Major League (film)

The Indians of Cleveland ( Original title: Major League) is an American feature film from 1989 directed by David S. Ward. .

Action

As a long-time team manager of the Cleveland Indians baseball team dies, inherits the imaginary Rachel Phelps, a former " exotic dancer ," the team. In order to move with the team to Miami, trying to force the city government to dissolve the baseball team. However, they achieved only if the team loses often enough and this results in a lower average attendance. Thus gets the new "hobby trainer " Lou Brown mainly old and amateur actors such as, among others, the rocker Ricky Vaughn provided. After the initial testing of the team, however, it turns out that The Indians are not so bad. After setting the initial success, team manager reacts Phelps and sets all the luxury of the players. As the coach and the players learn from their relocation plans, the fightback begins in the league. The "Dream Team" even manages to reach the final and win the first time after 32 years of the championship.

Background

  • After The Cannery ( Cannery Row) (1982 ) was the Cleveland Indians only the second directorial effort and the first success of director David S. Ward.
  • Became known David S. Ward with the screenplay for The Sting ( The Sting ) of 1973, for which he also won an Oscar.
  • It was only the third film by Wesley Snipes, who hereby made ​​his breakthrough.
  • Charlie Sheen and Tom Berenger had only three years previously rotated together platoon.
  • The player " Willie Mays Hayes " stems from the person Willie Mays, who was also very fast and many Bases erlief. He, too, was center -field players. In the second part of the whole is still accompanied by a catch in which he catches the ball with his back to the field, called " The Catch ".

Continuations

The film was so successful that two sequels were shot, but it has been rather unsuccessful in America.

Reviews

  • Filmdienst: " An athlete with a gentle comedic film coating, which ultimately stringing together too many set pieces known to bind to and requires accurate knowledge of this country hardly familiar rules of baseball. "
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