And Major League is at the top of the list. He also provides the loving foreword: “Before I got into television, I’d done 60-plus films, and I’m proud of six of them. : Major League (Wild Thing Edition) : Tom Berenger, Charlie Sheen, Corbin Bernsen: Movies & TV Movies & TV Movies STREAM ANYTIME with Prime Video from 14. Sheen, whose real-life troubles merit a “Wild Thing” nickname, is quoted frequently. Knight provides the real-life inspiration for many of the characters, including 1950s relief pitcher Ryne Duren, who with his killer fastball and poor vision served as a template for Vaughn and the background on cameo characters, including Sister Mary Assumpta, a Tribe fan who used to deliver cookies to the real Indians.īlack-and-white photos shot during the filming, excerpts from the script, storyboard sketches, the team roster and more round out everything you need (or don’t need) to know about Major League. Knight re-creates the casting of the film, with Charlie Sheen as relief pitcher Ricky Vaughn and Tom Berenger as catcher Jake Taylor - both from Platoon - as the big gets Wesley Snipes as Willie Mays Hayes Dennis Haysbert (from the Allstate commercials) as Pedro Cerrano gravelly voiced James Gannon as manager Lou Brown Rene Russo as Jake’s love interest, Lynn Wells and former player and sportscaster Bob Uecker as Harry Dole, Major League’s voice of the Tribe. “The whole movie was born from David Ward growing up in Cleveland and wanting his Indians to make it to the playoffs,” Corbin Bernsen, who played third baseman Roger Dorn, says in the book. Ward, an Indians fan as a child in Cleveland who went on to become a Hollywood screenwriter (and won an Oscar for The Sting). Actor Charlie Sheen, who played Ricky 'Wild Thing' Vaughn in the movie 'Major League,' has offered to throw out the ceremonial first pitch before one of this years World Series games. He traces the making of Major League, beginning with writer-director David S. If baseball fantasy makes you happier than the real thing, take a look at Jonathan Knight’s The Making of Major League: A Juuuust a Bit Inside Look at the Classic Baseball Comedy.Īt 255 pages, it might seem an excessive exploration of the 1989 comic film - which isn’t really in the same league as Field of Dreams, Bull Durham or other classics of the genre.īut Knight, a Columbus-based journalist who writes and broadcasts about northeastern Ohio sports, has done his homework. As the summer begins to wind down and the Cleveland Indians again find themselves in no position to make the playoffs, a true believer has only one option: to watch Major League for the umpteenth time.Īs Ricky Vaughn emerges from the bullpen to the strains of Wild Thing, Tribe fans know that good things will happen - unlike the real-life scenario for many of the past 20 seasons.
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