The Best Baseball Film; Prototypical 80s Comedy

Rating: 10/10 (24 October 2019)

I recently fired up "Major League" for the first time in a decade, and am pleased to report it still sits on its throne at the midpoint between all-time comedies and baseball films. This is a prototype 1980's comedy -- hilarious and ludicrous -- and one which adapts a fantastic absurdity from predecessors like "Airplane! (1980)" while influencing successors like "The 40 Year Old Virgin (2005)" and raunchy record label satire "Stadium Anthems (2018)."
Pun intended, the casting department knocked it out of the ballpark; just a flawless and inspired choice of actors, each embodying characters loaded with the unique truisms America's pastime has always manifested.
Some films from this era don't stand the test of time as much as we'd maybe like to believe. Not the case with "Major League." While this very American baseball gem evokes hot dogs and draft beer, it ages like a fine wine, and sits in its field level seat in the very Pantheon of all-time comedy films. - (Was this review of use to you? If so, let me know by clicking "Helpful." Cheers!)