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Parents say ( 7 ): Kids say ( 15 ): Major League is a refreshingly fictional and light story about a very real team: the Cleveland Indians. It's a nice change from all the feel-good sports flicks that are usually historical dramas about the first team to overcome racism, poverty, or devastating odds.
- David S. Ward
- Sandie Angulo Chen
- Charlie Sheen, Corbin Bernsen, Tom Berenger
- 'There’s A Red Moon Risin’ on The Cuyahoga River.'
- 'Four Years ago, Then.'
- 'Don’T Think This One’S Got The distance.'
- 'Going Somewhere, Meat?'
- ‘F— You, Jobu.’ I Do It myself.'
- 'This Guy Threw at His Own Kid in A Father-Son Game.'
- 'Give Them All A Nice Big S—Burger.'
- 'Nice velocity. ... Sounded Liked it.'
- 'California Penal.'
- 'Hats For Bats.'
The setup: Opening of the movie. Scenes of Cleveland. (Song) There’s a red moon risin’ on the Cuyahoga River. Rollin’ into Cleveland to the lake. Why it’s the best: Randy Newman’s song, and that voice, are just the perfect song to open this movie and set the stage. It’s just damn perfect.
The setup: Players arriving to spring training, as the coaching staff watches. Manager Lou Brown: “He was an All-Star in Boston, wasn’t he?” GM Charlie Donovan: “Yeah, wound up in the Mexican League. Had problems with his knees.” Pitching coach Pepper Leach: “Wish we had him two years ago.” Donovan: “We did.” Leach: “Four years ago, then.” Why it’s...
The setup: Rookie Ricky Vaughn’s trying to finish his complete game. His arm feels like Jello, but Jake Taylor, the veteran catcher, tells him to throw it down the middle. Taylor, to the hitter, Rexman: “You’ve got a chance to be a hero on national television, if you don’t blow it. By the way, I saw your wife at the Capri Lounge last night. Hell of...
The setup: Willie Mays Hayes reaches in the ninth inning of the tiebreaker game. The crowd's going crazy. The music is building. Clu Haywood, the burly Yankees first baseman, greets him as he takes a leadoff. Haywood: “Going somewhere, meat?” Hayes: “About 90 feet.” Why it’s the best:Because it rhymes, and because that's exactly what Hayes did.
The setup: With the Indians trailing, 2-0, late in the final game, slugger Pedro Ccrrano swings and misses at two pitches. Cerrano: “I go to you. I stick up for you. But you no help me now, I say ‘F— you, Jobu.’ I do it myself.” Why it’s the best:Because you gotta rely on yourself, right? Good lesson, movie people.
The setup: Announcer Harry Doyle — played by Bob Uecker, of course — talks about the reliever the Yankees bring into the tiebreaker game. Doyle: “The Duke leads the league in saves, strikeouts per inning and hit batsmen. This guy threw at his own kid in a father-son game.” Why it’s the best: Bob Uecker is awesome.
The setup: In the clubhouse, before the first regular-season game of the year. Manager Lou Brown: “Now I’m much for giving inspirational addresses. I’d just like to point out that every newspaper in the country has picked us to finish last. The local press seems to think we’d save everyone a lot of time and trouble if we just went out and shot ours...
The setup: The first time Lou Brown and Pepper Leach watch Ricky Vaughn throw in spring training. The pitch sails over the catcher and smashes a “No Pepper” sign on the fence. Brown: “Nice velocity.” Leach: “Sounded like it.” Why it’s the best: They didn’t need a radar gun. The sound was enough (but the radar gun did show 96 mph, which was a bigger...
The setup: Players getting to know each other in spring training. Willie Mays Hayes: “What the hell league you been playing in?” Ricky Vaughn: “California Penal.” Hayes: “Never heard of it. How’d you end up playing there?” Vaughn: “Stole a car.” Why it’s the best:Quick, to the point, no judgment.
The setup: Players file into the communal living space at spring training, complete with bunk beds everywhere. Cerrano and pretty-boy veteran Roger Dorn meet for the first time. Dorn: “Hey big guy. You a golfer?” Cerrano: “Hats for bats.” Dorn: “Yeah? What’s your handicapp?” Cerrano: “Keep bats warm. Gracias.” Dorn: “Whoa, amigo. You can’t just … y...
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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 .
- $11 million
- James Newton Howard
- April 7, 1989
- Chris Chesser, Irby Smith
Apr 4, 2007 · Review: Major League - Slant Magazine. Film. Review: Major League. Comedy is the lasting virtue here. by Arthur Ryel-Lindsey. April 4, 2007. Photo: Paramount Pictures. When it comes to baseball movies, let’s remember the ground rules. Players can always divine inspiration from empty stadiums. Bigger men are on the opposing team.
Apr 4, 2024 · Our Review. Parents say (7) Kids say (15) age 11+. Based on 7 parent reviews. Rate movie. Sort by: Most Helpful. S Craig Y. Adult. April 4, 2024. age 13+. MAJOR LEAGUE is a GRAND SLAM! While I wouldnt necessarily call this a family movie, it's pretty tame given the many other films out these days.
