Major League
Major League is a 1989 American sports comedy film produced by Chris Chesser and Irby Smith, written and directed by David S. Ward, that stars Tom Berenger, Charlie Sheen, Wesley Snipes, James Gammon, Bob Uecker, Rene Russo, Margaret Whitton, Dennis Haysbert, and Corbin Bernsen.
Plot
Former Las Vegas showgirl Rachel Phelps inherits the struggling Cleveland Indians baseball team from her deceased husband. She intends to move the team to Miami by exploiting an escape clause in their contract with the city of Cleveland: if their season attendance falls below a certain number, she can terminate the lease and move the team. In an act of sabotage, she plans to create the worst team in the major leagues, instructing team executives to cut the current players from the roster and replace them with inexperienced rookies and washed up veterans long past their prime. She starts by hiring Lou Brown, 30-year manager of the Triple-A Toledo Mud Hens, who runs a tire store in the off season.
More details
| author | David S. Ward |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | Cleveland |
| director | David S. Ward |
| editor | Dennis M. Hill |
| events | baseball |
| genre | comedy |
| keywords | alcs american league championship series american league east babe ruth\'s called shot baseball team break breaking ball calling his shot catcher cleveland indians doctoring the baseball engage escape clause fastball game game show home run hunt las vegas major league major league baseball major leagues miami morning new york yankees off season old girlfriend one-game playoff outfielder pitcher poor eyesight prima donna private jet run showgirl sleep spring training struggle test screening third baseman toledo mud hens train triple-a twist ending voodoo voodoo in popular culture |
| musicBy | James Newton Howard |
| producer | Chris Chesser |
| productionCompany | Mirage Productions Morgan Creek Productions |
| publisher | Paramount Pictures |
| recordedAt | Arizona |
| theme | sports comedy |