CHARACTER IN FOCUS: Lynn Wells, "Major League" (1989)

Rene Russo, since her modeling career to her acting career, loves clean looks!
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Many actors and actresses start their acting careers with comedies, dramas, or even horror movies. Burbank native Rene Russo, after her modeling career, and a TV series called Sable in 1987, she began in the sports comedy Major League in April 1989, when she was 35. Since this movie, she discovered how very talented she is. 

Rene Russo showing she has no engagement ring to Jake (Tom Berenger)
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She did Lynn Wells, Jake Taylor (Tom Berenger)'s love interest. And for some people, in this movie, Tom and Rene's love chemistry was amazing, despite their acting experiences. 

According to Russo: "I don't remember being terrified. I think acting is something that came natural. I did a library scene in that movie, where there was no cutting — it was one continuous, two-minute scene going through a library. I didn't know if I could, you know? It was a long scene, and just to remember, OK, you put the books down here and then you take two steps and you have to turn around, and you have a little bit of an argument, and there's no cutting, so you had to do it in one take. And at the end of it I thought, OK, well then, maybe I can do this. That was a real confidence booster for me."  

And we all agree with Rene about the library scene in Major League: it was a great and hilarious scene, where she had to whisper, due to a quiet place. 

Ms. Russo between the male cast of Major League. 
(photo - Paramount Pictures)

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Major League (MOVIE REVIEW)

Poster for Major League (1989), directed by David S. Ward.
(photo credits - Paramount Pictures)

Directed by: David S. Ward. 

Produced by: Chris Chesser & Irby Smith.

Written by: David S. Ward. 

Main Cast: 
Tom Berenger ---- Jake Taylor
Charlie Sheen ---- Ricky Vaughn
Corbin Bensen --- Roger Dorn
Margaret Whitton --- Rachel Phelps
James Gammon ---- Lou Brown
Rene Russo --- Lynn Wells
Wesley Snipes --- Wille Mays Hayes

Rene Russo between the male cast in the end of Major League. 
(photo credits - Paramount Pictures)

Release Date: April 7, 1989 (USA) / May 12, 1989 (Brazil)

Running Time: 106 min. 

Budget / Box Office: US$11 million / US$49,8 million (box office success).

Plot Summary: Rachel Phelps (Margaret Whitton),a former Las Vegas showgirl, has inherited the Cleveland Indians baseball team from her deceased husband. Due to the fact Phelps hates the city, she decides to relocates the team to Miami and hires Lou Brown (James Gammon), third baseman Roger Dorn (Corbin Bernsen), veteran baseman Jake Taylor (Tom Berenger), prisoner Ricky Vaughn (Charlie Sheen) and Willie Mays Hayes (Wesley Snipes), among others. 

Lynn (Rene Russo) showing she has no engagement ring to Jake (Tom Berenger) and they both end together.
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The team predictably starts the season on a losing streak. Lou then discovers Vaughn's control issues stem from an uncorrected visual impairment. After being fitted with glasses, Vaughn's performance improves and the team begins to win. Meanwhile, Taylor tries to reunite with his ex-girlfriend Lynn (Rene Russo), despite her being engaged to another man.

Phelps, angered by the team's improvement, tries to demoralize them by removing team amenities. She replaces their chartered team jet, first with a rickety propeller plane and then an old bus. She then refuses to fix their workout equipment, and even has the hot water to the locker room turned off. Despite her efforts the team continues to win and brings themselves into contention for the division championship.

Eventually Charlie is able to reveal Phelps's plan to Lou. Lou then calls a team meeting and announces that all of the players on the current roster would be released at the end of the season no matter the outcome. With nothing to lose, Taylor says they should just focus on winning the pennant.

Rene with Tom Berenger in scene: "Books are my life now".
(photo - Paramount Pictures)

And in the end, the Indians win the New York Yankees and the team celebrates, Dorn punches Vaughn in the face for what happened the night before but then quickly pulls him up so they can keep celebrating. Taylor spots Lynn in the stands, no longer wearing her engagement ring. The two rush to hug each other as the city celebrates the victory.

Fun Facts about the Movie:

• Major League was Rene Russo's movie debut, she previously appeared on the TV series Sable (1987).
• The scenes were filmed in Tucson, Arizona, and Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
• Charlie Sheen and Tom Berenger worked together in Platoon (1986), instead of being friends like in Major League, they were enemies. 
• Rene Russo would do again a sports movie in Mr. Destiny (1990), with Jim Belushi, and Tin Cup (1996), along with Kevin Costner.  

Critical Reception:

• IMDB: 7,2/10
• AdoroCinema (Brazil): 3,3/5
• MetaScore: 62/100
• Rotten Tomatoes: 82% (fresh; 39 reviews)

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