to do it. Forget about it.

It's like committing suicide,

Benny. Don't do it.

- Yeah, don't do it, Benny.

- Yeah.

Don't do it.

It's suicide.

Yeah, I do, Smalls.

I have to do this.

[Babe Ruth's Voice]

Heroes get remembered,

but legends never die.

Follow your heart, kid,

and you'll never go wrong.

[Snorts]

[Snorts]

[Snarling]

[Sniffing]

[Gulps]

[Barks]

[Knuckles Cracking]

[Growls]

[Barking]

- Whoa!

- [Boys Cheering]

[Shouting]

- Yeah! Yeah!

- Yeah!

- Yeah! All right, Benny!

- Oh, sh*t!

- [Barks]

[Barking]

Come on! What are we waiting for?

Let's get him!

[Barking]

A werewolf can be killed

only with a silver bullet...

or a silver knife

or a stick...

- with a silver handle.

- You're insane.

[Barking]

[Groaning]

Aah!

Ohh!

- The wolf bit you, didn't he?

- Yeah, he did.

Go now.

And heaven help you.

- [Grunts]

- [Growling]

[Audience Shouting, Screaming]

[Barking]

[Picnickers Exclaiming]

Look out! Aah!

Hey! Hey!

[Gasping]

- [Shouting]

- Hey, hey, hey! Kids!

Put it down.

Careful, careful.

Whoa, whoa, whoa!

Whoa, whoa, whoa!

Mommy, Mommy, look.

A doggy!

[Woman Screaming]

- Ooh, a big doggy.

- [People Shouting]

[Girls Screaming]

- Ohh!

- Look out! Look out!

Look out!

Sandlot, sandlot, sandlot!

Sandlot!

Let's go!

This way! Sandlot!

Shortcut, you guys! Let's go!

[Barking]

[Panting]

Where is he?

Does anyone see him?

I don't see him.

There he is!

[Barking]

Oh, no.

- [Cloth Rips]

- [Groans]

[Barking]

Aah!

[Grunts]

[Growls]

Look out!

Oh, man.

Oh, man.

[Whimpering]

Come on, guys.

Help me!

Please!

Benny! Benny,

help me, please! He's hurt!

Come on.

I can't lift it.

- [The Beast Whimpering]

- [Grunting]

Let's go.

Wow!

Aw.

- Wow!

- [Benny] Now we can play forever.

Hello?

This is bad.

This is very bad.

Um, we... we...

we brought your dog home.

Hercules?

How'd he get out?

I'm telling you guys,

we should've just turned it loose.

Um, uh, well, uh... We, uh...

What happened was, we hit a baseball

into your yard. We tried to get it back.

- So you're the ones that've

been making all that racket.

- Yes, sir.

You get it?

Um, y-yeah.

Well, first time...

that anybody ever got

the best of old Hercules.

Why didn't you just knock on the door?

I'd have gotten it for you.

- [All Shouting]

- Oh, my God!

I can't believe you!

- We got the ball back, didn't we?

- We almost got killed!

Didn't we get the ball back?

Just shut up!

We got the ball back.

Thanks for bringing him home.

Come on in.

We'll talk about this baseball.

Come on.

You in trouble,

aren't you, son?

Yeah, well, uh,

that was my stepdad's ball.

I took it without asking.

- It was signed by Babe Ruth.

- George signed this?

George Herman Ruth?

Yeah.

I take it back. You're not in trouble.

You're dead where you stand.

Hold on.

Hold on.

Here.

I'll trade ya.

That's nice of you, but that ball

really is signed by Babe Ruth.

So's this one, with the rest

of the 1927 Yankees.

Oh, man.

Murderer's Row!

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