Major League II (1994)

User Rating:

4.9/10   

Director:

David S. Ward

Writers (WGA):

David S. Ward (characters)
R.J. Stewart (story) ...

Release Date:

30 March 1994 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Sport

Tagline:

The dream team is back!

Plot:

The Indians are now a World Series contender. But last year's hunger is now replaced with complacency, and bad decisions by the new owner threaten to tear the team apart.

Plot Keywords:

Mirror | Professional Sports | Baseball | Second Part | Sports League

US TV Schedule:

Sat. July 25	4:15 PM	COMEDY
Sun. July 26	9:00 AM	COMEDY

Cast

Charlie Sheen	...	Rick 'Wild Thing' Vaughn
Tom Berenger	...	Jake Taylor
Corbin Bernsen	...	Roger Dorn
Dennis Haysbert	...	Pedro Cerrano
James Gammon	...	Lou Brown
Omar Epps	...	Willie Mays Hayes
Eric Bruskotter	...	Rube Baker
Takaaki Ishibashi	...	Isuro Tanaka
Alison Doody	...	Rebecca Flannery
Michelle Burke	...	Nikki Reese
David Keith	...	Jack Parkman
Margaret Whitton	...	Rachel Phelps
Bob Uecker	...	Harry Doyle
Steve Yeager	...	Coach 'Duke' Temple
Kevin Hickey	...	Schoup

MPAA:

Rated PG for some rude language.

Runtime:

105 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Iceland:L | Finland:K-3 (DVD version) | Finland:S | South Korea:12 | Philippines:G | Australia:PG | Canada:PG | Singapore:PG | Spain:T | UK:PG | USA:PG

Filming Locations:

Baltimore, Maryland, USA

Company:

Warner Bros. Pictures

Trivia:

The spring training scenes were filmed in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. They used the baseball stadium of the Harrisburg Senators located on City Island. Potted palm trees were placed outside the stadium to help in the illusion of a more southern location.

Goofs:

Continuity: In the last game when Willie says he will not attempt to slide, Parkman expects him to try and run him over, evidently Willie jumps over Parkman, and gets dirt all over his back and body. In the next shot of him however Willie is clearly wearing a clean uniform, not even a mark of dirt on him.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Harry Doyle: Hello everybody. Harry Doyle here, welcoming all you Wahoo maniacs to the year's first session of Tribe Talk. As you know, the Indians had a Cinderella season last year. Despite the fact that *toxic* owner Rachel Phelps wanted the team to lose so she could move it to Florida, the Indians won the American League East for the first time since divisional play began. Rachel's gone now, thank God, having sold the team to retired Indian third baseman Roger Dorn, after a long, hard fought series of negotiations.
[flashback to negotiations]
Roger Dorn: Mmmight be willing to go as high as a hundred.
Rachel Phelps: 120.
Roger Dorn: 120? Rachel, you just started at 110!
Rachel Phelps: 130!
Roger Dorn: Rachel, this isn't fair!
Rachel Phelps: 140!
Roger Dorn: [desperately begging] 130!
[...]

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Just Shoot Me!: For the Last Time, I Do (#7.21)" (2003)

Soundtrack:

RUDE MOOD

Where can winners be losers and losers be winners?

I am usually not much on sequels, and it is hard to tell if this time out the Cleveland Indians are much better off. "Wild Thing" is back, but with a cleaned up look. Jake Taylor is back as a coach helping Manager Lou Brown guide the misguided. Roger Dorn is back with an even larger ego. Announcer Harry Doyle is outspoken as ever, but I think he made a bigger impact in the first movie.

Charlie Sheen, Corbin Bernsen, Tom Berenger, James Gammon, Margaret Whitton and Bob Uecker reprise their roles with relish. Well, Berenger probably could have phoned in his part. Added to the mix are Omar Epps, David Keith and Takaaki Ishibashi.

Batter up and take your cuts. This is fun to watch back to back with the first gathering of baseball cut ups.