6 Movies Directed by David M. Evans

Radio Flyer

Radio Flyer

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1992-02-21

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

114 min

Rated:

PG-13

IMDB Ratings:

6.9 (9966 Reviews)

Genres:

Drama

Fullplot:

A father reminisces about his childhood when he and his younger brother moved to a new town with their mother, her new husband and their dog, Shane. When the younger brother is subjected to physical abuse at the hands of their brutal stepfather, Mike decides to convert their toy trolley, the "Radio Flyer", into a plane to fly him to safety.

The Sandlot

The Sandlot

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1993-04-07

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

101 min

Rated:

PG

IMDB Ratings:

7.8 (52354 Reviews)

Director:

David M. Evans

Cast:

Writer:

David M. Evans

Robert Gunter

Fullplot:

Scotty Smalls moves to a new neighborhood with his mom and stepdad, and wants to learn to play baseball. The neighborhood baseball guru Rodriquez takes Smalls under his wing, and soon he's part of the local baseball buddies. They fall into adventures involving baseball, treehouse sleep-ins, the desirous lifeguard at the local pool, the snooty rival ball team, and the travelling fair. Beyond the fence at the back of the sandlot menaces a legendary ball-eating dog called The Beast, and the kids inevitably must deal with him.

First Kid

First Kid

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1996-08-30

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

101 min

Rated:

PG

IMDB Ratings:

5.1 (7019 Reviews)

Director:

David M. Evans

Genres:

FamilyComedy

Fullplot:

Luke Davenport is the thirteen-year-old son of Paul Davenport, the President of the United States, and first lady Linda Davenport. Ill tempered Agent Woods is the secret service agent in charge of Luke. Woods is fired after mistreating Luke in front of the press. Woods is then replaced by former boxer Sam Simms, who won a boxing title in 1977. Sam is eager to take the job - even though no one else wants it. Everyone thinks that Luke is just a brat when the only thing Luke wants is to just fit in and be like every other kid at his school, the Georgetown Academy. Sam almost gets fired when Luke gets decked at school by school bully Rob MacArthur. This is when Sam decides to use his boxing expertise to teach Luke how to fight. Luke has his eyes on class-mate Katie Warren, but so does Rob. Katie agrees to go with Luke to an upcoming school dance, so Sam teaches Luke how to dance. Rob is also at the dance, but this time when Rob tries to deck Luke, Luke turns the tables and decks Rob. Sam is then fired for taking Luke to the dance without permission, although Luke had the permission of his parents, but secret service chief Morton didn't want Luke leaving the White House grounds while Luke's parents were on the campaign trail. Luke runs away anyway to meet a friend that he has been chatting on the internet with. The meeting is set to take place at a local mall where Luke discovers that his secret friend is a now psychotic Woods, who blames Luke for his firing and wants revenge on Luke, but not if Sam can help it.

Beethoven's 3rd

Beethoven's 3rd

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2000-07-25

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

99 min

Rated:

G

IMDB Ratings:

3.9 (3121 Reviews)

Director:

David M. Evans

Genres:

FamilyComedy

Cast:

Writer:

John Hughes (characters)

Amy Holden Jones (characters)

Jeff Schechter

Fullplot:

The Newton family from the original Beethoven movies are on vacation in Europe but do plan to join a Newton family reunion and to make sure one of their family members definitely makes it, they ship him to travel to the reunion with George Newton's brother Richard. Guess which family member it was? That's right, Beethoven! The giant mutt follows Richard Newton and his family of a nagging wife and two bratty kids as they hit the road to California in a huge, shiny - and expensive RV, equipped with a DVD player. Following them are two bumbling crooks who have hidden some secret codes on a DVD that they figure no one in the world will buy, but someone does: Richard. So now they've got a DVD holding top secret information and the crooks must get it back...

The Sandlot 2

The Sandlot 2

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2005-05-03

Languages:

American Sign Language, English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

97 min

Rated:

PG

IMDB Ratings:

4.5 (3374 Reviews)

Director:

David M. Evans

Cast:

Writer:

David M. Evans (characters)

Robert Gunter (characters)

David M. Evans

Fullplot:

In the 12-years-since comedic sequel to 1993's The Sandlot, a new group of kids have moved into the sandlot: David Durango (Max Lloyd-Jones), Mac McKing (Brett Kelly), Saul (Cole Evan Weiss), his deaf brother Sammy "Fingers" (Sean Berdy), Tarquell (Neilen Benvegnu), Scotty's younger brother Johnnie Smalls (James Willson), and a surprise for The Sandlot 2, a girl in the group Hayley Goodfarier ('Samantha Burton'). When Johnnie mistakenly sends a model rocket over the junk fence in The Great Fear's yard, the gang must retrieve it. Even with the help of The Retriever (Griffin Reilly Evans, the director's son), a kid who steals dog tags and finds The Great Fear's a challenge. Yes, complete with another psychotic name-calling scene with Mac and little league captain Singleton (Reece Thompson). And, of course, with James Earl Jones as Mr. Mertle.

Smitty

Smitty

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2012-04-10

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

94 min

Rated:

PG

IMDB Ratings:

5.3 (335 Reviews)

Director:

David M. Evans

Genres:

DramaFamily

Fullplot:

Thirteen year-old city brat Ben (Brandon Tyler Russell) has done it again... and his struggling, single mother (Mira Sorvino) has had enough of him getting into mischief. Now, Ben has to choose between going down the path of Juvi hall or spending the summer in Iowa on a farm with his estranged grandfather, Jack (Peter Fonda). The day after arriving, Ben is ready to leave. To help Ben get a friend, Jack gets him a smart farm dog from an animal shelter to keep Ben company and in line. Between the dog and a friendly neighbor (Louis Gossett, Jr.), Ben soon learns life lessons about friendship, family and responsibility. It may take a village to raise a child, but when you only have a handful of people and a dog at your side, you have to make do with what you have. Through it all, Ben has the most memorable summer of his life.

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