Rated R for language
Starring Tom Berenger, Charlie Sheen, Corbin Bernsen, Wesley Snipes, Bob Ueker, Margaret Whitton, Rene Russo, Dennis Haysbert
Written an Directed by David Ward
The Story:
The owner of the Cleveland Indians is dead. His widow (Whitton) decides to field the worst possible team that money can't buy so that attendance will drop so low, she will be able to leave Cleveland and take her talents to South Beach.
Hey wait a minute...
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There's no crying in baseball.
But there is laughing, and Major League will score laughs from beginning to end.
One of 2 classic baseball movies released in 1989 (Field of Dreams), both have endured as baseball classics, and I would say it is safe to say, movie classics as well.
For a quarter of a century, these two have ranked, easily, in my top 5 baseball movies, and also part of a great bumper crop of classics released in 1989.
Strangely, I'm not really a baseball fan, but I do love a good baseball movie. I guess because they are inherently faster, and things actually happen.
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Needless to say, the team and coach defy expectations and rally to turn the franchise around, and make the Cleveland Indians a respectable team.
Shortly after the release of Major League, the Indians actually began to turn their franchise around.
Life imitating art.
Pretty cool.
As you can see by the cast, I've left several people off the list. While Berenger was the "star" of the film, it really was an ensemble with every player being an important part of the team.
It was a breakout role for Snipes as Willie Mayes Hayes.
It was also the big screen debut of Rene Russo.
And Bob Ueker nearly steals every moment he's in the film with his play by play.
There's a lot to like about this film, so get to it!
Watch the movie, especially if it's been anywhere close to 25 years since you last saw it.
Otherwise you might risk offending Jobu!
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Currently available to stream on Netflix as of this writing.
Final Grade: A+
Rewatchability/Purchase Factor: I already own it, and it gets a spin every so often. Hilarious every time.
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