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User Rating:
6.9/10   19,409 votes
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Director:
Writer (WGA):
David S. Ward (written by)
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Release Date:
7 April 1989 (USA) more
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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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User Comments:
Very funny baseball movie! more (73 total)

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Runtime:
107 min
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Color (Technicolor)
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1.85 : 1 more
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'Charlie Sheen' was a high school pitcher who was offered a baseball scholarship to the University of Kansas. In the movie he threw a 101mph fastball, but in reality Sheen could throw in the high 80s. This made it easier to simulate the fastball on film. more
Goofs:
Continuity: In Jake's last at-bat, the Yankee pitcher throws him a brush-back pitch which causes him to dive into the dirt to avoid being hit. While on the ground, his uniform is very dirty from the dust of the batter's box. The Indian's radio announcer (Bob Ueker) says that "Taylor refuses to dust himself off". However, as Jake re-takes his stance, his uniform is clean. As Jake crosses first base on his bunt attempt, he falls into the dirt of the base path, again becoming very soiled. But in the post-game scenes he again has a clean, spiffy uniform. more
Quotes:
[first lines]
Rachel Phelps: Good morning, gentlemen, and welcome to another season of Indians baseball.
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Movie Connections:
References Dirty Harry (1971) more
Soundtrack:
Oh You Angel more

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2 out of 2 people found the following comment useful.
Very funny baseball movie!, 26 November 2006
7/10
Author: Kristine (kristinedrama14@msn.com) from Chicago, Illinois

I have heard pretty much mostly good reviews when it came to Major League, and I am a baseball fan, so I definitely wanted to give Major League a look. I was lucky, my mom has one and two, so last night I finally sat down and watched it and I have to say that I had a few good laughs here and there. I loved the scene where the guys had their first prayer and the monk set a fire for his little doll that he worships and it set off the sprinklers!

Basically, Rachel Pheleps is the new owner of the Cleveland Indians after her husband dies, and she doesn't like Cleveland. In order to move the team to a warmer climate like Miami, she has to have a low audience for the games and she hires the worst team possible. But they prove themselves to be more, especially when the team finds out that Rachel wants the team to loose, they pull themselves together to win the games!

Major League had some good laughs and I would recommend it for anyone, even those baseball haters, just have a good time. Charlie Sheen really stole the show as Wild Thing! I loved how he had his sleeves cut off all the time, even for formal events. Major League is a fun comedy that I'm sure anyone could get at least one good laugh out of.

7/10

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