Major League (1989)

Regista:

David S. Ward

Sceneggiatore (WGA):

David S. Ward (written by)

Data di uscita:

7 aprile 1989 (USA)

Genere:

Comedy | Sport

Slogan:

When these three oddballs try to play hardball, the result is totally screwball.

Plot:

The new owner of the Cleveland Indians puts together a purposely horrible team so they'll lose and she can move the team. But when the plot is uncovered, they start winning just to spite her.

Plot Keywords:

Restaurant | Bar | Slow Motion | Urination | Voodoo

Premi:

1 nomination

Recensioni degli utenti:

One of the best sports/comedy movies of all-time.

US TV Schedule:

Wed. July 30

3:25 AM

MAX

Cast

Tom Berenger	...	Jake Taylor
Charlie Sheen	...	Ricky 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
Steve Yeager	...	Duke Temple
Peter Vuckovich	...	Haywood
Stacy Carroll	...	Suzanne Dorn
Richard Pickren	...	Tom
Kevin Crowley	...	Vic Bolito
Mary Seibel	...	Thelma
Bill Leff	...	Bobby James
Mike Bacarella	...	Johnny Wynn
Skip Griparis	...	Colorman
Gary Houston	...	Ross Farmer
Ward Ohrman	...	Arthur Holloway
Marge Kotlisky	...	Chaire Holloway
Tony Mockus Jr.	...	Brent Bowden
Deborah Wakeham	...	Janice Bowden
Neil Flynn	...	Longshoreman
Keith Uchima	...	Groundskeeper #1
Kurt Uchima	...	Groundskeeper #2
William M. Sinacore	...	Coleman
Richard Baird	...	Hal Charles
Julia Milaris	...	Arlene
Roger Unice	...	Rexman
Michael Thoma	...	Gentry
Patrick Dollymore	...	French Waiter
Joe Liss	...	Guy in Bar (as Joseph Liss)
Gregory Alan Williams	...	Bull Pen Guard
Peter Ruskin	...	Gateman
Michael Hart	...	Burton - Yankees Player
James Deuter	...	Phil Butler
Jack McLaughlin-Gray	...	Jerry Simmons
Tim Bell	...	Body Building Assistant
Joe Soto	...	Security
Ted Noose	...	Lyle Matthews
Lenny Rubin	...	Clubhouse Man
Thomas P. Purdoff	...	Umpire #1
Jeffrey J. Edwards	...	Umpire #2
Alexandra Villa	...	Hostess
Michelle Minyon	...	Working Class Bar Patron
resto del cast in ordine alfabetico:
Alex Flores	...	Spring Training 1
Michael Kuster	...	Cleveland Indians Player (#20 Larson)
Michael F. Twarog	...	Spring Training 2 (as Mike Twarog)
Ted White	...	Spring Training 3
James Barwick	...	Yankees Player (uncredited)
Byron Browne	...	Baseball Player (uncredited)
A.J. DiSpirito	...	Yankees' Player (uncredited)
Shea Farrell	...	Tolbert (uncredited)
Con Geary	...	New York Yankee (uncredited)
F. Gary Gray	...	Extra (uncredited)
John Meier	...	Pearson (Indians Player) (uncredited)

Regia di
David S. Ward

Scritto da (WGA)
David S. Ward		(written by)

Prodotto da
Julie Bergman Sender	....	co-producer (as Julie Bergman)
Chris Chesser	....	producer
Mark Rosenberg	....	executive producer
Joe Roth	....	co-producer
Irby Smith	....	producer

Musiche originali di
James Newton Howard

Fotografia di
Reynaldo Villalobos		(director of photography)

Montaggio di
Dennis M. Hill

Responsabile casting
Joanne Zaluski

Scenografie di
Jeffrey Howard

Architetto-scenografo
John Krenz Reinhart Jr.

Arredatore
Celeste Lee

Costumi di
Erica Edell Phillips

Trucco
Judith Denny	....	assistant hair stylist (as Judith-Ann Denny)
Judith Denny	....	assistant makeup artist (as Judith-Ann Denny)
Frances Mathias	....	hair stylist
Peggy Teague	....	assistant hair stylist (as Peggy Teague-Tamme)
Peggy Teague	....	assistant makeup artist (as Peggy Teague-Tamme)
Joann Wabisca	....	makeup artist

Direttore di produzione
Robin Forman	....	post-production supervisor
Edward D. Markley	....	unit production manager (as Edward Markley)
Irby Smith	....	unit production manager

Aiuto regista
Louis D'Esposito	....	first assistant director
Jerry Grandey	....	first assistant director
Christine Larson	....	second assistant director
Richard Patrick	....	second assistant director
Irby Smith	....	second unit director
Michael-McCloud Thompson	....	dga trainee

Art Department
Eain Bankins	....	property assistant
Peter Bankins	....	property master
Rick Benning	....	swing
Joanne Brown	....	sign painter: Tuscon
Lloyd Brown	....	assistant property master (as Loyd Brown)
Patrick Cassidy	....	assistant set decorator (as Patrick Thomas Cassidy)
Steve Chesser	....	landscape designer: Tuscon
Carla Curry	....	set dresser: Tuscon
Robert Detweiler	....	construction: Tuscon
Amanda J. Flick	....	scenic artist (as Amanda Flick)
Gary Gagliardo	....	construction foreman
Paul Arthur Hartman	....	lead man
John M. Holliday	....	lead carpenter
Jack Johnson	....	storyboard artist
David L. McGuire	....	assistant property master
Roger Meryett	....	art department coordinator (as Roger D. Meryett)
Deb Navins	....	property assistant
Randall Ott	....	property assistant (as C. Randall Ott)
Bill Rea	....	set designer
Jon Reeves	....	carpenter
James Risch	....	carpenter
Adam Silverman	....	on-set decorator
Tom Southwell	....	conceptual artist

Sonoro
George H. Anderson	....	conforming sound editor (as George Anderson)
Kevin Bartnof	....	foley artist (as Kevin Bartnoff)
James Beshears	....	adr supervisor
Lucy Coldsnow-Smith	....	foley editor (as Lucy Coldsnow)
Laura Derrick	....	boom operator
Don Digirolamo	....	sound re-recording mixer
Patrick English	....	sound effects apprentice
Robert Glass	....	sound re-recording mixer (as Bob Glass)
John Haeny	....	sound effects editor
Robin Harlan	....	foley artist
J. Paul Huntsman	....	supervising sound editor
Robert Knudson	....	sound re-recording mixer (as Buzz Knudson)
Bruce Lacey	....	foley editor
Lauren Palmer	....	adr editor (as Lauren J. Palmer)
John Peate	....	cable man: Tuscon
Carolann Sanchez-Shapiro	....	sound effects assistant (as Carolann S. Sanchez)
Matt Sawelson	....	dialogue editor (as Matthew G. Sawelson)
Brad Sherman	....	sound effects editor
Fontaine Stevens	....	cable person
Bill Thiederman	....	sound re-recording mixer (as Thiederman)
Susumu Tokunow	....	sound mixer

Effetti speciali
Dieter Sturm	....	special effects

Controfigure
G.A. Aguilar	....	stunts
Alex Flores	....	stunts
Rick Le Fevour	....	stunt coordinator
Stacy Logan	....	stunts (as Stacey Logan)
Michael F. Twarog	....	stunts
Ted White	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Jon Altendorf	....	grip
Lloyd Barcroft	....	key grip
James Blanford	....	camera operator
Robert C. Carlson	....	first assistant camera (as Robert Carlson)
Hugo Cortina	....	gaffer
Blaise Dahlquist	....	best boy electric (as Blaise R. Dahlquist)
Ray De La Motte	....	camera operator: Tucson (as Ray J. de la Motte)
Antonio V. Garrido	....	dolly grip (as Tony Garrido)
John Graf	....	electrician
Mauricio Gutierrez	....	second assistant camera
Chris Hayes	....	camera operator
Bill Hedenberg	....	aerial photographer
Steven C. Hodge	....	electrician
Rob Ingenthron	....	grip
Mansur Johnson	....	grip: Tucson
Michael Kohnhorst	....	first assistant camera
George Kohut	....	camera operator
Johnny London Jr.	....	best boy grip
Gregory Lundsgaard	....	panaglide operator
Pat O'Mara	....	grip
Marco Pennacchini	....	second assistant camera: Tucson
James Pergola	....	director of photography: second unit
Joyce Rudolph	....	still photographer
Robert P. Sanchez	....	aerial assistant camera
Jeffrey Ray Strong	....	electrician (as Jeff Strong)
Reynaldo Villalobos Jr.	....	second assistant camera
Dennis Wojtecki	....	grip

Casting Department
Jane Alderman	....	casting liaison: Chicago
Shelley Andreas	....	casting liaison: Chicago
Nicole Arbusto	....	casting coordinator
Lisa S. Beasley	....	extras casting
Frank Kennedy	....	extras casting: Tucson
Nancy Jane King	....	extras casting associate (as Nancy King)
Julie Matthews	....	casting assistant
Hugh R. Ross	....	extras casting assistant
Linda M. Thomas	....	extras casting assistant
Mark Van Ert	....	extras casting assistant
Mike Walczak	....	extras casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Andrea Barrier	....	seamstress
Michael Becker	....	costume supervisor
Sherrie Brody	....	wardrobe assistant
Patti Cameron	....	wardrobe assistant
Hariett Engler	....	seamstress
Laurie Hudson	....	wardrobe supervisor (as Laurie L. Hudson)
Charlotte Laughon	....	wardrobe assistant: Tucson

Editorial Department
Donah Bassett	....	negative cutter
Adrienne Daniels	....	apprentice film editor
Moonstar Greene	....	assistant film editor
Jimmy Hill	....	assistant film editor (as James B.J. Hill)
Maysie Hoy	....	first assistant film editor (as Maysie Hoy Martlett)
John Lafferty	....	optical editor
Tony Lombardo	....	additional film editor
Karen Marmer	....	post-production coordinator
Gary Simon	....	apprentice film editor
Steve Kraus	....	editing systems technician (uncredited)

Music Department
Eeda Kitto	....	assistant music editor
Michael Mason	....	assistant score recording engineer
Ross Pallone	....	score recording engineer
Robert Schaper	....	score recording engineer
Ellen Segal	....	music editor

Transportation Department
Gregg Goodwin	....	transportation captain
Harold Martin	....	transportation captain: Tucson
George Schneider	....	transportation coordinator

Altro personale
Jami Abell	....	assistant: Joe Roth (as Jamie Abell)
Dawn-Leslie Allen	....	key production assistant
Bryan Ambacher	....	accounting production assistant: Tucson
Lawrence Amenda Jr.	....	film runner
Kate Amer	....	production assistant
Lisa Bellomo	....	secretary to the producers
Frederick Bodner	....	location manager
Leonard E. Boswell	....	security: Tucson (as Leonard Boswell)
Kimberly Boyd	....	film runner (as Kimberly A. Boyd)
Marty Caldwell	....	first aid: Tucson
Tim Cole	....	stand-in
Lisa C. Cook	....	production associate
Scott Crabbe	....	production assistant
Ira Friedlander	....	assistant auditor (as Ira J. Friedlander)
Terry Gearhart	....	stand-in
Paul Gracyalny	....	craft service
Ramon Guzman	....	stand-in
Gail Haigh	....	administrator: Morgan Creek
Rob Harris	....	unit publicist
Kandace Hewitt	....	accounting assistant
Patrick Hewitt	....	production assistant
Robert Hume	....	production assistant (as Bob Hume)
Tish Johnson	....	location manager
Sheldon Katz	....	production controller (as Sheldon M. Katz)
Shannon Kesey Smith	....	assistant production coordinator
Linda Labov	....	secretary to the producers
Bill Leff	....	stadium entertainer
Bill Lemke	....	athletic trainer
Erik Loysen	....	production assistant
Bill Lund	....	stand-in
David Marcus	....	production assistant
Julia Miller	....	assistant: Mr. Ward and Mr. Chesser
Rob Mook	....	set medic: Bell Ambulance
Charlene Norman	....	production assistant
Donna Ostroff	....	secretary to the producers
Leslie Park	....	script supervisor
Mike Rom	....	office production assistant: Tucson
Hugh Ross	....	production assistant
Jerry Saslow	....	stadium entertainer
Ted Schmitz	....	stand-in
Frank Serrano	....	key production assistant
Jay Smith	....	key production assistant
Jette Sorensen	....	production accountant
Cristen Carr Strubbe	....	crowd promotion: Tucson (as Cristen Carr)
Tod Swindell	....	production secretary: Tucson
James C. Telford	....	craft service
Susan Vanderbeek	....	production coordinator
Janet M. West	....	assistant: James G. Robinson (as Janet West)
Leonard Williams	....	stand-in
Kip Wolverton	....	craft service assistant: Tucson
Wendy Wolverton	....	craft service: Tucson
Steve Yeager	....	technical advisor

Thanks
Ken Kelter	....	thanks (as Kenny Keltner)
Jan Pergoli	....	thanks: Milwaukee film liaison
Arnold Rendon	....	thanks: Nogales liaison

Production Companies

• Mirage
• Morgan Creek Productions

Distributors

• Paramount Home Video (USA) (DVD)
• Paramount Home Video (USA) (VHS)
• Paramount Home Video (USA) (laserdisc)
• Paramount Pictures
• Starlight

Other Companies

• Curb Records  soundtrack
• Juniper Post  sound
• Sportsrobe  costumes
• Wallis Nicita Associates  casting

Alias:

Major League - la squadra più scassata della lega (Italy) [it]

Durata:

107 min

Nazionalità:

USA

Lingua:

Inglese

Colore:

Colore (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sonoro:

Dolby

Divieti:

Canada:PG (Manitoba) | Canada:G (Quebec) | South Korea:All | Canada:A (Nova Scotia) | Iceland:L | Canada:AA (Ontario) | Finland:K-10 | Singapore:NC-16 | Sweden:Btl | UK:15 | USA:R | West Germany:12

Luoghi delle riprese:

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Company:

Mirage

Curiosità:

In the seasonal opener game, a sign on the outfield wall displaying the Milwaukee Brewers classic ball and mitt logo can be clearly seen. Bernie Brewer's house and beer mug was dismantled for the shooting of the movie, as to not give the identity of the interior shots of the stadium.

Errori:

Continuity: When the Indians are playing Oakland in the "national television" game and Mike Rexman (Oakland), is at the plate the sun angle changes drastically between when Jake goes out to talk to Rick Vaughn and the last pitch of the game.

Citazioni:

[first lines]
Rachel Phelps: Good morning, gentlemen, and welcome to another season of Indians baseball.

Movie Connections:

Fa riferimento a Dirty Harry (1971)

Colonna sonora:

Burn on

One of the best sports/comedy movies of all-time.

Over the years many times I have watched Major League and each time I enjoy it. This film just seems better if you watch it during baseball season. The cast and plot of this movie is just great. You have a bunch of misfits and old-timers who come together and bring the Cleveland Indians out of many years of a slump, and finally contend for an American League Pennant. The movie has plenty of funny moments and mishaps that the characters do just to make you laugh while at the same moment you cheer for the team in each game of the season. Charlie Sheen is great he was perfectly cast as the pitcher. Plus the cast of Wesley Snipes, James Gammon, Dennis Haysbert, Corbin Bernsen, and Tom Berenger all worked very good together even Bob Uecker is a joy as the Indians very funny play-by-play announcer. Major League is just one of those movies when you watch it each time you enjoy it and you just love to cheer for the underdog. If you are a baseball fan and love a little comedy mixed with winning then Major League is a movie to watch many times.