Major League (film)
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| Directed by | David S. Ward |
| Written by | David S. Ward |
| Produced by | Chris Chesser Irby Smith |
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| Cinematography | Reynaldo Villalobos |
| Edited by | Dennis M. Hill |
| Music by | James Newton Howard |
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Running time | 106 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $11 million |
| Box office | $75 million |
Major League is a 1989 American sports comedy film produced by Chris Chesser and Irby Smith, written and directed by David S. Ward, that stars Tom Berenger, Charlie Sheen, Wesley Snipes, James Gammon, Bob Uecker, Rene Russo, Margaret Whitton, Dennis Haysbert, and Corbin Bernsen.
Telling the story of a single regular season of a fictionalized version of the Cleveland Indians of Major League Baseball. Major League grossed $75 million worldwide from an $11 million budget and received generally positive reviews from critics. It spawned two sequels (Major League II and Major League: Back to the Minors), neither of which repeated the success of the original film.