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Major League (1989) -- Former Senator George Mitchell is releasing a report that is expected to link 80 Major League baseball players to performance enhancing drugs. Karen Brown reports.
Major League (1989) -- Senate Majority Leader George Mitchell called steroid use in Major League Baseball "widespread" and said that all 30 clubs have a player or players involved in taking illegal substances.
Major League (1989) -- Major League Baseball's steroid report proved the equivalent of a knockdown pitch, exposing what it called "a serious drug culture within baseball, from top to bottom." Armen Keteyian reports.
Major League (1989) -- Sen. George Mitchell, author of the Major League Baseball steroid report, speaks with Harry Smith.

Overview

User Rating:
6.9/10   19,274 votes
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Director:
David S. Ward
Writer (WGA):
David S. Ward (written by)
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Release Date:
7 April 1989 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy | Sport more
Tagline:
When these three oddballs try to play hardball, the result is totally screwball. more
Plot:
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. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
1 nomination more
User Comments:
There Once Was... more (73 total)

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Additional Details

Runtime:
107 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby
Filming Locations:
Chicago, Illinois, USA more
Company:
Mirage more

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Trivia:
The restaurant where Lynn Wells (Rene Russo) is spotted on a date is in Milwaukee. It was at the time a gourmet restaurant, stood empty for a time and then was a Russian Restaurant and dance club. It again sat empty for a period and is currently (2005) a Baptist Church. more
Goofs:
Continuity: When Taylor is in Lynn Wells boyfriend's apartment, his beer-glass goes from half-filled to three-quarters filled. more
Quotes:
[first lines]
Rachel Phelps: Good morning, gentlemen, and welcome to another season of Indians baseball.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Just Shoot Me!: For the Last Time, I Do (#7.21)" (2003) more
Soundtrack:
Beyond the Blue Horizon more

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14 out of 19 people found the following comment useful.
There Once Was..., 29 December 2004
10/10
Author: Linda from Chicago

This is one of the cleverest predictable movies of all time, and for my taste the best baseball movie. A great cast, an underdog plot, and one memorable choice after another by the writers and director make this a valentine to the foot soldiers of our national pastime. (Remember, this was 15 years ago.)

The fabulous scoreboard, the hysterical radio play-by-play of Bob Uecker, even the motley occupants of Cleveland sports bars are irresistible hooks to reel us in, after we've been hooked by the motley team of colorful has-beens and never-were's. If this is a formula, it's the right one. I deeply love this movie, and regret not having seen it in its theatrical run. (I've seen it a dozen times since.) I'm sure the audience went wild during that climactic Yankees game! How about that Dorn making a bunch of clutch plays! Didn't you love Cerrano carrying his bat around the bases with him? Jake not dusting off, and pointing, twice...man, I wish I'd been there.

Then there's the little insert, early in the story, about Jake's fantasy of hitting the winning run out of the park. What happened instead when the chips were really down?

Okay, it isn't "poetry" -- it's more of a limerick, know what I mean? Just start with three words: "There once was...." and finish it yourself! I bet you'll finish with a big smile on your face!

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