When Rachel Phelps inherits the Cleveland Indians from her deceased husband, she's determined to move the team to a warmer climate—but only a losing season will make that possible, which should be easy given the misfits she's hired. Rachel is sure her dream will come true, but she underestimates their will to succeed.
Writing
One-liners that spawned a thousand dorm room impressions.
Acting
Charlie Sheen's 'Wild Thing' entrance—career-defining unhinged.
Practical Effects
Actual MLB stadium shoots that feel gloriously authentic.
Director
David S. Ward
Tom Berenger
Jake Taylor
Charlie Sheen
Rick Vaughn
Corbin Bernsen
Roger Dorn
Margaret Whitton
Rachel Phelps
James Gammon
Lou Brown
Rene Russo
Lynn Wells
Wesley Snipes
Willie Mays Hayes
Charles Cyphers
Charlie Donovan
Chelcie Ross
Eddie Harris
Dennis Haysbert
Pedro Cerrano
Andy Romano
Pepper Leach
Bob Uecker
Harry Doyle
Steve Yeager
Duke Temple
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The 'Wild Thing' entrance song became so iconic that the real Cleveland Indians started playing it for actual relievers—Sheen later threw a ceremonial first pitch wearing the costume.
The film predicted the actual Cleveland Indians' rise from laughingstock to contenders in the 90s, making it accidentally prophetic—though the real team never had a voodoo-practicing slugger.
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