Major League (1989)

Just a Bit Outside

Vaughn (Charlie Sheen) makes his major league debut on the mound, and immediately earns the nickname of “Wild Thing.”

Directed by David S. Ward.

Released in 1989 by Paramount.

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  • character-type: Announcer
  • character-type: Athlete
  • action: Drop
  • action: Pitch
  • editors-choice: Sports Movies
  • primary-genre: Sports and Fitness
  • primary-genre: Comedy
  • secondary-genre: Baseball
  • secondary-genre: Sports Stories
  • secondary-genre: Comedy
  • secondary-genre: Late Night Comedies
  • secondary-genre: Sports Comedies
  • secondary-genre: Triumph of the Underdogs
  • mood: Funny
  • primary-occasion: Sports
  • secondary-occasion: Baseball
  • prop: Baseball Bat
  • prop: Baseball Glove
  • prop: Baseball
  • setting: Baseball Game
  • theme: Teamwork
  • theme: Sportsmanship
  • actor: Charlie Sheen
  • actor: Andy Romano
  • actor: Bob Uecker
  • actor: Tom Berenger
  • actor: Corbin Bernsen
  • director: David S. Ward
  • producer: Julie Bergman Sender
  • producer: Joe Roth
  • cinematographer: Reynaldo Villalobos
  • composer: James Newton Howard
  • editor: Dennis M. Hill
  • costume-designer: Erica Edell Phillips
  • role-name: Pepper Leach
  • role-name: Roger Dorn
  • role-name: Jake Taylor
  • role-name: Harry Doyle
  • role-name: Ricky Vaughn
  • screenwriter: David S. Ward
  • year: 1989
  • studio: Paramount