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When David S. Ward's "Major League" slid into multiplexes on April 7, 1989, a lot of people wrote it off as a pro baseball clone of the minor-league-set "Bull Durham." A wise veteran catcher (Tom Berenger) with bad knees looking down the barrel of a forced retirement? Check. A screwy rookie pitcher (Charlie Sheen) with a flamethrower for an arm and no semblance of control? Check. A superstitious slugger (Dennis Haysbert) who demands to sacrifice a live chicken to get him out of a hitting slump? Check.

The very existence of these familiar elements was enough for many of the nation's critics to dismiss "Major League" as a meatheaded comedy. Moviegoers did not concur. The film grossed $50 million in the U.S. on an $11 million budget, and earned an A- CinemaScore before turning into a home video/pay cable sensation. By the time the next baseball season rolled around, "Major League" was considered a full-fledged,...

One of baseball’s most iconic voices is now silent after Bob Uecker, the famous Baseball Hall of Famer, Milwaukee Brewers announcer, and actor, died on Thursday. According to Uecker’s family, he dies after losing a battle with small-cell lung cancer. He was 90.

The Brewers announced Uecker’s passing on Thursday, releasing the following statement:

“Today, we take on the heaviest of burdens. Today, we say goodbye to our beloved friend, Bob Uecker.

“Ueck was the light of the Brewers, the soundtrack of our summers, the laughter in our hearts, and his passing is a profound loss. He was the heart and soul of Wisconsin and a dear friend. Bob loved people; his presence warmed every room, and he had a way of welcoming all of us into his world as if we were lifelong friends.

“Saying goodbye to Bob shakes us all. He was so much more than a Milwaukee Brewers icon.

This article contains discussions of murder and sexual abuse surrounding the real life and crimes of Erik and Lyle Menendez.

The following contains spoilers for Monsters: The Lyle & Erik Menendez StoryOne of the chief supporting characters in Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story is Leslie Abramson, an attorney whose career carried on long after her experience defending Erik on trial. Played by Ari Graynor in the series, Abramson was an experienced defense attorney in Los Angeles when she took on the Menendez case in 1993. Tenacious and effective in the courtroom, Abramson efforts to paint Erik and Lyle's murder of their parents as the consequence of the abuse the brothers had suffered for years.

While Abramson was ultimately unsuccessful in keeping Erik out of prison, her efforts helped lead to multiple trials due to deadlocked juries. However, Abramson's story continues far beyond what her Monsters: The Lyle and Erik...

After taking a look back at House II: The Second Story (a favorite of mine since childhood), House of 1000 Corpses (which celebrated its 20th anniversary last year), the awesomeness of Tales from the Crypt Presents: Demon Knight, the leg smashing in the Stephen King adaptation Misery, three separate moments from John Carpenter’s Big Trouble in Little China, the “Jason vs. Tina” battle in Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood, the “all hell breaks loose” sequence from the start of Zack Snyder’s Dawn of the Dead remake, the opening sequence of Pitch Black, the “Burn” scene from The Crow (which not only turns 30 this year, but is also getting a new adaptation), and the farmhouse raid and ending chase sequences in High Tension, JoBlo’s own Lance Vlcek is continuing his The Best Scene video series with a look at the climactic moments in the 1989 creature...

Hello again, everybody. JoBlo.com here bidding you a big Wahoo welcome to Wtf Happened to This Movie?! That’s right, the Cleveland Indians are well on their way to clinching the Al East – which means the 1989 sports comedy Major League is well on its way to becoming a classic of the genre.

But how did Major League reach this status? How did it become one of the most quotable comedies of the decade? How did the cast pull off pitching, swinging and winning like a professional baseball team? How did it go on to represent Cleveland even though it wasn’t even shot there? And why did they have to make those sequels? Well, let’s go juuuuuust a bit outside to find out: Wtf Happened to this Movie?!

You might be surprised to know that Major League comes courtesy of the same guy who won an Oscar for writing The Sting.

Killer Collectibles highlights five of the most exciting new horror products announced each and every week, from toys and apparel to artwork, records, and much more.

Here are the coolest horror collectibles unveiled this week!

Contagion 4K Uhd from Warner Bros.

Contagion will infect 4K Ultra HD on February 27 via Warner Bros. The 2011 thriller has been newly restored in 4K from the original camera negative, overseen by director Steven Soderbergh, with High Dynamic Range.

The ensemble cast features Marion Cotillard, Matt Damon, Laurence Fishburne, Jude Law, Gwyneth Paltrow, Kate Winslet, Bryan Cranston, Jennifer Ehle, and Sanaa Lathan. Scott Z. Burns (The Bourne Ultimatum) wrote the script.

Three previously released featurettes are included: “The Reality of Contagion,” “The Contagion Detectives,” and “Contagion: How a Virus Changes the World.”

Body Double Vinyl Soundtrack from Waxwork Records

The soundtrack from Brain De Palma’s Body Double is coming to vinyl for $40 from Waxwork Records.

Major League is a shining example of the comedy sports movie genre, but its original twist ending would have given it an entirely different story. Released in 1989 to a heap of critical and commercial success, Major League was the perfect spoof of the classic baseball movie and featured a wealth of underdog characters. Besides being sidesplitting, the premise was based on a genuine love of America's pastime and delivered exciting baseball action on top of its laughs. Major League's success justified two sequels in the 1990s, and its reputation as a classic sports movie has only continued to grow over the subsequent decades.

One of Major League's strongest aspects is its characters, and it delivers a compelling villain to go along with the conventional inspiring sports movie underdog heroes. Portrayed by Margaret Whitton, Major League's villain, Rachel Phelps, is just the right amount of dastardly to make the audience root for her eventual downfall.

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Baseball fans are gearing up for a real-life “Field of Dreams” experience. After more than two years of planning, and six years after the idea first came about, Major League Baseball will unveil a specially constructed ballpark in Iowa on Thursday.

The Chicago White Sox and the New York Yankees will face off at the baseball field located next to the cornfield where “Field of Dreams” was filmed.

The “MLB at Field of Dreams” event will include a “corn maze” featuring the MLB silhouetted batter logo, and a first-of-its-kind LED lighting system that will illuminate most of the 159 acres of corn fields surrounding the ballpark. Players will also sport special uniforms for the game.

Brand new to the Vestron Video Collector’s Series at #19, the family-friendly gateway to young horror fans, Little Monsters,arrives on Blu-ray and Digital September 15 from Lionsgate. Newly remastered in shocking high definition, this funny family fantasy-adventure stars Golden Globe® nominee Fred Savage (1991, Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series – Comedy or Musical, “The Wonder Years”), Primetime Emmy® nominee Howie Mandel, Daniel Stern, and Emmy® nominee Margaret Whitton. With 6 new special features, including an all new interview with Howie Mandel, the Little Monsters Blu-ray will be available for the suggested retail price of $17.99.

New to the Vestron Collector’s Series, Little Monsters is the story of Brian (Fred Savage), a sixth-grader who’s recently moved to a new town and made friends with Maurice (Howie Mandel) — the monster who lives under Brian’s bed! Maurice introduces Brian to the world of monsters, where junk food rules, adults aren’t allowed,...

Following the reports back in June that Richard Greenberg's Little Monsters and David Cronenberg's Shivers are joining Lionsgate's Vestron Video Collector's Series Blu-ray lineup, the full release details have now been revealed, including a new Shivers audio commentary with writer/director David Cronenberg and co-producer Don Carmody.

The Little Monsters and Shivers Vestron Video Collector’s Series Blu-rays will be released on September 15th. We have the full release details below, as well as a look at the previously unveiled artwork:

Little Monsters Blu-ray: "Brand new to the Vestron Video Collector’s Series at #19, the family-friendly gateway to young horror fans, Little Monsters, arrives on Blu-ray™ and Digital September 15 from Lionsgate. Newly remastered in shocking high definition, this funny family fantasy-adventure stars Golden Globe® nominee Fred Savage, Primetime Emmy® nominee Howie Mandel, Daniel Stern, and Emmy® nominee Margaret Whitton. With 6 new special features, including an all new interview with Howie Mandel,...

[We're celebrating some of the most memorable horror and sci-fi movies of 1989 this month in Daily Dead's Class of 89 retrospective series! Check back on Daily Dead throughout the rest of August for more special features celebrating the 30th anniversaries of a wide range of horror and sci-fi films!]

Since I started contributing to Daily Dead right around the time the “Class of…” series hit the late ’80s, I tend to focus on movies that made an impact on me when I was a wee lad. Last year I focused on the light-hearted fantasy epic (with a bit of a horror streak) Willow, and the year before I took a look at the extreme S&m, incestual splatterpunk masterpiece (with a bit of a horror streak) Hellraiser. With these serving as the cinematic touchstones of my formative years, you can see why my personality tends to be a little all over the place.

For my Class of ’89 entry, I somehow found a movie from that year that A) represents a beloved movie from when I was a kid, B) has the whimsical, fantastical appeal of a movie like Willow, and C) subverts the notions of what it means to be...

Peter Vaughan, who played Nights Watch brother Maester Aemon on “Game of Thrones,” died on Tuesday at age 93. His agent Sally Long-Innes confirmed the news in a statement to the BBC, saying, “This is to confirm that very sadly Peter Vaughan passed away at approximately 10:30 this morning. He died peacefully with his family around him.” Vaughan was best known to American audiences for playing the blind maester for five seasons on “Game of Thrones,” but he has been well known to British audiences for decades. He began appearing on TV as early as the 1950s. Also Read: Margaret Whitton,...

Update Tuesday morning with more details. Margaret Whitton, the actress, director and producer who is probably best know for playing the money-grubbing owner of the Cleveland Indians in two Major League movies, died December 4 at home in Palm Beach, Florida after a battle with cancer. She was 67. Her death was confirmed to Deadline by her business partner Steven Tabakin. Her film credits include The Secret Of My Success, 9 1/2 Weeks and Mel Gibson’s Man Without A Face…...

Update Tuesday morning with more details. Margaret Whitton, the actress, director and producer who is probably best know for playing the money-grubbing owner of the Cleveland Indians in two Major League movies, died December 4 at home in Palm Beach, Florida after a battle with cancer. She was 67. Her death was confirmed to Deadline by her business partner Steven Tabakin. Her film credits include The Secret Of My Success, 9 1/2 Weeks and Mel Gibson’s Man Without A Face…...

As confirmed by The Hollywood Reporter, actress Margaret Whitton—best known for playing Cleveland Indians owner Rachel Phelps in the Major League movies—has died following what a friend described as a “brief battle with cancer.” Apparently, her illness came on so suddenly that she was still developing new projects as recently as a few months ago. Whitton was 67.

Born in Philadelphia in 1950, her first acting gigs were in plays in New York. She made her Broadway debut in 1982’s Steaming, where she and Judith Ivey both appeared nude as patrons of a women’s Turkish bath. Though she had small parts in films and TV shows, her first regular acting role outside of the theater was on CBS’s short-lived drama series Hometown, which was a loose adaptation of The Big Chill.

Whitton began to get more prominent movie roles after that, appearing in 9 1 ...

Margaret Whitton -- who played Indians owner Rachel Phelps in "Major League" -- has died at age 67. She died peacefully at her home in Florida after a brief battle with cancer, this according to The Hollywood Reporter. Whitton was Great in the 'Major League' movies -- playing an owner rooting against her team so she could relocate 'em from Cleveland to Miami. Her most memorable scene ... when she crashed the Indians locker room when Lou Brown...

Margaret Whitton, known for her roles in 1980s hit comedies “Major League” and “The Secret of My Success,” has died at the age of 67. She had a short battle with cancer and died peacefully on Sunday in her Palm Beach, Fla. home, her friend and producing partner Steven Tabakin told TheWrap. Whitton worked with Tabakin at their Tashtego Films company where she was developing projects up until a few months ago. Also Read: Charlie Sheen Gets His Wish, Is Going to World Series to Cheer on Indians Her body of acting work spanned three decades. One of her final film roles was.

Margaret Whitton, the actress perhaps best known for portraying Rachel Phelps, the Las Vegas showgirl turned owner of the Cleveland Indians, in the two Major League movies, has died. She was 67.

Whitton died peacefully at her home in Palm Beach, Fla., on Sunday after a brief battle with cancer, Steven Tabakin, her friend and producing partner in Tashtego Films, told The Hollywood Reporter. She had been actively developing projects until a few months ago, he said.

The red-haired star also appeared in such films as 9 1/2 Weeks (1986), opposite Mickey Rourke and Kim Basinger; The Secret of My Success...

Witches of Eastwick 25th anniversary week ends this weekend. I intended to do much more but we'll see what little can be conjured still.

Cherries, Oatmeal, Satan and her weak husband just make her sick!

Film Experience Trivia: Veronica Cartwright was the star of the very first episode of Craig's "Take Three" series right here (well, at the old location) in 2010. He spotlighted her work in three genre pieces (Alien in which she was originally cast as Ripley (!!!) , Invasion of the Body Snatchers and The Witches of Eastwick) concluding that she is the sci-fi-horror scream queen. On Witches:

Cartwright's skill at creating profoundly memorable characters is none more evident than in Witches: you see the very bile rise up in Felicia's face; she vehemently means every word in her religious rants, summoning up as she does some kind of wicked, wrathful acting goddess. With cherry-scented vomit (or even hospital oatmeal) smeared ungainly across her mouth,...

Freestyle Digital Media LLC (Fdm) has acquired all rights North America (excluding Us theatrical) for director Margaret Whitton.s colorful romantic comedy A Bird Of The Air from Tashtego Films LLC. Based on Joe Coomer.s acclaimed novel The Loop, the film stars Jackson Hurst (.Drop Dead Diva.) and Rachel Nichols (.Conan the Barbarian.), and is from an adaptation by screenwriter Roger Towne. Produced by Steven Tabakin and Margaret Whitton, and executive produced by Warren Spector, the film will debut on April 10, 2012. A Bird Of The Air was theatrically released in the USA by Paladin in the fall of 2011.

A mysterious parrot brings Fiona (Rachel Nichols) into the nighttime world of Lyman (Jackson Hurst), a quiet loner who works on the highway helping stranded motorists. When a talkative parrot flies into his trailer, Lyman becomes obsessed with returning the bird to its owner, leading him to Fiona, a determined librarian...

Title: A Bird of the Air Director: Margaret Whitton Starring: Jackson Hurst, Rachel Nichols, Linda Emond, Buck Henry, Judith Ivey, Erik Jensen, Matte Osian “A Bird of the Air,” based on the novel “The Loop” by Joe Coomer, represents an unexpected boon to the judgment of Matthew McConaughey. After all, the naked drumming aficionado was attached to star in the movie adaptation for some time, back when he and “Sahara” costar Penelope Cruz were keeping each other warm. The financing never came together, however, and he backed out. Other possible filmmaking combinations came and went before a decidedly more indie route was eventually settled upon, years later, in the form...

You probably recognize Rachel Nichols from her roles in numerous adventure flicks (no shame in that), because she's stood out in movies like "Star Trek," "Conan" and "G.I. Joe." But this action hero is about to embark on one of her toughest challenges yet: the romantic comedy.

Nichols' latest film, "A Bird of the Air," favors quiet subtext over CGI effects (well, except for one opinionated parrot), and a quirky librarian stalker (that's Nichols) over cliché chance encounters. Playing opposite the nearly silent Jackson Hurst, Nichols reminds us that a little crazy goes a long way.

We got the dirt on what enticed Nichols to play a character whom the audience hates, whether she'll ever get the Vulcan salute again and what's up with those rumors about Poison Ivy.

This is quite a departure from some of your recent films. What made you want to make this movie?

Well,...

Below director Margaret Whitton shares a scene from her feature directorial debut, "A Bird of the Air." The romantic dramedy comes out in limited release this Friday, September 23. On the surface, "A Bird of the Air" is about how a solitary man (Jackson Hurst) has his life upended by the arrival of a sassy parrot and a free-spirited librarian. The mystery of the parrot’s origins becomes the motor of ...

Below director Margaret Whitton shares a scene from her feature directorial debut, "A Bird of the Air." The romantic dramedy comes out in limited release this Friday, September 23. On the surface, "A Bird of the Air" is about how a solitary man (Jackson Hurst) has his life upended by the arrival of a sassy parrot and a free-spirited librarian. The mystery of the parrot’s origins becomes the motor of ...

Here is today’s edition of the casting couch. Keith David joins the cast of Cloud Atlas, Rachel Nichols cast in A Bird of the Air, Isla Fisher will be in Now You See Me, and Will Forte in Neighborhood Watch.

Earlier today we unveiled four photos of Halle Berry and Hugo Weaving on the set of Tom Tykwer and Wachowski’s Cloud Atlas. But it appears that we neglected to include that Keith David joined the cast of the film. IndieWire (via thefilmstage), reports that the actor has indeed joined the cast and is currently shooting with both Weaving and Berry.

Cloud Atlas‘ lineup is also pretty mixed, with a main cast that includes Tom Hanks, Hugo Weaving, Halle Berry Susan Sarandon, Jim Broadbent, Ben Whishaw, Bae Doona, Jim Sturgess, and Hugh Grant. But as recognizable as they are now, you probably won’t recognize them on screen as...

Rachel Nichols is best known to audiences for her supporting roles in gargantuan blockbusters like the green Orion Gaila in Star Trek , Scarlett in G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra , and the recent Conan the Barbarian reboot. She's doing a complete 180 for the new indie feature A Bird of the Air , a small, intimate comedy-drama about two misfit souls who meet and bond around a parrot. She co-stars with Jackson Hurst and is directed by actress Margaret Whitton. We had a lively, exclusive chat with the hot young actress (and Maxim covergirl) about male vs. female stalkers, her reading habits, and the currently-filming I, Alex Cross in which she co-stars with Tyler Perry. ComingSoon.net: You've done some big behemoth movies lately. How much of a relief was it to go and do a...

Can a parrot have a personality? And at that, a personality that can change your life? That's the idea, at least, behind A Bird of the Air, the new romantic comedy starring Rachel Nichols and Jackson Hurst. We've got an exclusive clip from the film, in which the two actors undertake a mission to find the owner of the wayward parrot; the mission is a little complicated, though, because Nichols's Fiona insists on bringing her beloved basset hound to the records department to do it. If you want to know more you can visit the official site and also check out the film's synopsis below. A Bird of the Air, directed by Margaret Whitton, opens in theaters on September 23. A sassy parrot and a free-spirited librarian upend the well-ordered life of a solitary man. Lyman (Jackson Hurst) is a loner, ...

Can a parrot have a personality? And at that, a personality that can change your life? That's the idea, at least, behind A Bird of the Air, the new romantic comedy starring Rachael Nichols and Jackson Hurst. We've got an exclusive clip from the film, in which the two actors undertake a mission to find the owner of the wayward parrot; the mission is a little complicated, though, because Nichols's Fiona insists on bringing her beloved basset hound to the records department to do it. If you want to know more you can visit the official site and also check out the film's synopsis below. A Bird of the Air, directed by Margaret Whitton, opens in theaters on September 23. A sassy parrot and a free-spirited librarian upend the well-ordered life of a solitary man. Lyman (Jackson Hurst) is a loner, ...

Coming your way in limited release on September 23rd, A Bird of the Air is a quirky, indie number that looks as charming as anything to come along in a while. Centered around a loner who finds a parrot, and embarks on a mission to return the bird to its rightful owner, it's a kind of quest film that spins out of control.

If the trailer is any real indication, my money is on this one coming together into a very solid effort, and one that I think many will find themselves watching again and again.

Below check out some more info, the trailer, and a few images, and find out if this one will make appearance near you.

A sassy parrot and a free-spirited librarian upend the well-ordered life of a solitary man.

Lyman (Jackson Hurst) is a loner, working the graveyard shift for the Courtesy Patrol. When a...

It might feel unfortunately familiar to anyone who's consumed lots of independent dramatic comedies, but A Bird of the Air looks to be a charming little film about a boy and a girl...and a parrot. The parrot adds that "quirky" factor that people are increasingly annoyed as being associated with independent comedies, but at least it's actually the driving point behind the plot in this case, and not just an unnecessary flourish. A Bird of the Air lands in theaters (I'm sorry) on September 23rd and is the directorial debut of actress Margaret Whitton (Major League, Little Monsters) starring Rachel Nichols (P2, Criminal Minds) and Jackson Hurst (The Tree of Life, Drop Dead Diva). The trailer showcases the film's very offbeat personality, and I'm not really sure if I buy the performances of the leads yet - but I'll just have to wait and see how it plays out in context.

We’re excited to bring you an exclusive first look the the movie poster for A Bird of the Air, the directorial debut of longtime actress Margaret Whitton (Major League, 9 1/2 Weeks). The film is about Lyman (Jackson Hurst), a loner working the graveyard shift for the Courtesy Patrol. When a green parrot flies in to his trailer he becomes obsessed with finding its owner, which leads him to Fiona (Rachel Nichols). She has been eyeing Lyman from a distance and decides to help with his parrot search, whether he wants her to or not. Along with her basset...

Paladin Has ‘Whale’ Of A Time

in documentary about friendly orca

New York, June 28, 2011 . The Whale, a new documentary about a lonely young killer whale who causes upheaval in a small town and amazement around the world when he tries to make friends with humans, will be released theatrically by Paladin, it was announced by company president, Mark Urman.

The Whale (http://www.thewhalemovie.com/) was directed by noted journalist Michael Parfit and veteran producer-cinematographer Suzanne Chisholm, who encountered the young orca whale, nicknamed Luna, at the height of his celebrity and spent several years chronicling his adventures both in print and on film.

Ryan Reynolds, who hails from the very region in Western Canada where the story unfolds, narrates the film and served as executive producer, along with Scarlett Johansson and Eric Desatnik. The Whale will play its first commercial engagements in late summer and expand in the fall.

Paladin has acquired U.S. rights to "A Bird of the Air," a new film based on Joe Coomer's novel "The Loop." The film marks the feature film directorial debut of actress Margaret Whitton and is the maiden production of Tashtego Films, which she and her partners, Steven Tabakin and Warren Spector, formed in 2008. Paladin plans a fall release for the film. Full press release below. A Bird Of The ...

Lights. Cameras. Birthday Action (for this, the 30th of November). Only one month left to go and it's 2010. How crazy is that?

Ridley, Terrence (in the 70s) and Marc

1835 Mark Twain's books have been adapted into movies ever since the movies began. Most notably The Prince and the Pauper and any tale of Huck Finn or Tom Sawyer

1920 Virginia Mayo 40s and 50s star, frequent Danny Kaye foil

1926 Richard Crenna, character actor

1927 Robert Guillaume, "Benson"

1929 Dick Clark, seemingly immortal creature who may finally be destroyed by the rise of his spiritual offspring Ryan Seacrest. It's all very Cronos vs. Zeus, only without the thunderbolts

1937 Ridley Scott, manly director whose movies are usually way better when they're shot through with a strong female presence. Consider the three classics: Blade Runner, Thelma & Louise, Alien. The rest of the filmography surely has its moments but that's the trinity right there.

1943 Terence Malick,...

When the team.s new owner wants to move to warmer climates and hires a bunch of misfits to drive ticket sales down, she never imagines that they.ll pull it together and make the playoffs. That.s just what happens in this 1989 baseball comedy. Play ball! Former Las Vegas showgirl Rachel Phelps (Margaret Whitton) has inherited the Cleveland Indians baseball team from her late husband. She.s not happy with the wintry climate of Cleveland and wants to move the team to the warmer Florida. To do so she has to reduce the stadium attendance to void the team.s contract. So she instructs the new general manager Charlie Donovan (Charles Cyphers) to hire the worst team imaginable from a...

Good baseball movies are hard to come by. You have Bull Durham, but even that’s a romantic comedy with baseball as an afterthought. The so-called classics are all great: For the Love of the Game, The Natural, A League of Their Own, etc. A few exist, but for the sheer volume of films made about our national pastime, you’d think we’d have gotten the “baseball movie” down to an art. Producing one Field of Dreams every 500 baseball movies isn’t a great ratio. Major League falls somewhere in that other 500; it’s neither a superb baseball movie nor a superb comedy. It simmers somewhere just below boiling and a notch above lukewarm.

It’s the premise which makes Major League such a catch. It’s the reverse of most sports films and yet it keeps to formula at the same time. The aberration from formula is the...

Chicago – Paramount Home Video is unleashing waves of catalog titles this month, starting with an interesting quintet of laugh-fests that range wildly in subject matter and quality.

What do they have in common? Well, three are from the “Saturday Night Live” factory - “Wayne’s World,” “Wayne’s World 2,” and “Black Sheep,” but the other two are not. Those three are also from the ’90s, another tempting way to bunch these random titles together, but “Major League” is an ’80s comedy and “Without a Paddle” is from the ’00s.

Even quality levels seem like an inappropriate way to lump these titles together as even diehard fans couldn’t claim that Chris Farley’s “Black Sheep” or the silly “Paddle” should stand next to “Wayne’s World” or the beloved “Major League”.

Why even try and lump them together? They’re all comedies. They’re all Paramount. Anyone can find at...