Major League 4

[Gibbz]

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3 was god-awful but I loved the first two Major League movies. I'll see this for sure.

[Blzer]

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Pitching Coach?

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Well yeah, probably. What I mean is he'll be a former player still with the organization... maybe even be reactivated.

[Gibbz]

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... maybe even be reactivated.

Like Dorn getting an AB just to lean into a pitch.

[sportznut02]

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Can't wait to see where they go with this. 1 and 2 are two of my favorite movies. I just hope it's not anything like the 3rd movie.

[Gotmadskillzson]

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Wow........I never seen any of the movies......LOL

[Sandman42]

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Yeah, because everyone was demanding a new one to be made.

Seriously, WTF?

[TheMatrix31]

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Can't wait to see where they go with this. 1 and 2 are two of my favorite movies. I just hope it's not anything like the 3rd movie.

Definitely agreed.

[dickey1331]

Should be interesting.


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[boomhauertjs]

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Maybe it will be about the California Penal League if they get Charlie and Wesley Snipes signed to it.

[55]

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I actually think this could be successful IF (and that's a pretty big IF) they do it like this:

1- Get David S. Ward involved at all costs.

The entire idea of the Major League films was his brainchild and there is nobody else I want to write and direct this film. Hell, he also wrote and directed The Program which is my favorite college football movie of all time. Ward knows sports and also knows how to make a sports based film that actual sports fans would want to see. Hire him now.

2- Make it Rated R like the first film.

The first film was vastly superior to the second one and a big reason for that is the fact that they were able to let loose and make it seem like a real Major League locker room, dugout, etc. How many Major League teams actual locker rooms and dugouts are PG-13? Exactly. Plus, the Rated R comedy has been making a steady comeback at the box office in recent years, think The American Pie trilogy, The 40 Year Old Virgin, Knocked Up, Superbad, Forgetting Sarah Marshall, Funny People, Borat, Bruno, The Hangover, etc. etc.

3- Bring back as much of the original cast as possible but NOT as players.

Everyone loves to see their favorite characters back in sequels, but let's also be realistic here. All of the original players from the 1989 Major League are all in their mid 40s or older, some much, much older. How about instead of having them all as an old timers team, let's make them guys in the front office, managers, coaches and so on. Here is how I would do it:

Tom Berenger (61 years old) is back as Jake Taylor and will be the manager of the Indians. He already took on the role of interim manager in Major League 2 and did a fine job. Plus, he was the unquestionable leader of the team and is an obvious choice as the manager of the club. Rene Russo (57 years old) would also be back as Lynn and would now be the wife of Jake Taylor.

Corbin Bernsen (56 years old) is back as Roger Dorn and will be the owner of the Indians. Just like Taylor was briefly the manager in ML2, Dorn was briefly the owner. He also was a financial wizard off the field and always seemed more into the business aspect of the game then the physical aspect. It would be nice to have Margaret Whitton back as Rachel Phelps, but she hasn't done a movie since 1994. If they could convince her to come out of retirement from making movies, I think it would be a great idea to have her and Dorn be married and own the team together. Either way, with or without Whitton back in the mix, Dorn is the obvious choice to be the owner.

Dennis Haysbert (56 years old) is back as Pedro Cerrano and will be the hitting coach of the Indians. He was their premier slugger in the original films so he would be the natural choice for that job. He can still be practicing voodoo rituals and teaching it to the younger players in order for them to learn how to hit the dreaded curveball. Also, Jobu absolutely MUST return as Cerrano's inspiration.

Chelcie Ross (68 years old) is back as Eddie Harris and will be the pitching coach of the Indians. I like him better than Sheen in this role since I have a better idea for Sheen that I'll mention later. Plus, it would be nice to see Harris and Cerrano bicker back and forth again. Not to mention, the hilarity that would ensue from him teaching the younger pitchers how to master the Vaseline ball and the KY curve.

Wesley Snipes (48 years old) is back as Willie Mays Hayes and will be a retired ballplayer turned Hollywood actor. Just like in ML2, the Hayes character will now be a big Hollywood action star and possibly the only former Indian to be a Hall of Famer. I can't really think of a better way to fit him into the movie and figure this to be a smaller part. If all else fails, they can get Omar Epps (37 years old) back as Hayes instead who could actually pass as the only one of them that still is a player. Hell, Kenny Lofton played until he was 40 so why can't Hayes?

Bob Uecker and Skip Griparis will be back as Harry Doyle and Monte (last name unknown) to be the play-by-play announcer and color commentators, respectively, for the Indians. There is no other possible way to do this then to get both men back. No one else should even be taken into consideration.

Charlie Sheen (45 years old) will be back as Rick Vaughn who will be several years retired and have been away from the game altogether for a while now. One day, he will get a call from Taylor about mentoring a young, hot shot pitcher the Indians just signed who has all the physical tools to be a superstar but has all the same problems as young Vaughn did off the field. Vaughn's character will be the lead role in the film and the young pitcher he will be mentoring should be the ONLY one of the actors playing the modern players who is already well known. That's because...

4- Get active Major League baseball players to play the roles of the modern Indians players.

Imagine how cool that would be. Since the former players (now coaches) will be the main stars, the current players won't really have to do much acting and won't be relied upon to carry the movie at all. Other than the known young actor I want to play the role of the kid Sheen is mentoring, make the rest of the guys on the Indians actual modern day players so the on-field action looks as authentic as possible. Plus, it could draw more attention to the movie and get more people to want to see some of their favorite players in a movie. I know baseball players aren't actors, but they'll be playing themselves basically. Film their scenes in spring training next year or after the season is over this year. I bet enough guys would be interested in doing this if the director and producers got the word out.

5- Properly market the film so it actually makes money.

Get Major League Baseball involved as much as possible. Shoot the movie late this year and/or early next year (to get the baseball scenes with the modern day players) and start advertising it as soon as the 2012 MLB season starts. Debut the trailer on opening day and build up anticipation for around three months with ads featuring some of the modern day players and several funny trailers. Have the movie open the Friday following the All-Star break with a heavy ad campaign during the All-Star game. If they execute this just right, I don't see how they could possibly get this wrong.

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If they can do all of those things, I am sure the movie will be a success.

[WazzuRC]

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Holy crap 55, I can't believe you just went into that much descriptive detail about MAJOR LEAGUE 4. Were you channeling the mind of Blzer with that post or are you just really that passionate about the Major League movies?!

[DJ]

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55, I could get down with that.

Major League is a classic and the sequel isn't bad, although it trips me out to see the Indians play in a remodeled (for the movie) Camden Yards. I like to think ML 3 was never made.

[55]

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Holy crap 55, I can't believe you just went into that much descriptive detail about MAJOR LEAGUE 4. Were you channeling the mind of Blzer with that post or are you just really that passionate about the Major League movies?!

Well, I am a huge fan of the first Major League film and also really enjoy the works of David S. Ward as a writer and to a slightly lesser extent as a director. He wrote The Sting (1973) for crying out loud and that is one of my favorite films of all time.

55, I could get down with that.

Thanks, man. That was all really after only thinking about the concept for several minutes too. Since this morning I have come up with the perfect actor to play the part of the troubled, young pitcher that Sheen would be mentoring. I think Taylor Kitsch would be perfect in that role. For those who don't recognize his name, he played Tim Riggins on the Friday Night Lights TV series.

[DJ]

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Well, I am a huge fan of the first Major League film and also really enjoy the works of David S. Ward as a writer and to a slightly lesser extent as a director. He wrote The Sting (1973) for crying out loud and that is one of my favorite films of all time.



Thanks, man. That was all really after only thinking about the concept for several minutes too. Since this morning I have come up with the perfect actor to play the part of the troubled, young pitcher that Sheen would be mentoring. I think Taylor Kitsch would be perfect in that role. For those who don't recognize his name, he played Tim Riggins on the Friday Night Lights TV series.

Great call on Kitsch. Riggins was an AWESOME character and he played it really well. Kitsch was also good in the Wolverine movie.

[snepp]

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He wrote The Sting (1973) for crying out loud and that is one of my favorite films of all time.

OT, but The Sting is ****ing awesome.