Major League II (1994)

Director:

David S. Ward

Writers (WGA):

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

Professional Sports | Sports League | Baseball | Returning Character With Different Actor | Second Part

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
Skip Griparis	...	Monte
Kevin Crowley	...	Vic
Bill Leff	...	Bobby
Michael Mundra	...	Frankie
Courtney Pee	...	Steve
Farajii Rasulallah	...	Tommy
Edward Woodson	...	Tim
Ted Duncan	...	Ron
Marie-Louise White	...	Lisa
Saige Spinney	...	Big Woman
Michael Willis	...	Airport Photographer
Jason Kravits	...	Accountant
Alan Wade	...	Psychiatrist
Keith Johnson	...	Vaughn's Valet
Jay Leno	...	Himself
Susan Duvall	...	Lou's Nurse
Ron Meadows Jr.	...	Orderly
Jesse Ventura	...	Himself
Keith Uchima	...	Groundskeeper
Kurt Uchima	...	Groundskeeper
Richard Salamanca	...	Reporter
Harold Surratt	...	Reporter
Daniel O'Donnell	...	Suit #1
Richard Schiff	...	Director
Louis Turenne	...	Distinguished Gentleman
Patrick Robert Smith	...	Clapper Boy (as Patrick Smith)
Dan Kilday	...	Slider
Barry Cochran	...	Umpire
William Reuter	...	Umpire
Ken Medlock	...	Umpire
Michael Stone Forrest	...	Umpire (as Michael L. Forrest)
David Boswell	...	Umpire
Skip Apple	...	Umpire
Bob Roesner	...	Umpire
Stefan Aleksander	...	Umpire
Dick Stilwell	...	Cleveland Trainer
David Sherrill	...	Fields
J. Michael Sarbaugh	...	Pirate Shortstop
Jeff Sheaffer	...	Pirate on Second Base
Tom Quinn	...	Red Sox Manager
John Milisitz	...	Red Sox Catcher
Jim Dedrick	...	White Sox Pitcher
Bobb Hopkins	...	Toronto Shortstop / Utility Player / Coach (as Robert Hopkins)
Bobby Joe Brown	...	Ballplayer Playing Cards
Wayne Crist	...	Vendor
Julia Miller	...	Stadium Control Room Operator
Ashton Smith	...	Black Hammer Announcer
Bill Ahern	...	Cleveland Indian player and coach
Joe Aversa	...	Cleveland Indian player and coach
Lou Benbow	...	Cleveland Indian player and coach
John Denman	...	Cleveland Indian player and coach
Richard Dorton	...	Cleveland Indian player and coach
Sam Ferretti	...	Cleveland Indian player and coach
George Freiberger	...	Cleveland Indian player and coach
John Gast	...	Cleveland Indian player and coach
Shane Hale	...	Cleveland Indian player and coach
Rudy Higgins	...	Cleveland Indian player and coach
Juan Johnson	...	Cleveland Indian player and coach
Michael Kelly	...	Cleveland Indian player and coach
Tommy Khoo	...	Cleveland Indian player and coach
Michael Lebo	...	Cleveland Indian player and coach
Lowell Lenhardt	...	Cleveland Indian player and coach
Dan Markhan	...	Cleveland Indian player and coach
Kenny Peyton	...	Cleveland Indian player and coach
Dan Ramirez	...	Cleveland Indian player and coach
Chuck Ricci	...	Cleveland Indian player and coach
Michael So	...	Cleveland Indian player and coach
Jimmy Terrill	...	Cleveland Indian player and coach
Brad Tyler	...	Cleveland Indian player and coach
Ric Waldt	...	Cleveland Indian player and coach
Wayne Williams	...	Cleveland Indian player and coach
Ron Rizzi Sr.	...	Cleveland Indian player and coach
George Henderson	...	Cleveland Indian player and coach
George Baker	...	Chicago White player and coach
Tim Cammett	...	Chicago White player and coach
Scott Faloni	...	Chicago White player and coach
Paul Dipino Jr.	...	Chicago White player and coach
Lance Dixon	...	Chicago White player and coach
David Funk	...	Chicago White player and coach
Steve Fitzgerald	...	Chicago White player and coach
Rick Freeman	...	Chicago White player and coach
Mark Jackman	...	Chicago White player and coach
Donald Gilbert Jr.	...	Chicago White player and coach
Andre Keene	...	Chicago White player and coach
Kenny Keith	...	Chicago White player and coach
Joseph Sliwka	...	Chicago White player and coach
Matt Reimer	...	Chicago White player and coach
Duane Rhine	...	Chicago White player and coach
John Stefero	...	Chicago White player and coach
Alex Smith	...	Chicago White player and coach
Warren Sollod	...	Chicago White player and coach
Pedro Sierra	...	Chicago White player and coach
Rick Sutch	...	Chicago White player and coach
Gary Bishop	...	Chicago White player and coach
Keith Lupton	...	Chicago White player and coach
Matt Baumann	...	Utility Player / Coach
Mark Carper	...	Utility Player / Coach
Ben Cephas	...	Utility Player / Coach
Jim Crowley	...	Utility Player / Coach
Stephen Day	...	Utility Player / Coach
James Donegan	...	Utility Player / Coach
Ed Durkin	...	Utility Player / Coach
Andrew Fava	...	Utility Player / Coach
Rick French	...	Utility Player / Coach
Joe Gast	...	Utility Player / Coach
Michael Gibson	...	Utility Player / Coach
Scott Gleiman	...	Utility Player / Coach
Russ Grimsley	...	Utility Player / Coach
Mikey Kerns	...	Utility Player / Coach
Walter Kirschner	...	Utility Player / Coach
Brian Kowitz	...	Utility Player / Coach
Thomas Krohling	...	Utility Player / Coach
Luke Lappin	...	Utility Player / Coach
Steve Lyons	...	Utility Player / Coach
Bill McAdams Jr.	...	Utility Player / Coach
Brett McGonnigal	...	Utility Player / Coach
Bob Mumma	...	Utility Player / Coach
Anthony Riggs	...	Utility Player / Coach
Keith Ringgold	...	Utility Player / Coach
John Sauer	...	Utility Player / Coach
Bob Smith	...	Utility Player / Coach
John Stewart	...	Utility Player / Coach (as John Michael Stewart)
Scott Wade	...	Utility Player / Coach
Dennis Walsh	...	Utility Player / Coach
Don Newbery	...	Utility Player / Coach
George Shapanus	...	Utility Player / Coach
James Boyd	...	Umpire
Dale Davis	...	Umpire
Donald Geho	...	Umpire
William Gehring	...	Umpire
David Roesner	...	Umpire
John Simpers	...	Umpire
Ed Wojciechowski	...	Umpire
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Markus Alexander	...	Relief Indian Pitcher (uncredited)
Joanna Becker	...	Kid at Baseball Game (uncredited)
Mike Campbell	...	Vendor (uncredited)
Gary Carper	...	Opening Day Fan (uncredited)
Paul M. Clary	...	Fan in the Stands (uncredited)
John Hagy	...	Baseball Fan (uncredited)
Big Ben Kennedy	...	Fan In The Stands (uncredited)
Aaron Michael Lacey	...	Cleveland Indian player and coach (uncredited)
Fred J. Lauver	...	Hospital Visitor / Photographer (uncredited)
Mike Lazorcik	...	Press Box Announcer (uncredited)
Pete Levin	...	Baseball Fan (uncredited)
Julie Mabry	...	Field Press Photographer (uncredited)
Robert Neal Marshall	...	Airport Patron (uncredited)
Rob J. Moore	...	Baseball Fan (uncredited)
Mark Norris	...	Gangster (uncredited)
Randy Quaid	...	Johnny (uncredited)
Kelly Lynn Richards	...	Cleveland Indians Fan (uncredited)
Rene Russo	...	Lynn (uncredited)
Noah Schaftel	...	Baseball Fan (uncredited)

Directed by
David S. Ward

Writing credits (WGA)
David S. Ward		(characters)
R.J. Stewart		(story) and
Tom S. Parker		(story) &
Jim Jennewein		(story)
R.J. Stewart		(screenplay)

Produced by
Gary Barber	....	executive producer
Edward D. Markley	....	line producer (as Ed Markley)
Julia Miller	....	associate producer
James G. Robinson	....	producer
Susan Vanderbeek	....	supervising producer
David S. Ward	....	producer
Ted Winterer	....	associate producer

Original Music by
Michel Colombier

Cinematography by
Victor Hammer

Film Editing by
Donn Cambern
Kimberly Ray
Paul Seydor
Frederick Wardell

Casting by
Ferne Cassel

Production Design by
Stephen Hendrickson

Art Direction by
Gary Diamond

Set Decoration by
Leslie Bloom

Costume Design by
Bobbie Read

Makeup Department
Allan A. Apone	....	makeup department head
Gabriel Borgo	....	key hair stylist
Janice Kinigopoulos	....	second hair stylist
Joseph Paris	....	wig maker
Jeanne Van Phue	....	makeup artist: Mr. Sheen

Production Management
Jody Levin	....	post-production supervisor
Edward D. Markley	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Edward D. Markley	....	second unit director
Tom C. Peitzman	....	second second assistant director
Louis Race	....	key second assistant director (as Louis S. Race)
Jerram A. Swartz	....	first assistant director
John Corso	....	second unit director (uncredited)

Art Department
Kathi Ash	....	props
David Beach	....	gang boss
Jamie Bloom	....	set dresser (as James M. Bloom Jr.)
Robin Broadfoot	....	painter
Joshua A. Burwell	....	greensman
Kyung W. Chang	....	set designer (as Kyung Chang)
Christopher L. Conner	....	carpenter
Joseph Timothy Conway	....	assistant property master (as Joseph T. Conway)
Richard Crandall	....	painter (as Richard A. Crandall)
Henry Dando	....	greensman foreman
Michael Davis	....	construction coordinator (as Michael E. Davis)
Sarah Frank	....	art department coordinator
Francesca Gerlach	....	stand-by painter
Wesley Goodwin	....	carpenter
Randy G. Herbert	....	carpenter (as Randall G. Herbert)
Clark Hospelhorn	....	set dresser
R. Mark Hughes	....	props
Ted Lubonovich II	....	carpenter
Silvija L. Moess	....	painter (as Silvija Moess)
Scott T. Pina	....	carpenter
Raymond Prado	....	storyboard artist
Michael Sabo	....	lead man
Arthur Shippee	....	property master (as Arthur B. Shippee Jr.)
Karen Sortito	....	product placement promotion
Christopher D. Southwick	....	carpenter
Patrick M. Stare	....	set dresser
Barbara E. Thompson	....	painter
Thomas Turnbull	....	carpenter
Julia Vaughan	....	construction first aid
Keith Weaver	....	paint foreman
Donald White	....	painter (as Donald V. White III)
William F. Wirth	....	construction foreman
Richard Salinas	....	painter (uncredited)

Sound Department
Willy Allen	....	foley editor
Robert J. Anderson Jr.	....	sound mixer (as Robert J. Anderson)
Kevin Bartnof	....	foley artist
Robert Batha	....	assistant sound editor
Bill W. Benton	....	sound re-recording mixer
Scott Burrow	....	dialogue editor
Chris Carpenter	....	sound re-recording mixer
Dino Dimuro	....	sound effects editor
Carol Everson	....	cable person
Linda Folk	....	adr supervisor
Sukey Fontelieu	....	dialogue editor
Dennis Fuller	....	boom operator
Mark Gordon	....	dialogue editor
Marilyn Graf	....	foley mixer
Dan Hegeman	....	sound effects editor
Doug Hemphill	....	sound re-recording mixer (as D.P. Hemphill)
Ellen Heuer	....	foley artist
Chris Hogan	....	sound effects editor
Craig S. Jaeger	....	foley editor (as Craig Jaeger)
Trevor Jolly	....	dialogue editor
Doc Kane	....	adr mixer
Larry Kemp	....	supervising sound editor
John Rice	....	assistant sound editor
Charleen Richards	....	adr mixer
Jay B. Richardson	....	sound effects editor
Wylie Stateman	....	additional sound
Kim Waugh	....	additional sound
Fred Peck III	....	foley recordist (uncredited)
David Tripeau	....	foreign language versions (uncredited)
Bill Voigtlander	....	adr editor (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Bob Cooper	....	special effects assistant (as Robert H. Cooper)
Douglas Retzler	....	special effects assistant
Bruno Van Zeebroeck	....	special effects coordinator

Stunts
M. James Arnett	....	stunt coordinator
Eddie Braun	....	stunt coordinator
Kerrie Cullen	....	stunts
Paul M. Lane	....	stunt driver: motorcycle
John Moio	....	stunt coordinator
Jeff Ward	....	stunts
Willie Johnson	....	stunts (uncredited)
Aaron Michael Lacey	....	stunt double: Charlie Sheen (uncredited)
Karl Otter	....	precision driver (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Alex Applefeld	....	24 frame video operator
Lloyd Barcroft	....	key grip
Rhett Bloomquist	....	grip (as Rhett F. Bloomquist)
Ralph Brandofino	....	first assistant camera
Bobby Brown	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera re-shoots
Michael Burke	....	gaffer
Buddy Carr	....	dolly grip
William Coleman	....	camera operator (as Bill Coleman)
Timothy Dilworth	....	assistant camera
Edwin Effrein	....	second assistant camera
Rodney French	....	dolly grip (as Rodney G. French)
Tom Houghton	....	director of photography: second unit
Charles Laughon	....	video assistant
Gary Muller	....	first assistant camera
Andrew Priestley	....	second assistant camera (as Andrew Priestly)
Van Redin	....	still photographer
John Scanlan	....	electrician (as John P. Scanlan)
Lee Shapira	....	second company grip
Brian Snell	....	grip
John M. Stephens	....	director of photography: second unit
Mark Van Loon	....	Steadicam operator (as Mark R. Van Loon)
Mark Van Loon	....	camera operator (as Mark R. Van Loon)
Kevin Walsh	....	best boy electric
Chris Walters	....	electrician (as Christopher L. Walters)
Howard Weiner	....	24 frame video operator
Chris Williamson	....	electrician
Rob Coughlin	....	electrician (uncredited)
Ed Slater	....	rigging electrician (uncredited)
Kurt E. Soderling	....	assistant camera: second unit (uncredited)

Casting Department
Alfred J. Caragay	....	casting assistant: Baltimore
Charon Heuer	....	extras casting assistant
Benita Hofstetter	....	casting assistant
Benita Hofstetter	....	casting: Baltimore
Kimberly Hubbard	....	extras casting assistant
Amanda Koblin	....	casting assistant
Beverly Marable	....	casting assistant: Baltimore
C.C. Moss	....	extras casting assistant
Carol Ness	....	extras casting
Joni Tackette	....	extras casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Amy Andrews	....	set costumer
Deb Dalton	....	costume supervisor
Bebe Ferro	....	costumer (as Bebe Vaeth)
Michael J. Long	....	costume supervisor (as Michael Joseph Long)
Romeo Pompa	....	set costumer
Sheri Stern	....	costumer

Editorial Department
Steven Gary Banks	....	post-production assistant (as Steven Banks)
Clay Cambern	....	apprentice editor
Sharon Smith Holley	....	first assistant editor
Nancy Inouye	....	apprentice editor (as Nancy A. Inouye)
Gloria Kaiser	....	color timer
Paul Kieran	....	assistant editor
Irvin Paik	....	assistant editor
Clay Rawlins	....	assistant editor (as Clay W. Rawlins)
Stuart Sperling	....	apprentice editor

Music Department
Peter Afterman	....	music supervisor
Terry Delsing	....	music editor
Clark Germain	....	music mixer
James Newton Howard	....	composer: additional music
Rolf Johnson	....	assistant music editor
Tom Kramer	....	music editor
Thomas Milano	....	music editor
James Thatcher	....	musician: french horn (uncredited)
Elizabeth Wendel	....	associate music supervisor (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Hedy Phil Balani	....	driver
Charles E. Bauer	....	driver
Bo Falck	....	transportation coordinator
Eleanor Falck	....	driver
Robert Gaskill	....	driver
Michael Luckeroth	....	driver
Salvatore R. Maffei	....	driver
Michael C. McEntyre	....	driver
Rick Mercier	....	transportation co-captain (as Richard G. Mercier)
Terry R. Owens	....	driver (as Terry Ray Owens)
David Picarello	....	driver
Charles R. Plantholt Sr.	....	driver
Steve Pollack	....	driver
Salvatore A. Raimond	....	driver (as Sal Raimond)
Francis 'Tony' Raymond	....	driver
John E. Simms	....	driver (as John Simms)
Gerald Titus	....	driver
David G. Todd	....	driver
Eric Wade	....	executive driver
Doug A. Walk Sr.	....	transportation co-captain (as Douglas A. Walk Sr.)
Douglas A. Walk	....	transportation co-captain (as Douglas A. Walk Sr.)
Foard J. Wilgis	....	transportation co-captain
Robert S. Wilhelm	....	driver
Robert W. Womack	....	driver
Bruce Zamzow	....	driver
Kenneth Ziegler Jr.	....	driver

Other crew
Charley Armstrong	....	assistant location manager (as Charlie Armstrong)
Jeff Ballard	....	publicist: Mr. Sheen
Rodney Barnes	....	production assistant (as Rodney P. Barnes)
Gail Barringer	....	assistant accountant
Michael Battaglia	....	unit publicist
Susan Bierbaum	....	script supervisor
Ben Cagan	....	production assistant
Jeffrey J. Cox	....	production assistant (as Jeffrey Cox)
Lisa Davis	....	assistant: Mr. Sheen
George Figgs	....	projectionist
Gary Romolo Fiorelli	....	production assistant (as Gary Fiorelli)
Ken Haber	....	location manager
Thomas J. Healy IV	....	craft service
Kelly Helstrom	....	assistant: Mr. Barber
Rudy Patrick Higgins	....	athletic trainer
Joe Incaprera	....	production assistant (as Joseph S. Incaprera)
Jeff Johnson	....	medic
Willis Baxter Johnson	....	production assistant
Jo Kelleher	....	studio coordinator
Christopher Kelley	....	production assistant (as D. Christopher Johnson III)
Aaron Michael Lacey	....	stand-in: Mr. Sheen
Bob Landau	....	assistant production coordinator
David Mastron	....	post-production accountant
Bill McAdams Jr.	....	utility player
Julia Miller	....	assistant: Mr. Ward
Rebecca Miller	....	production assistant (as Rebecca S. Miller)
Patricia O'Brien	....	accounting clerk (as Patricia A. O'Brien)
Louise Rosner	....	production coordinator
David Shack	....	set first aid (as David Edwards Shack)
Melissa Shusterman	....	production assistant
Karen L. Sirota	....	production secretary
Todd P. Smith	....	production controller
Bill Wells	....	production accountant
Janet M. West	....	assistant: Mr. Robinson
Alyssa L. Wittenberg	....	assistant production coordinator
Robert E. Wozniak	....	assistant accountant (as Robert 'Woz' Wozniak)
Kevin Wyranch	....	production assistant
Steve Yeager	....	technical advisor
Thais Zoe	....	production coordinator
Lisa S. Beasley	....	crowd promotion (uncredited)
Aaron Michael Lacey	....	photo double: Charlie Sheen (uncredited)
Michael Peavey	....	helicopter pilot (uncredited)
Michael Smith	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Lynnanne Zager	....	adr loop group (uncredited)

Thanks
Eileen Atkins	....	thanks
Ed Cline	....	thanks
Bruce Hoffman	....	thanks
Jean Marsh	....	thanks
Howard Rothouse	....	thanks
Fred Schrier	....	thanks
Roy Summerhoff	....	thanks

Production Companies

• Warner Bros
• Morgan Creek Productions

Distributors

• Warner Bros (1994) (USA) (theatrical)
• Warner Home Video (1994) (USA) (video) (laserdisc)
• Warner Bros. (1995) (Spain) (theatrical)
• Warner Home Video (1995) (USA) (VHS)
• American Broadcasting Company (ABC) (1997) (USA) (TV) (broadcast premiere)
• Warner Home Video (1998) (USA) (VHS)
• Warner Home Video (2000) (USA) (DVD)
• Warner Home Video (2003) (USA) (DVD)
• Warner Home Video (2006) (USA) (DVD)
• Warner Home Video (199?) (Germany) (VHS)
• Warner Home Video (199?) (Netherlands) (VHS)

Special Effects

• Howard Anderson Company, The (special visual effects) (as Howard Anderson Company)

Other Companies

• BridgeStreet Worldwide  production housing
• Morgan Creek Records  soundtrack
• Movie Movers  cast trailers
• Movie Movers  star trailers
• Movie Movers  transportation
• Pacific Title  titles and opticals
• Precision Film Cutting  negative cutting (as Precision Cutting)
• Sportsrobe  costumes

Also Known As:

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:

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

Filming Locations:

Baltimore, Maryland, USA

Company:

Warner Bros

Trivia:

In 2009, the Cleveland Indians played a game against the Kansas City Royals at Progressive Field where Shin-Soo Choo hit a ball into center field which hit a seagull. This was similar to a scene in Major League II where Pedro Cerrano hit a Pigeon in center field. However, Choo did not reprise Cerrano's performance of running from first base to center field to save the bird.

Goofs:

Factual errors: Parkman was a few times talking to the hitters (Cerrano and Hayes), this is an ejectable offense in Major League Baseball.

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:

Features "The House of Eliott: Episode #1.1" (1991)

Soundtrack:

THE HOUSE IS ROCKIN'

Seamless

This may not be a great movie but it is excellent craftmanship. The acting is uniformly good and relaxed and the cinematography simple but efficient. The story may be similar to the first film but it is not a copy and is quite OK for a Sunday afternoon type film.

The film flows effortlessly and seamlessly from beginning to end and there are none of those badly played/cut/directed/whatever scenes or really dull spots that reminds you it is "just a film". For this reason it is one of those films I can watch again and again with enjoyment.