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The Weekend Binge: Movies You Watched Sick @ Home If You Were a ’90s Kid

We‘re guessing your VHS tapes of the original ‘Jurassic Park’ and ‘The Sandlot’ got a real workout back then, too

If you were like me, one of the best feelings in the world was when you were feeling a little sick and you were able to somehow convince your parents that you were just sick enough to stay home from school. Then, when they finally left for work, you had the entire house to yourself to proto-binge (on VHS tapes and DVDs) on your favorite movies until at least 5 p.m. Movies like the original Jurassic Park, 3 Ninjas, Little Giants and Jumanji (the one with Robin Williams, not the Rock). But that’s just scratching the surface of the stuff I turned to help get over a just-barely-there illness as a kid. Here are the rest: