"Wild Thing -- I Think I Love You..."
You can tell by the money it's earned and by it's popularity in first the VHS and then the DVD release that it's not just baseball fans in Cleveland that love the movie "Major League". But, we do feel a certain amount of 'ownership' for the movie and the story behind it. It helps that it is a really really funny movie. Check it out here and see what you think.
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"Major League" At A Glance
Major League is a 1989 film written and directed by David S. Ward starring Tom Berenger, Charlie Sheen, Wesley Snipes, and Corbin Bernsen. It also features Keith Uchima and Kurt Uchima. Made for US$11 million, Major League grossed nearly US$50 million in domestic release.The film opens by showing the history of misfortune for the Cleveland Indians, beginning with the last World Series victory in 1948, followed by their stunning Series sweep at the hands of the New York Giants in 1954, and then the futility that followed for 40 years. When Rachel Phelps (Margaret Whitton), a former Las Vegas showgirl, inherits the team from her late husband, it doesn't look like their fortunes will change any time soon. The greedy Phelps hates Municipal Stadium and the city, and sees an opportunity to get out of Cleveland: if the team's attendance falls below 800,000 paid customers, she can legally void the Indians' lease with the city and move the team to Miami, Florida.
To that end, she attempts to field the worst team possible. Some players she hires includes aging catcher Jake Taylor (Tom Berenger); incarcerated pitcher Rick Vaughn (Charlie Sheen); Willie (Mays) Hayes (Wesley Snipes), a brash, speedy center fielder; Pedro Cerrano (Dennis Haysbert), a surly Cuban defector who possesses incredible power, but can't hit a curveball and believes in voodoo; and Eddie Harris (Chelcie Ross), a veteran finesse pitcher who, without a powerful arm like Vaughn's, resorts to doctoring the ball. Already under contract is third baseman Roger Dorn (Corbin Bernsen), a high-priced prima donna who refuses to field the ball properly for fear of debilitating injury. Hired to manage the team is Lou Brown (James Gammon), a tire salesman who's managed in the minor leagues for years, but had never reached the majors. The only person privy to Rachel Phelps' plan is newly promoted General Manager Charlie Donovan (Charles Cyphers), the team's former field manager.
(...from Wikipedia)
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The Cast Of "Major League"
- Tom Berenger ~~ Jake Taylor
- Charlie Sheen ~~ Rick 'Wild Thing' Vaughn
- Corbin Bernsen ~~ Roger Dorn
- Margaret Whitton ~~ Rachel Phelps
- James Gammon ~~ Lou Brown
- Rene Russo ~~ Lynn Wells
- Wesley Snipes ~~ Willie Mays Hayes
- Charles Cyphers ~~ Charlie Donovan
- Chelcie Ross ~~ Eddie Harris
- Dennis Haysbert ~~ Pedro Cerrano
- Andy Romano ~~ Pepper Leach
- Bob Uecker ~~ Harry Doyle
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badmsm
great lens, Gypsy Posted March 24, 2008 |
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Janet21
Charlies Sheen in those thick, black glasses coming out of the bullpen to the tune of Wild Thing is just the funniest ever! :) I chuckle just thinking about it. Posted December 14, 2007 |
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rms
Great lens about a great movie! If you look very closely, you will see my friend's brother sitting in the stands! Posted December 13, 2007 |
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