Major League 2 (1994)

5% of critics liked it
(21 reviews)
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(46,023 ratings)

This follow-up to 1989's unexpected comedy hit Major League continues the broadly humorous adventures of the misfit Cleveland Indians. No longer the scrappy survivors who pulled off an upset championship victory, the Indians have let success go to their heads, accepting movie roles and hefty… More This follow-up to 1989's unexpected comedy hit Major League continues the broadly humorous adventures of the misfit Cleveland Indians. No longer the scrappy survivors who pulled off an upset championship victory, the Indians have let success go to their heads, accepting movie roles and hefty endorsement deals. Unfortunately, with success comes complacency, and the Indians soon wind up back in last place. When this poor performance winds up threatening the franchise, the team rediscovers its roots and again achieves unlikely success. Original director David S. Ward brings back most of the first film's memorable characters, including unconventional pitcher Rick "Wild Thing" Vaughn (Charlie Sheen), voodoo practitioner-turned-Buddhist Pedro Cerrano (Dennis Haysbert), and base stealer-turned-movie star Willie Mays Hayes (Omar Epps, replacing Wesley Snipes). ~ Judd Blaise, Rovi

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Rating, Runtime: PG, 1 hr. 45 min.
Directed By: David S. Ward
Genres: Comedy

In Theaters: Mar 30, 1994 Wide
On DVD: May 16, 2000
Studio: Warner Home Video

Critic Reviews

Leonard Klady, Variety
A singularly unfunny, dramatically tepid follow-up to 1989's $ 50 million theatrical success.
Caryn James, New York Times
There has rarely been such a steep and strange decline between a movie and its sequel as the one between the fast, silly original and the dismal, boring Major League II.
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
The humor is so predictable, forced and awkward that the actors sometimes seem like helpless bystanders.
James Berardinelli, ReelViews
I expect a certain number of contrivances in a baseball movie, especially one that's not meant to be taken seriously, but nothing prepared me for the sheer avalanche of formulas and cliches that fill the screen in Major League II.
Rita Kempley, Washington Post
They don't come any fouler than Major League II.
, TV Guide's Movie Guide
Generally feels like a case of needless extra innings.
Kevin A. Ranson, MovieCrypt.com
Inexplicably outshines the original.
Bob Bloom, Journal and Courier (Lafayette, IN)
A real foul ball; another in a plethora of unnecessary sequels.
Scott Weinberg, eFilmCritic.com
Copies the first one, but forgets the charm and good humor.
Marjorie Baumgarten, Austin Chronicle
You've got to know something is terribly wrong when Bob Uecker's performance is amongst a movie's few high points.
Chris Hicks, Deseret News, Salt Lake City
This sequel is virtually plotless, episodic and meandering and overloaded with disparate characters.

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Featured Audience Ratings

Lafe F

It continues the laughs from the first Major League film. The team has a new female owner. About the same as the first film. I liked seeing James Gammon as the crusty coach.
danny d

decent but a shadow of the first
James A

PG rated and a different Willie Mays Hayes? Why dont you just make me pull out.
Jason R

Not as good as the first but defenitley up there in the list of top sports movies.
Sean S

It comes back with another round of baseball. Nothing special.

Cast

            Charlie Sheen as Rick Vaughn

            Tom Berenger as Jake Taylor

            Corbin Bernsen as Roger Dorn

            Dennis Haysbert as Pedro Cerrano

            James Gammon as Lou Brown

            Omar Epps as Willie Mays Hayes

            Eric Bruskotter as Rube Baker

            Bob Uecker as Harry Doyle

            David Keith as Jack Parkman

            Margaret Whitton as Rachel Phelps

            Takaaki Ishibashi as Isuto Tanaka

            Alison Doody as Flannery

            Michelle Burke as Nikki Reese

            Randy Quaid as Johnny

            Skip Griparis as Monte

            Kevin Crowley as Vic

            Ted Duncan as Ron

            Michael Forest as Umpire

            Keith Johnson as Vaughn's Valet

            Jay Leno as Himself

            Ken Medlock as Umpire

            David Sherrill as White-Sox Centerfielder

            Louis Turenne as Distinguished Gentleman

            Jesse Ventura as White Lightning

            Steve Yeager as Coach "Duke" Temple

            Susan Duvall as Lou's Nurse

            Tom Quinn as Red Sox Manager

            Harold Surratt as Reporter

            Michael Willis as Airport Photographer

            Richard Salamanca as Reporter

            Bob Hopkins as Toronto Shortstop
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