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Parents Need to Know
Parents need to know that this R-rated sports comedy includes a great deal of foul language. In some scenes nearly every other word is an obscenity. The rest of the movie is pretty tame, however. You'll find some drinking and cigar-smoking, plus there are a couple of discreet love scenes and some glimpses of players' backsides in the locker room.
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What's the story?
When the greedy widow of the Cleveland Indians' owner decides she'd rather relocate the team to Miami, she assembles an awful roster to ensure game attendance is at an all-time low. The team starters are a bunch of has-beens and never-will-bes like over-the-hill catcher Jake Taylor (Tom Berenger), "wild thing" rookie pitcher Rick Vaughn (Charlie Sheen) and cocky base-stealer Willy Mays Hayes (Wesley Snipes), none of whom knows they've been set up to lose. After an unexpected winning streak, the team discovers the owner's plans and vows to win at all costs -- even praying to the Afro-Cuban player's (Dennis Haysbert) voodoo god Jobu, who accepts fine rum and cigar offerings.
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These days feel-good sports flicks are usually historical dramas about the first team to overcome racism, poverty, or devastating odds. Major League is a refreshingly fictional and light story about a very real team: the Cleveland Indians.
Sheen shines as the rockin' closer with a lot of attitude. As his foil, Corbin Bernsen is perfectly vain as the all-business pro athlete who's cashing in off the field but is checked out on the field. Even 18 years after its original release, the movie is still a fun, lightweight sports flick. When Berenger leads the team to a predictable championship victory, it's impossible not to grin.
Families can talk about...
Families can talk about determination and overcoming obstacles. What starts out as a group of "losers" without a chance turns into the little team that could. How does the owner's lack of confidence affect the players? Why is it so compelling to root for the underdog? Kids: name your favorite sports movies.
Movie details
| Theatrical release date: | April 7, 1989 |
| DVD release date: | April 10, 2007 |
| Cast: | Charlie Sheen, Corbin Bernsen, Tom Berenger |
| Director: | David S. Ward |
| Studio: | Paramount Pictures |
| Genre: | Comedy |
| Run time: | 107 minutes |
| MPAA rating: | R |
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HILLARIOUS!!!!!!!!!!
this is crazy but funny! i loved it and so did my sister
i like the KFC bucket part.
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