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Apr 7, 1989 · Major League: Directed by David S. Ward. With Tom Berenger, Charlie Sheen, Corbin Bernsen, Margaret Whitton. The new owner of the Cleveland Indians puts together a purposely horrible team so they'll lose and she can move the team. But when the plot is uncovered, they start winning just to spite her.
- (77K)
- Comedy, Sport
- David S. Ward
- 1989-04-07
- Eight Men Out
- Major League
- Major League II
Charlie Sheen starred as former Chicago White Soxoutfielder Oscar "Happy" Felsch in the movie Eight Men Out. The movie is about the infamous Black Sox scandal of 1919 and the trial of the eight players accused of throwing the World Series. Those players who were eventually excommunicated from the game by then commissioner Kennesaw Mountain Landis. ...
One of the more recognizable baseball films in American pop culture is Major League. Charlie Sheen has a leading role in the movie as Ricky Vaughn, a pitcher affectionately known as Wild Thing. Vaughn makes the Cleveland Indians (now called theCleveland Guardians)squad straight out of prison. He throws hard and he's… well, wild. Thus the nickname. ...
The sequel to Major League arrived in 1994. It was called Major League II. Yep, creative title. Charlie Sheen reprised his role in Major League II as the Wild Thing, Ricky Vaughn. Except this time he's a bit different. After the success and attention his character received following the end of the previous movie, Vaughn is now hyper focused on his ...
Major League is a 1989 American sports comedy film produced by Chris Chesser and Irby Smith, written and directed by David S. Ward, that stars Tom Berenger, Charlie Sheen, Wesley Snipes, James Gammon, Bob Uecker, Rene Russo, Margaret Whitton, Dennis Haysbert, and Corbin Bernsen.
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- Charlie Sheen didn’t have to fake his fastball. Vaughn’s 101 MPH fastball was something that came naturally to Sheen, who pitched in high school and was offered an athletic scholarship to the University of Kansas.
- Charlie Sheen was all ‘roided up. Yes, you read that right, Sheen admitted to Sports Illustrated that he got juiced up for the role because he thought it would make his pitch even faster.
- Sheen’s 85 MPH fastball became 101 MPH with a few camera tricks. In order to give Sheen’s fastball extra speed, the pitcher’s mound was moved up 10 feet — normally the pitcher’s mound is 60’6″ away from home plate — with the camera shots being behind home plate, giving the illusion of a faster pitch.
- Writer and director David S. Ward made the movie to see the Indians win. Ward is a lifelong Cleveland Indians fan and made Major League as a tribute to his favorite baseball team because he thought it might be their only shot at ever winning in his lifetime.
Mar 30, 1994 · It looks like Major League II will be the best Major League sequel out there. This could've all been avoided if we just left the film alone where it was; a funny and clever baseball comedy. Starring: Charlie Sheen, Tom Berenger, Corbin Bernsen, Dennis Haysbert, Omar Epps, David Keith, Margaret Whitton, James Gammon, and Bob Uecker.
- (28K)
- Comedy, Sport
- David S. Ward
- 1994-03-30
Apr 5, 2019 · The sports comedy classic starring Charlie Sheen, Tom Berenger, Wesley Snipes and Corbin Bernsen, among others, that chronicles the fictitious Cleveland Indians run to the AL East pennant still...
Sep 22, 2011 · Year Released: 1989. Cast: Tom Berenger, Charlie Sheen, Corbin Bernsen. Get This Movie. A boy’s sport, a man’s game. Baseball lodges in the American male heart because the fundamentals look...
