Major League (1989) *First Time Watching Reaction!!
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- Major League (1989) *First Time Watching Reaction!!
In this video we watch and react to seeing Major League for the first time. Major League came out in 1989 and it stars Charlie Sheen, Tom Berenger, Dennis Haysbert, Corbin Bernsen and Rene Russo. Watch us watch this baseball comedy for the first time. We also give our thoughts and rate Major League at the end. For more first time watching reactions subscribe to Force of Light Entertainment.
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The All-State guy is Dennis Haysbert. Just thought you'd like to know. He can also be seen in "Heat."
2 is also good
Impressed with your MLB knowledge (and yes the bat thing is an automatic out, but they figured for the movie wth)
The Replacements is kind of like the football version of this movie. Keanu Reeves...do you need a better reason?
@och70 yeah, an undersung film
RIP James Gammon. Awesome performance as Lou, the coach.
Also RIP to Margaret Whitton. Great job as Rachel, the owner. She made that character so easy to hate.
RIP the Cleveland Indians.
"You trying to say Jesus Christ can't hit a curve ball"
In my top 10 greatest lines in movie history.
It is well documented that Jesus had trouble with the curve.
"Up yours JOBU" 😁
Funny because every time I see an Allstate commercial I think "Oh there is Pedro Cerrano!" 😀
I think if ANYONE watched this in the mid 90s to mid 2000s would say that lol
"This guy here is dead"
"Cross him off then"
ROFLMAO 😂
The announcer is Bob Uecker. He was an MLB catcher for several years. He appeared on the carson show frequently. He told hilarious stories about his playing years.
He was in many funny beer commercials, he was pretty funny on late night TV, and his Baseball Hall of Fame acceptance speech is legendary.
He has a World Series ring from catching with the Cardinals in 1964. He's 90 now.
90 year old Uecker just announced the Milwaukee Brewers opener this past week.
And has worked Brewers radio since the 70s!
Why is everyone leaving out his classic 80’s sitcom Mr. Belvedere?
Bob Uecker is so funny. He really used to announce like this during games, but he had a mute button he would press before he cursed 😂
I believe he still DOES announce like that.
Dorn deserves so much credit for that final game, not just for how he played, with the one key defensive play and one of the key hits that leads to an important run when Sorano hits his home run, but also for his pep talk to Vaughn. Vaughn REALLY needed that in that moment, or odds are that he gives up a grand slam. Dorn was free to take his punch once the game was over, but he showed real class when it mattered most!
The "real class" he should have shown -- but didn't -- was during that away game celebration. That's when it mattered most.
@@jb888888888 It's true, we show our true character when we're not being observed, and he didn't think he was being observed, at least not on camera. He'll always be a cheater, but that's between him and his wife.
I'm from Cleveland, so this is one of my favorite movies growing up. Sadly it wasn't filmed in Cleveland, but Milwaukee, who has the same cookie cutter looking stadium as we did. Loved the whole cast and even have a Jobu doll in my office. Bob Uecker is a former ball player, but just a gem with the comedy and funny like a Terry Bradshaw. I will always love "JUUUUST a bit outside...." 🤣🤣
Milwaukee "had",long gone
Hell yea fellow Clevelander. Juuuusst a bit outside will always be legendary with us!
Took me all these years to recognize a key moment in Jake's favor with his ex:
When he showed up at the penthouse and was sitting with snobs, he not only was humble and honest about his own career, but he enlightened the group about Lynn's accomplishments which her current had left out and they didn't know.
He bragged about her aloud and she loved hearing that while the lawyer sat fuming.
NY all time favorite movie, and I thought I knew everything about it. It never occurred to me that the snob boyfriend hadn't bothered or even cared to share her accomplishments. Seen it 100+ times and somehow missed that. THANK YOU
@@clevelandcbi Really?? I have numerous quirky details about that movie I could share.
Seen it 4 times in the theater.
Here is one for ya:
The film Slap Shot involves a lead-in narrative regarding the Widow owner more interested in $$
@@clevelandcbi quirky detail #2:
When the left field fans debate how the height of a deep fly is relevant, they are technically THEORIZING about Physics.
When two of them choose to begin the Wave...again, technically they have CONSPIRED.
Get it??
@@clevelandcbi the trick to my Conspiracy Theory factoid is that to Conspire, there only need-be two parties.
Watching those two sit up then down to start the Wave is soooo clever.
Ever done a Wave?
Ever watched one actually begin? 😎
"Nice catch, Hayes. Don't ever f***in' do it again."
Charlie Sheen was actually a good baseball pitcher in high school and played in college. One of the rare actors that did play a sport. The making of this movie was funny because they had to teach a LOT of the actors how to throw, catch and hit a baseball because some never even played the sport.
Kurt Russell played ball too besides injury ended his baseball career. His son, Wyatt played in another sport, hockey before went into acting like his father and mother, Goldie.
@@MrTech226Keanu Reeves played hockey too. He was a goalie and played a French Canadian goalie in Youngblood
In the DVD commentary, they said Charlie Sheen actually hit 88 mph when he was pitching in the movie.
This movie has the best baseball action I've ever seen. The home runs WERE home runs. Not sure how many shots it took to get them, but the ones off Cerrano and Haywood's bats were absolutely belted. Nothing bugs me more than an obvious pop-up to second base magically going 500 feet in baseball movies.
@@MrTech226so did Opie Cunningham
Charlie Sheen is Great in this Movie, the Whole Cast is Awesome, Small market Teams are scrappy and so much more Fun, Magical Baseball movies always a Treat
We have learned that we are both Charlie Sheen fans 😂🤩
The Volkswagen conversion was popular in the Seventies. They were everywhere.
yup Tommy Chong had one in Up in Smoke I believe..
There is just something about the presentation of the "Wild Thing" song at the end, that just makes me smile & want to cheer out loud!
Also Bob Ucker is SO damn funny.
"I hate this fucking song."😂😂
The ladies were laughing about the Pitcher Eddie's age and him "Doctoring" baseballs. Yes, there were pitchers who did that and one of the most famous ones was Gaylord Perry. He was the master of the "Spitball" and played in 21 seasons and didn't retire until he was 45. Also the guy playing "Haywood" the Yankee slugger was Pete Vuckovich, he was a Pitcher in the majors for 10 years.
Jake Taylor calling his shot was a slap in the face to the Yankees because that’s one of the things the greatest Yankee of all time Babe Ruth did. Something I didnt realize til much later.
My brother had me watch this during my research into baseball. When Jake made that move, I asked my brother if he could really do that. "Yes," my brother smiled. "But only once."
One of the greatest sports movies ever. It's insane how pumped the last game gets you.
In the original ending, it was revealed that the owner didn't really want to move the team and she did all that to try to motivate them to win. Test audiences hated that ending so they just kept her as being mad the whole time.
That wouldn't have made sense anyway considering the team of has been's and nobody's she had the GM put together.
I'm so glad you left the "Look at this f*ckin guy" Clip in. One of my favorite lines in the movie
Dennis Haysbert (Cerrano) actually cranked a Homer at the end and that's why he didn't drop the bat. He was so excited he forgot
And he didn't want anyone to touch his bat
Cerrano "its very bad not to like this video"
You wouldn't want to catch a stray bat to the back of the head!
Very, very bad.
We can get them a live chicken 😂
Always one of my favorite sports films. Randy Newman just sets the bleakest tone with that opening song. The announcer is Bob Uecker ("Juuuust a bit outside!"), who was a World Series winning catcher who turned colorful play-by-play broadcaster later, and really makes this film work. He's still alive at 90 years old, and was still broadcasting Brewers' home games last season (Milwaukee Brewers Radio Network), since 1971! His autobiographical CATCHER IN THE WRY, and CATCH 222 are hilarious reads. So glad you liked this movie.
Thanks!
I still don't know how guys can lay off of pitches that are that close.
I lived in Milwaukee - where the baseball play scenes were filmed - and answered the call to fill seats in the stands of Milwaukee County Stadium (now torn down) put out on the local radio. We got free hotdogs and soda and smuggled in our own vodka. It was a long, boring day but I'm glad I did it. For a brief second you can see one of our crew dancing in the aisles. I love this movie, and the announcer, Bob Eucher, was amazing in this movie and (I believe) still calls games for the Brew Crew.
Nice job. Thank you both for this.
That’s cool!
@PreRockDoc a little respect, please, for Bob UECKER.
@kevinmoore2929 Please pardon my spelling. It's been decades since I lived in Milwaukee. Bob is in a league of his own as a commentator and I meant no disrespect. Seeing him basically just be himself as a character in this movie has always been a high point for me. I have always felt like he got to say things he had always wanted to say on air. I wonder how much was improv on his part.
Bob Euker, an actor and the king of all baseball announcers!
Knowing the Yankees stand on facial hair was impressive 👏 👌 🙌
Definitely worthy of props for knowing that the Yankees have a personal grooming policy - however, it's just beards and long hair that are forbidden, not mustaches. Don Mattingly was a prime example from this movie's era -- a mustachioed Yankee legend.
They should incorporate Jobu into those Allstate insurance commercials.
😂😂
If u don't get Allstate... then I say F%## U Jobu 😆
I was a freshman in High School when it came out. Was the first official Baseball team meeting for that year. The head coach rented the theater on a Saturday afternoon so we could watch it as a team.
For baseball guys, this is a cult classic, especially the great Bob Ueker's Calls. He's an ex player turned long time Milwaukee Brewers play by play announcer. "Juuuuuuust a bit outside! Tried the corner and missed." Ex Dodger catcher Steave Yeager played the Yankees Closer, and ex Cardinals Starting pitcher Pete Vukivich played the Yankees first baseman.
At 90 years young, Bob Uecker is STILL calling occasional home games on the Brewers radio network in 2024...
@@takamadson Facts
Never get tired of watching two beauties watch good movies.
This movie is the only time I watch the Indians ( now guardians) play and shortly after this movie came out the real Cleveland Indians had some really good years making it to the World Series
Till Wildthing and jobu showed up!! 😤
Till the last game and Wildthing and jobu showed up and jinxed Cleveland!! 😤
The Indians lost to the Braves in the World Series😂
Ah, yes, baseball in the Land of Cleve, where the wild things roam. I couldn’t help but watch this before game 7 of the 2016 World Series, I am convinced it’s what won it for the Cubs.
This is an excellent example of those just fun little movies of the late 80’s. Never takes itself too seriously and delivers.
im glad you watched it before game 7 then! 108 years had to end!
I’m glad you ladies enjoyed it. It’s one of the best sports movies, in my opinion.
I was playing high school baseball when this movie was released, so it always brings back great memories. And it's still hilarious after all of these years.
The sequel, Major League II (1994) is definitely worth a reaction.
Great reaction! “I don’t think this one’s quite got the distance” is my fav line I’ve def used it too much in real life…
One of my favorite movies. Saw it in the theaters a couple times and it’s a rewatch every spring.
There was an alternate ending filmed where the owner lady said the whole "moving to Miami" thing was just a way to get them motivated. But test audiences hated it.
This is such a quotable movie for baseball fans, and very relatable for fans of bad teams.
ive seen this movie a hundred times and I still can't watch the end when Hayes scores and Bob Rucker screams out "OH MY GOD, the Indians win it".....I still tear up. I don't think anyone whose played sports could watch that ending without getting a bit emotional.
His excitement is so authentic... 😆
One of the best baseball movies ever made.
The majority of it was filmed at the long-gone Milwaukee County Stadium and not at Cleveland Municipal Stadium. I was an extra in the crowd for some scenes - especially the wild thing scene. They filmed the season in reverse as the extras (stadium crowd) were greater in the beginning of filming.
part 2 is good too but you can def skip the 3rd one
Part 3 is better than two
@@fehrlystandardentertainmentNow you're just trolling 😂
I live in a country where baseball isn't really a thing, and thirty-five years ago we'd been barely tearing down the iron curtain so all we knew about the game was that it existed. We knew it had tobacco spit and funny hand signs. So I watched it for Charlie, Tom and Wesley. And I loved it. So far it has been the only movie about baseball that didn't bore me. Oops! One of two - there's also Clint's "Trouble with the curve".
What sport was "Any given Sunday" about?
Football 🏈 🤩
@@ForceOfLightEntertainment See? I knew it was different. So it's 2 for baseball and one for football. Just so you know - my local American football team is quite a regional championship level and we're proud of them and I'm on friendly bases with three of the players. And "Madden" (an older issue) is one of my favourite PC games. Not totally a stranger to American sports, is what I'm saying. Love you, Ladies.
Here are 3 baseball movie that shouldn't bore you.
Mr.Baseball (past his time player goes to japan to play baseball)
A League of Their Own (girls baseball during ww2)
Eight Men Out (the blacksox betting and losing on purpose scandal set in the early 1900's)
eight men out might bore you because it's more of a serious history of the events type movie. but it's one of the biggest events that ever happened in baseball so to most fans of the game it's a great movie to see how it all played out.
Bull Durham with Kevin Costner is similar to Major League in that it's basically a comedy , so that one too most people really love it also.
Any given Sunday is a great movie . Oliver Stone. Great cast. Al pacino, James Woods. You don't really need to know America football to like it . Dennis quiad is great in it as well
@@shanenolan5625 Yes, it is. See, I couldn't remember what sport it was about, but I remember what great impression it made on me. When I think good sports movies this is the first title that pops in. I remember: Pacino, good movie. Even if little else. That's why I mentioned it there.
Yankees allowed mustaches back then. i.e. Don Mattingly
I love this movie. I watch it every year before opening day.
It's one of those Sports movies that I love. Even though I'm English and Baseball is basically a child's schoolyard game, that we simply call *"Rounders"*. ha ha
Another great comic movie, that I love. Loosely based around Baseball is *Brewster's Millions*
Don’t know anything about baseball, but I just love this movie. Ever since it came out. Must have seen it 50 times or more and I laugh and and almost cry from joy every time :) 👍👍
And yeah, great reaction as always!
Another fun fact. The older guy pitcher Harris is Chelsie Ross. He lives in Lagrange Illinois right outside Chicago. I was in target one time trying to get down an aisle & when the aisle was clear I walked down & this kid to my surprise said hey do you know who that was? No, I replied. He said it was Ross. So I had to go & flag him down by the electronics department. He was so kind and mild mannered. He play the sheriff in a Billy Bob Thornton film called A simple Plan. Great movie. He also did lots of theatre on Broadway.
Love the dynamic due and especially Nat in the Red. I love her joke @ 27:19-27:25 and her ability to laugh at herself. Cheers and regards!
Owner was excellent in a Michael J Fox movie, Secret of my Success!
Good 80s movie 😁
In the original ending, Rachel Phelps reveals to Lou Brown when he goes to her to resign that she intentionally played the villain to give the team something to rally against. They were also flat broke, and she really was hiding their financial problems by removing the team's amenities. I always thought that ending made more sense, but sadly test audiences didn't like it as they wanted there to be a real villain involved, so they changed it to her just being a nasty piece of work through and through. Still love the movie. One of the few comedies I can watch again and again.
Brilliant film , reminds me of me and mates serving with the British army in West Germany 1980s , getting drunk and having a Brilliant time on a Saturday afternoon, watching this movie , getting ready for the long night ahead 😂😂😂 old man nowadays 😢😢😢😢
I just love whenever Jobu shows up. He's such a cute little voodoo guy. The scene where he shows up after causing Harris misfortune is hilarious.
At least he and Harris finally made up before the final game! It's so touching to see Harris warming up with Jobu by his feet! There's even a fan theory that believes that Jobu makes curve balls unhittable, and that's why Harris did so well in the last game. Serano was thus only able to hit the last curve ball when he forsook Jobu.
@@LucianDevine Ooh, I like that theory! Harris gets a bad rap but he carries that final game. He and Dorn really come through in the end.
Excellent reaction.
I think one of my favorite bits is the American Express commercial with the tag line "Don't steal home without it."
It was so typical for that time and they hit it just right. Extremely funny.
Tom Berenger was in Platoon, Corbin Bernsen was in the tv series L.A. Law, Pedro ( Dennis Haybert ) does the insurance commercials.
Charlie sheen also in Platoon
Eddie and the cruisers! Love that movie (& 2)
The Cruisers is a great film. Also a big fan of Psych with Corbin Bernsen as the protagonists father.
the song at the beginning about the river catching fire is pretty great
I loved this movie, especially how they won the game. 99% of the time the writers go for the dramatic home run, especially a known power hitter like Jake. Instead, he deked them out with the bunt, since they were playing him deep.
Small nit pick: the line about making the league minimum. Jake's not making a million a year, but even league minimum would put him in the same ballpark (excuse the pun) as the lawyers.
The two groundskeepers stole the show. 😂
34:42 Ladies, this play IS NOT unusual. The third baseman's reaction is GENUINE because he didn't expect what is known as a "squeeze play;" the Toronto Blue Jays ran the same kind of play in Game 5 of their playoff series in 2016: ball was hit softly toward the third baseman to start a double play, runner was safe at first, runner scored from second on the play (RISKY move by the baserunner) to end the series. It's a pretty great play and this is an ICONIC movie.
A forgotten great baseball film is 61*. It is about the Roger Maris chase and produced by Billy Crystal. Great cast. It was an HBO film but it came out before HBO mini-series and films were chic to watch.
Saw it years ago! I was a big Mickey fan!
"the Yankees definitely didn't allow facial hair at this time." I immediately thought of Don Mattingly. Super sweet stash. im not sure if it was actually the same era or not tho. Great Reaction!
Welll they didn’t in the 90-2010s
@@ForceOfLightEntertainment the fact that you knew that was quite a surprise, I am used to people reviewing movies never to pick up on details like that.
@@davidanderson3652 Grew up a huge MLB fan. My dad and I have gone to probably a hundred games together ☺️
"The Yankees definitely didn't allow facial hair at this time"
Aaaaaaand subscribed.
😎
Wild thing! That was Milwaukee County Stadium before it was rebuilt with a retractable roof to become Miller Park and now American Family Park. Bob Uecker is age 90 and still able to announce games.
FUN FACT: The skyscraper shown at the beginning is the same one shown at the beginning of "A Christmas Story"
Fun Fact - the "league minimum" contract Jake played for in 1989 was $68,000.
and now its $740,000.
I love Major League, this is probably one of the best comedies of the 80's in my opinion, and Charlie Sheen was brilliant in it. Another fantastic 80's comedy is See no Evil, Hear no Evil, where a blind and deaf guy have to witness a murder between them, starring Richard Prior and Gene Wilder.
Every time you see Willie Mays Hayes (Wesley Snipes) running or jumping it's in slomo, in order to hide the fact that he was a terrible runner IRL.
"Money Ball" is a baseball movie with an underdog rooting interest..
"You tryin' to say Jesus Christ can't hit a curveball?" Love that line!
"No way, too high, its too high..." "Too high???" "What I meant was.... the trajectory of the ball..."
Still one of the best baseball movies
This is my ALL TIME favorite sports movie. I watch it every year before the regular season starts
Not sure if you've covered Bull Durham yet, but that was a great baseball comedy. For Love of the Game is my favorite baseball movie that even not sports fans will enjoy.
In real MLB, Cerrano would be out the moment he touched first base still holding the bat.😊
Love your reactions. One of these days you gotta react to Kiss Kiss Bang Bang. Val Kilmer and Robert Downey Jr. are both great in it.
Thank you!!
ironically, the first scene shows the iconic statues which "Guard" the Hope Memorial bridge. The inspiration for the new team name
Dang! Michelle with two Ls seems to love baseball! She was really into it!
This movie is a lot of fun, and also, you're right. It's a good blend of an actual baseball movie and full-on comedy. My favorite quote is still Bob Uecker's "Just a bit outside." Bob was a catcher in the MLB(a little before my time 😂), then started announcing ball games for the Milwaukee Brewers. I just remember him as a bit of character. He even went on with Johnny Carson, Lol.
Anyway, I don't remember much of the sequel, but it was funny, but it's hard to beat the first one. Fun reaction Lovely ladies 👍😎👍.
Thank you!!
I love his advice on how to catch a knuckleball: wait until it stops rolling, then pick it up.
😂❤
I love this movie. I hope you'll also react to the sequel. It's one of those rare sequels that captures the magic of the first. I give them both 5 out of 5 lol.
Enjoyed this when it hit the VHS tape market, was not really enough of a fan of Sheen or Berenger back in the day to see it at the theater. Thought it was funny and enjoyed it. In terms of funny sports film, if you ladies have not seen it, may I suggest the Tom Selleck film from 1992 'Mr. Baseball'. Thought it was very good as both a sports film but a fish out of water film as well.
If you get to football season in this vein I recommend "Necessary Roughness" with Scott Bakula.
And coincidentally Dennis Haysbert ("Cerrano") is also in "Mr. Baseball"..
@@mcgilj1 Excellent film I enjoyed it very much and I am sure Michelle and Natalie would as well.
Shocking deep cup yankees facial hair rule reference, i heard that my first thought was "Mattingly get rid of those side burns"
Guess the rule came later
This is the film that got me into baseball, it's non existent in Scotland but a channel started showing live games back in the day...my teams because of this were obviously the Indians for the American and braves for the national
Someone finally commented on the Yankees' players facial hair. In reality, the Yankees are well-known for NOT allowing their players to have facial hair.
💯
Beards?
They are also well known for NOT allowing their players to beat the Astros in the playoffs as well😂
This is just such a warm, fun movie!
LOVE James Gammon. He left us far too soon.
Great movie. If y'all like this, you'll like NECESSARY ROUGHNESS.
Yes... I second that request 😎👍🏽
charlie sheen pitched in high school and was almost a serious prospect. he threw hard. at the time they filmed this movie, he could still throw in the low 80s. so, rather than use trick photography or any other gimmicks, they had him pitch from 8 feet closer than the mound would normally be. this made his pitches take the same amount of time that a 100 mph pitch would take from the proper distance. in other words, that's really charlie sheen pitching.
Charlie was #winning Very cool!
Sheen would have been another Steve Howe.
Let It Ride, Running Scared, Real Genius, My Blue Heaven, Million Pound Note, My Science Project.
She knows who's playing shortstop! Okay I'm a fan now
Bob Ueker really came close to stealing the whole movie…he was perfect.
One of my all time favorites. This one qualifies as a periodic viewing.😊
Since we are in the baseball mood, and if you haven't watched it already, Bull Durham is another good movie.
Great reaction ladies! I've loved this movie since it came out in '89. I was 11, I loved baseball (I was a pitcher), and I loved comedies! This hit it out of the park for me! Humour was witty and on point. The actors were all great - it was just a fun, fun movie! Cheers!
Thank you!! 🤩
Tom and Charlie worked together in the movie Platoon.
" Basebol has been bery, bery good to me. " - Chico Esquela
Another really fun sports movie with a similar vibe is The Replacements, starring Keanu Reeves and Gene Hackman, with a great supporting cast. I highly recommend it.
The owner is unhappy because she doesn’t want to be in Cleveland (I’m from Cleveland so I understand lol). She was offered a new stadium in Miami with tons of personal perks
Our bother lived there for 6 years so I can understand too 😂 Our parents are from Cincinnati and man what a difference in those two cities!
I actually watched your video yesterday before your live stream but I didn't have time to leave a comment. Major League was a lot of fun and you're right, Charlie Sheen was really good in these comedy's. Enjoyable first time watch. Always fun to watch y'alls videos. 5 hoots to Michelle and 5 hoots to Natalie. Take care, ladies! Looking forward to the next video!
Thanks Stephen!
You ladies are definitely a light this world needs. Is a funny movie, though you probably dont want your children watching it. Ha!
I'm sure youve gotten this for a suggestion before, but another baseball movie you gals might like to check out is A League of Their Own.
Thank you! Would but have seen that many times!
Cerrano is also the guy from the Allstate insurance commercials