Major League II is a 1994 American sports comedy film and sequel to the 1989 film Major League and it is the second installment in the Major League film series. The film stars most of the same cast from the original, including Charlie Sheen , Tom Berenger , and Corbin Bernsen . Absent from this film is Wesley Snipes , who played Willie Mays Hayes in the first film and who had become a film star in his own right by 1994. Omar Epps took over his role. Several new cast members appear in Major League II . David Keith plays Jack Parkman, a selfish superstar catcher who is looking to replace the aging Jake Taylor ( Tom Berenger ) as the starter. Takaaki Ishibashi , of Japanese comedic duo Tunnels , is outfielder Isuro "Kamikaze" Tanaka who helps excite the team. Eric Bruskotter is rookie catcher Rube Baker who is getting used to the MLB life. Unlike the first film, which was rated R, Major League II was rated PG and released by Warner Bros. instead of Paramount Pictures .
36-651: After winning the division title the previous season, success has changed the attitudes of the Cleveland Indians . They lost the American League Championship against the Chicago White Sox. Rick "Wild Thing" Vaughn has become a media sensation and is more concerned about his public image than his pitching. Home run hitter Pedro Cerrano becomes a Buddhist and adopts a carefree style. Center fielder Willie Mays Hayes has become
72-583: A Hollywood actor and fancies himself a power hitter since he got injured in his movie. Aging catcher and team leader Jake Taylor is dealing with injuries to his knees. Rachel Phelps, the owner who attempted to sabotage them last season, sells the team to Roger Dorn, who has retired as an active player to become the team owner. One of his first acts is to sign arrogant Oakland Athletics all-star catcher Jack Parkman, which forces Jake to compete for his old position. Minor-league catcher Rube Baker has also been invited to camp despite his inability to consistently throw
108-10747: A Man Loves a Woman ¥148,739,481 37 16 September 1994 True Lies ¥588,305,322 38 23 September 1994 True Lies ¥413,087,444 39 30 September 1994 True Lies ¥313,684,371 40 7 October 1994 True Lies ¥272,963,300 41 14 October 1994 True Lies ¥257,561,287 42 21 October 1994 True Lies ¥180,038,499 43 28 October 1994 True Lies ¥152,653,718 44 4 November 1994 True Lies ¥185,835,510 45 11 November 1994 True Lies ¥133,833,210 46 18 November 1994 True Lies ¥116,459,378 47 25 November 1994 True Lies ¥123,692,976 48 2 December 1994 True Lies ¥122,684,300 49 9 December 1994 Speed ¥494,536,000 50 16 December 1994 Speed ¥197,680,000 Weekend only 51 23 December 1994 Speed TBD 52 30 December 1994 Speed ¥373,758,681 References [ edit ] ^ "International box office". Variety . 17 January 1994. p. 18. $ 3,859,663; $ 1=112 Yen ^ "International box office". Variety . 24 January 1994. p. 16. $ 2,766,820; $ 1=111 Yen ^ "International box office". Variety . 31 January 1994. p. 13. $ 2,268,531; $ 1=112 Yen ^ "International box office". Variety . 7 February 1994. p. 14. $ 1,854,598; $ 1=109 Yen ^ "International box office". Variety . 14 February 1994. p. 16. $ 1,709,357; $ 1=108 Yen ^ "International box office". Variety . 21 February 1994. p. 73. $ 2,808,973; $ 1=104 Yen ^ "International box office". Variety . 28 February 1994. p. 30. $ 1,570,755; $ 1=105 Yen ^ "International box office". Variety . 7 March 1994. p. 16. $ 1,227,659; $ 1=105 Yen ^ "International box office". Variety . 14 March 1994. p. 10. $ 1,592,720; $ 1=106 Yen ^ "International box office". Variety . 21 March 1994. p. 14. $ 1,576,779; $ 1=106 Yen ^ "International box office". Variety . 28 March 1994. p. 16. $ 1,562,519; $ 1=106 Yen ^ "International box office". Variety . 4 April 1994. p. 10. $ 1,869,177; $ 1=105 Yen ^ "International box office". Variety . 11 April 1994. p. 25. $ 2,326,310; $ 1=104 Yen ^ "International box office". Variety . 18 April 1994. p. 16. $ 1,879,405; $ 1=105 Yen ^ "International box office". Variety . 25 April 1994. p. 18. $ 1,938,147; $ 1=103 Yen ^ "International box office". Variety . 2 May 1994. p. 22. $ 1,815,667; $ 1=103 Yen ^ "International box office". Variety . 9 May 1994. p. 22. $ 2,178,751; $ 1=102 Yen ^ "International box office". Variety . 16 May 1994. p. 14. $ 3,999,408; $ 1=103 Yen ^ "International box office". Variety . 23 May 1994. p. 14. $ 1,438,321; $ 1=104 Yen ^ "International box office". Variety . 30 May 1994. p. 10. $ 1,390,627; $ 1=104 Yen ^ "International box office". Variety . 6 June 1994. p. 14. $ 1,072,163; $ 1=104 Yen ^ "International box office". Variety . 13 June 1994. p. 18. $ 1,046,826; $ 1=105 Yen ^ "International box office". Variety . 20 June 1994. p. 10. $ 991,739; $ 1=103 Yen ^ "International box office". Variety . 27 June 1994. p. 21. Weekly gross to 17 June $ 2,791,601; Total gross to 17 June $ 2,791,601; $ 1=103 Yen ^ "International Box Office". Variety . 11 July 1994. p. 14. Weekly gross to 1 July $ 1,870,484; Total gross to 1 July $ 7,039,976; $ 1=99 Yen ^ "International Box Office". Variety . 18 July 1994. p. 10. $ 1,583,186; $ 1=98 Yen ^ "International Box Office". Variety . 25 July 1994. p. 14. $ 1,495,779; $ 1=98 Yen ^ "International Box Office". Variety . 1 August 1994. p. 22. $ 1,921,588; $ 1=99 Yen ^ "International Box Office". Variety . 8 August 1994. p. 19. $ 2,863,231; $ 1=99 Yen ^ "International Box Office". Variety . 15 August 1994. p. 16. $ 2,463,451; $ 1=101 Yen ^ "International Box Office". Variety . 22 August 1994. p. 13. $ 2,613,222; $ 1=100 Yen ^ "International Box Office". Variety . 29 August 1994. p. 14. $ 3,193,824; $ 1=99 Yen ^ "International Box Office". Variety . 5 September 1994. p. 12. Weekly gross to 26 August $ 1,879,975; Total gross to 26 August $ 12,977,968; $ 1=100 Yen ^ "International Box Office". Variety . 19 September 1994. p. 18. Gross to 9 September $ 16,130,751; Weekly gross to 9 September $ 1,172,061; $ 1=99 Yen ^ "International Box Office". Variety . 19 September 1994. p. 18. $ 1,502,419; $ 1=99 Yen ^ "International Box Office". Variety . 26 September 1994. p. 14. $ 5,942,478; $ 1=99 Yen ^ "International Box Office". Variety . 3 October 1994. p. 17. $ 4,215,178; $ 1=98 Yen ^ "International Box Office". Variety . 10 October 1994. p. 16. $ 3,168,529; $ 1=99 Yen ^ "International Box Office". Variety . 17 October 1994. p. 28. $ 2,729,633; $ 1=100 Yen ^ "International Box Office". Variety . 24 October 1994. p. 18. $ 2,655,271; $ 1=97 Yen ^ "International Box Office". Variety . 31 October 1994. p. 14. $ 1,856,067; $ 1=97 Yen ^ "International Box Office". Variety . 7 November 1994. p. 14. $ 1,557,691; $ 1=98 Yen ^ "International Box Office". Variety . 14 November 1994. p. 14. $ 1,915,830; $ 1=97 Yen ^ "International Box Office". 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144-538: A balance between his newfound faith and his baseball competitiveness, hits the go ahead home run late. Still, the Indians cannot close out the game and the White Sox put the lead runs on base in the top of the ninth. Jake calls on Vaughn to get the last out, and he emerges from the bullpen having apparently taken his manager's advice. In fact, Vaughn takes it one step further and tells Jake he does not want to pitch to
180-697: A best-of-three Wild Card Series, with the winners advancing to the Division Series. Starting in 2022, the Wild Card field was increased to three teams, and along with the lowest-ranked division winner, qualified for the best-of-three Wild Card Series to determine the remaining two slots in the Division Series. ** In 2013 , the Texas Rangers and the Tampa Bay Rays finished the season with the identical records of 91–71. A one-game playoff
216-435: A gifted left fielder with a penchant for crashing into the fence, arrives. Out of options, Dorn sells the Indians back to Rachel Phelps. She retains Dorn as general manager, and he re-activates himself as a player. Rachel has another chance to move the team to Miami since the team slumped back to last place. Lou suffers a heart attack due to his frustration over the team's performance, and Jake takes over as manager. When Rube
252-542: A mere four months after the city's NBA team, the Cavaliers , had defeated the heavily-favored Golden State Warriors in the NBA Finals that also went seven games, and brought an end to a 52-year championship drought . American League East The American League East is one of Major League Baseball 's six divisions. MLB consists of an East, Central, and West division for each of its two 15-team leagues,
288-730: A non-American team. At the end of the Major League Baseball season, the team with the best record in the division earns one of the AL's six playoff spots. Baseball writers have long posited that the American League East is the toughest division in MLB; during its 50-year existence, an AL East team has gone on to play in the World Series 28 times, and 16 of those teams have been crowned World Series champions. Since
324-517: A young player. The film was seen as the third film in the series, despite the fact that a third film, Major League: Back to the Minors , was released in 1998. In 2011 in Cleveland, Ohio, Charlie Sheen during his "violent torpedoes of truth" tour announced to the audience that he was working on a third sequel, titled Major League 3 , and said "We are gonna shoot it right here in Cleveland!" He opened
360-478: Is hit by a pitch in his ankle during a doubleheader against the Boston Red Sox , Hayes is called upon to run for him but refuses, which angers Jake. Vaughn quarrels with Hayes and the two begin fighting, which leads to the entire team fighting each other and getting ejected . After the game, Rube chastises the other players for their lack of passion. Inspired, Hayes volunteers to run for the injured Rube in
396-427: Is a lazy sequel that belongs on the bench." Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "B" on an A+ to F scale. In one of the lone positive reviews of the film, Rick Vanderknyff of Los Angeles Times wrote: "If that basic plot is at the core of just about every sports movie ever made, a slight variation often fuels their sequels. The team, spoiled by success, starts to get cocky, distracted by
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468-704: The 1995 season , when the wild-card playoff berth was introduced, the AL East has produced 20 of the 32 wild-card teams for the American League, with the AL West sending seven teams, and only five coming from the AL Central. When MLB split into divisions for the 1969 season , the American League, unlike the National League , split its 12 teams strictly on geography. The six teams then located in
504-764: The American League (AL) and National League (NL). This division was created before the start of the 1969 season along with the American League West . Before that time, each league consisted of 10 teams without any divisions. Four of the division's five teams are located in the Eastern United States , with the other team, the Toronto Blue Jays , in Eastern Canada . It is currently the only division that contains
540-588: The Eastern Time Zone were all placed in the AL East, with the other six teams making up the AL West. In September 1971, American League owners approved the move of the second Washington Senators franchise to Arlington, Texas , to become the Texas Rangers . With the Rangers moving to the AL West, the owners then debated whether the Chicago White Sox or Milwaukee Brewers should move to
576-734: The National Football League 's Dallas Cowboys played (and still do play) in the NFC East despite being far from the Northeast . The White Sox' pleas notwithstanding, the Brewers, who began as the Seattle Pilots in 1969 and had to endure long divisional road trips to Oakland and Anaheim (and vice-versa) in the AL West, were moved to the AL East. * – The Yankees and Red Sox finished with exact records, tied for
612-538: The "Sheraton Inner Harbor" can be seen above an outfielder's head. The Sheraton Inner Harbor is a hotel located in Baltimore's Inner Harbor, not Cleveland. A year after this film was released, the actual Cleveland Indians team made it to the 1995 World Series , which was the team's first playoff appearance in 41 years. The Indians ended up losing in six games to the Atlanta Braves . In the lead-up to Game 3,
648-487: The AL East for 1972. The White Sox requested they be moved to the East under the argument of being an original AL franchise and playing most of their longtime rival teams, of which five were in the East. The Oakland Athletics (formerly from Kansas City and Philadelphia) objected to moving the White Sox to the East; owner Charlie Finley was a Chicago native who wanted to continue to make three trips per season with his club to
684-1065: The Boston Red Sox and the New York Yankees finished the season with the identical records of 92–70. However, the Red Sox won the right to host the Wild Card Game by virtue of their 10–9 regular-season record against the Yankees. Beginning in 2022, the postseason has expanded to three division leaders and three wild cards per league. * – Won division via tiebreaker ^ indicates no longer in division since 1972 † indicates no longer in division since 1994 # indicates no longer in division since 1994, and no longer part of AL since 1998 § indicates no longer in division since 1998 List of 1994 box office number-one films in Japan From Misplaced Pages,
720-796: The Indians the pennant. The movie debuted at number one at the US box office , knocking out D2: The Mighty Ducks , another sports comedy featuring Major League star Charlie Sheen's brother, Emilio Estevez . In the United States and Canada, the movie grossed a total of $ 30,626,182 at the box office. It also opened at number one in Japan , where it remained for three weeks. Worldwide, it grossed $ 53.2 million. On Rotten Tomatoes Major League II holds an approval rating of 5% based on 21 reviews, with an average rating of 3.3/10. The site's critics consensus states: "Striking out on every joke, Major League II
756-463: The Indians three times, forcing a seventh game in Cleveland. The night before the game, Jake tells Vaughn that he might be called on to pitch in relief in Game 7. Vaughn nonchalantly says he will be ready. An infuriated Jake calls him out for having lost his edge and advises him to find it again before the game. The White Sox again jump out to an early lead, but rally after Cerrano, having apparently found
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#1732776379796792-651: The Second City. The Minnesota Twins went a step further and objected to switching either the White Sox or Brewers out of fear of losing their closest geographic rivals and the Twins, citing the National League's lack of geographic accuracy (which placed the Atlanta Braves in the NL West) in forming its divisions as a reason why the Rangers should not have been shifted out of the East. The Twins also argued that
828-436: The ball back to the pitcher. As the team breaks camp, manager Lou Brown informs Taylor that he is keeping him on as a coach rather than a player. The Indians get off to a slow start. Parkman becomes a divisive figure in the clubhouse due to his ego, for which Lou suspends him. Parkman then informs Lou that the suspension is moot as he has been traded to the Chicago White Sox . In return, Japanese import Isuro Kamikaze Tanaka,
864-509: The batter he is being brought out to face, instead wanting to take his chances with the on-deck hitter, his nemesis Parkman. Jake decides to let his pitcher make the call, and Parkman comes up with the bases loaded. Expecting to see the same, struggling Vaughn he had earlier, Parkman is surprised when Vaughn blows the first pitch by him. After fouling the next pitch straight back, Parkman dares Vaughn to throw him another fastball. Vaughn obliges and Parkman swings through it, striking out and giving
900-406: The division championship; the Yankees won a one-game tie-breaker . † – Due to the 1981 Major League Baseball strike , the season was split. The Yankees won the first half and defeated the second-half champion Brewers (62–45) in the postseason. †† – Due to the 1994–95 Major League Baseball strike starting August 12, the season was not played to completion. The Yankees were leading at the time of
936-428: The first World Series game played in Cleveland in 41 years, the public address system played "The House Is Rockin", the song from the end of Major League II . In another coincidence, Bob Uecker served as a commentator for the 1995 World Series television coverage on NBC , which shared broadcasting rights with rival network ABC , thanks to a strike that cancelled the final two months of the 1994 season , as well as
972-406: The first film it was used to represent Cleveland Stadium as the new ballpark was not yet named at the time of the filming. The outfield scoreboard at Oriole Park reads "Welcome to Cleveland Stadium" at various points and scenes in the outfield are played in front of a blue wall, which Cleveland Stadium had (Oriole Park and Progressive Field both have dark green outfield walls). In one scene, a sign for
1008-2940: The 💕 This is a list of films which have placed number one at the weekly box office in Japan during 1994 . Amounts are in Yen and are from a sample of key cities. # Week ending Film Box office Notes Ref 1 7 January 1994 Cliffhanger ¥432,282,256 2 14 January 1994 Cliffhanger ¥307,117,020 3 21 January 1994 Cliffhanger ¥254,075,472 4 28 January 1994 Cliffhanger ¥202,151,182 5 4 February 1994 Cliffhanger ¥184,610,556 6 11 February 1994 Cliffhanger ¥292,133,192 7 18 February 1994 Cliffhanger ¥164,929,275 8 25 February 1994 Cool Runnings ¥128,904,195 9 4 March 1994 Schindler's List ¥168,828,320 10 11 March 1994 Schindler's List ¥167,138,574 11 18 March 1994 The Three Musketeers ¥165,627,014 12 25 March 1994 Schindler's List ¥196,263,585 Schindler's List returned to number one in its fourth week of release 13 1 April 1994 Schindler's List ¥241,936,240 14 8 April 1994 Schindler's List ¥197,337,525 15 15 April 1994 Mrs. Doubtfire ¥199,629,141 16 22 April 1994 Mrs. Doubtfire ¥187,013,701 17 29 April 1994 Mrs. Doubtfire ¥222,232,602 18 6 May 1994 Mrs. Doubtfire ¥411,939,024 19 13 May 1994 Mrs. Doubtfire ¥149,585,384 20 20 May 1994 Mrs. Doubtfire ¥144,625,208 21 27 May 1994 Mrs. Doubtfire ¥111,504,952 22 3 June 1994 Mrs. Doubtfire ¥109,916,730 23 10 June 1994 Mrs. Doubtfire ¥102,149,117 24 17 June 1994 Major League II ¥287,534,903 25 24 June 1994 Major League II ¥240,000,000 26 1 July 1994 Major League II ¥185,177,916 27 8 July 1994 Wyatt Earp ¥155,152,228 28 15 July 1994 Wyatt Earp ¥146,586,342 29 22 July 1994 Pom Poko ¥190,237,212 30 29 July 1994 The Lion King ¥283,459,869 31 5 August 1994 The Lion King ¥248,808,551 32 12 August 1994 The Lion King ¥261,322,200 33 19 August 1994 The Lion King ¥316,188,576 34 26 August 1994 The Lion King ¥187,997,500 35 2 September 1994 The Lion King ¥197,000,000 36 9 September 1994 When
1044-666: The most weekends at number one in North America [REDACTED] Category Preceded by 1993 1994 Succeeded by 1995 Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_1994_box_office_number-one_films_in_Japan&oldid=1180318763 " Categories : Lists of box office number-one films in Japan 1994 in Japanese cinema Lists of 1994 box office number-one films Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description
1080-685: The playoffs. Since the advent of the Wild Card, AL East teams have faced each other in the ALCS 5 times, the ALDS 4 times, and the Wild Card twice. * – From 2012 to 2019, and in 2021, the Wild Card was expanded to two teams. Those teams faced each other in the Wild Card Game to determine the final participant in the American League Division Series . In 2020 only, eight teams, including the three division winners, played in
1116-590: The postseason and World Series . Two years after that, the Indians made it to the World Series again (also telecast by NBC and again with Uecker as a commentator) ended up with the same result, this time losing to the Florida Marlins in seven games. It would be 19 years before the Indians returned to the World Series , which they would once again lose in seven games to the Chicago Cubs ; this came
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1152-411: The second game and steals second, third, and home to tie the score. Cerrano, also inspired, hits the game-winning home run. The win sparks a hot streak that the Indians ride to a second straight division title. In the ALCS, the Indians meet the White Sox and win the first three games of the series. Phelps gives the team a phony pep talk before Game 4, designed to distract them. The White Sox then defeat
1188-454: The show wearing a "Rick Vaughn" #99 Cleveland Indians jersey. Cleveland Stadium was not used, just as it was not used in the first film. Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore replaced Milwaukee County Stadium as the stand-in for the team's home. Although Oriole Park bore a stronger resemblance to the stadium that the Indians were playing in when Major League II was released (the now- Progressive Field ), like Milwaukee County Stadium in
1224-486: The strike. + – The Red Sox and Yankees finished tied for first place with identical records. The Yankees were declared division winners, due to having won the season series against the Red Sox, and the Red Sox received the wild card berth. ††† – Due to the COVID-19 pandemic , the 2020 season was shortened to 60 games. By virtue of an expanded eight-team postseason format, the division runner-up Yankees also qualified for
1260-467: The temptations of fame, and loses sight of the things that made it a winner in the first place--only to regain its balance in time for the rousing big-game finale." David S. Ward announced in 2010 that he was working on a new film, which he called Major League 3 , and hoped to cast the original stars Charlie Sheen , Wesley Snipes and Tom Berenger . The plot would have seen Sheen's character Ricky "Wild Thing" Vaughn coming out of retirement to work with
1296-738: Was held and the Rays won it 5–2 over the Rangers to capture the second Wild Card berth. *** In 2016 , the Toronto Blue Jays and the Baltimore Orioles finished the season with the identical records of 89–73. However, the Blue Jays won the right to host the Wild Card Game by virtue of their 10–9 regular-season record against the Orioles. **** Due to the COVID-19 pandemic , the season was shortened to 60 games. ***** In 2021 ,
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