{"product_id":"the-making-of-major-league-a-juuuust-a-bit-inside-look-at-the-classic-baseball-comedy-9781938441646","title":"The Making of Major League: A Juuuust a Bit Inside Look at the Classic Baseball Comedy","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWith a foreword by Charlie Sheen.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA behind-the-scenes look at one of the greatest baseball movies ever.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e If you love watching \u003cem\u003eMajor League\u003c\/em\u003e, you'll be fascinated by this inside story. Based on interviews with all major cast members plus crew and producers, it tells how writer\/director David S. Ward battled the Hollywood system to turn his own love of the underdog Cleveland Indians into a classic screwball comedy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLearn how a tight-knit group of rising young stars (and a few wily veterans) had a blast pretending to play ball while creating several iconic characters. Filled with little-known facts and personal recollections about outtakes and inside jokes, batting practice and script changes, all-night location shoots, bar hopping and more, this is the ultimate guide to the film that reinvented the baseball movie and inspired a generation of belly laughs.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIncludes rare photos, storyboard illustrations, script excerpts, and more.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKnight, Jonathan:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Jonathan Knight has written nine books about sports and is a regular sports commentator on radio and television in Northeast Ohio. He was called \"one of the most articulate and devoted sportswriters in Ohio\" by the Akron Beacon Journal. A member of both the Society for American Baseball Research and the Pro Football Researchers Association, he's a graduate of Ohio University's E.W. Scripps School of Journalism. Learn more at www.jknightbooks.com and follow him on Twitter at @jknightwriter.\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSheen, Charlie:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Charlie Sheen starred in Major League as the pitcher Ricky Wild Thing Vaughn. He has also starred in dozens of major Hollywood films, including Platoon, Wall Street, and Eight Men Out and several successful television shows, including Two and a Half Men and Anger Management.","brand":"Gray \u0026 Company Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50626121203986,"sku":"9781938441646","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_12705aef-a5be-4fd4-99a8-b149e51cf556.jpg?v=1732649078","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-making-of-major-league-a-juuuust-a-bit-inside-look-at-the-classic-baseball-comedy-9781938441646","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}