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Additional Footage; Soundtrack English; Soundtrack French; English Subtitles; Dolby Digital 5.1 Re Cleveland Indians owner Rachel Phelps puts together the worst team she can possibly find, in the hopes that audiences will stay away and she can break her lease and move the team to Miami. Of course, the team of losers catches on to the scam and, with new-found motivation, conspire to foil her plans. When the widow of the owner of the Cleveland Indians realizes that she is stuck with a small stadium in a cold climate, she decides that a move to a Southern, warmer climate is called for. Unfortunately the only way she can unload her stadium is due to low attendance, so she needs to plan for a losing and lackluster season. The team of misfits and losers that she has hired, though, decide that if they really pull through, they may not wind up in last place and not be the losers that the owner thinks that they are. This offbeat baseball comedy, starring Tom Berenger, Charlie Sheen, Corbin Bernsen and Rene Russo, was a surprise 1989 hit. Estimated budget $10-12 million.
Filmed in Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Cleveland, Ohio; Phoenix and Tucson, Arizona. Filming began July 18, 1988. Even though the film is set in Cleveland, only the outside of Cleveland's ballpark was used. For economic reasons, the scenes inside the ballpark were filmed in Milwaukee County Stadium.
Color by Astro; prints by Technicolor.
Rated BBFC 15 by the British Board of Film Censors.
Shot in Panavision.
Released in USA April 7, 1988. Released on video October 5, 1989.
Reviewed in the New York Times April 7, 1989. Major League Reviews: "...[MAJOR LEAGUE] has the wit to make fun of it[self] now and then....Wonderfully unpretentious..."
-- Caryn James, New York Times "...The cast is attractive..."
-- Matt Roush, USA Today "...An amiable and amusing hot weather diversion....Ward directs his actors as adroitly as he has written from them....MAJOR LEAGUE has its own ingratiating charm..."
-- Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times Major League | List Price | $12.99 (You save $4.40) | | Studio | Paramount Home Entertainment | | Orig Year | 1989 | | DVD Encoding | Region 1 | | All Time Sales Rank |  4458  | | CD Universe Part number | 7363620 | | Catalog number | 120754 | | Discs | 1 | | Release Date | Apr 10, 2007 | | Rating | R (MPAA) | | Running Time | 106 Minutes | | Additional Info | Widescreen; Dubbed; Special Edition | | Movie Details | Color; Widescreen; Dubbed; Special Edition; "Wild Thing" Edition |
Major League Movie Review Average Rating: (5 out of 5 stars)  irreverent look at baseball
You don't have to be an Indians fan to enjoy this movie. Good cast, fun plot. Get the popcorn and crack open a beer and enjoy a fun sports flick.
Submitted by wealth (Tampa FL) 
Was This Review Helpful? Yes No must see movie for all baseball fans
great movie, for all those that love baseball.story about a team of ball players that weren't recognised but go out to win the baseball championships.
Submitted by jrprice71 (Brisbane, QLD, Australia)
Was This Review Helpful? Yes No  Highly entertaining
The bereaving wife of the dead owner of the "Indians" baseball team puts together a team of misfits and no-hopers in an attempt to give her just cause to move the franchise to a sunnier climate. When the coach and team find out about her plan they rally around in an attempt to stave off the ultimate humiliation, finishing last in their league. Not much baseball but a few laughs and lots of feel good factor.
Charlie Sheen, Tom Berenger and Corbin Bernstein star as the core of this no hope team.
Submitted by spmcdonnell (United Kingdom)
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Feel good movie for all sports fans...
I hadn't seen Major League for a number of years and couldn't get a UK version.
Major League represents a sporting pick me up, that doesn't take itself too seriously.
When you look at the cast, in today's light, there are some serious actors here who have gone on to great careers.
If you want to feel good, and see an underdog come good, this is the film for you...
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This review is for a different format. very entertaining
a mixture of great casting and good humor goes along way
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