Bad News Bears 1976 PG, 102 min. Genre: Comedy / Family / Drama
Director: Michael Ritchie Cast: Walter Matthau, Tatum O'Neal, Vic Morrow, Joyce Van Patten, Ben Piazza, Jackie Earle Haley, Alfred Lutter III, Brandon Cruz, Shari Summers, Joe(2) Brooks, Chris Barnes, Erin Blunt, Gary Lee Cavagnaro, Jaime Escobedo, Scott Firestone
Little League baseball coach Morris Buttermaker (Walter Matthau) is determined to train a bunch of unruly kids into a winning unit. This movie is very funny as the ludicrous, beer-guzzling Buttermaker employs a special tactic–Amanda (Tatum O'Neal)–as the catalyst to make winners out of his foul-mouthed players. Followed by two sequels and remade in 2005.
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The Bad News Bears in Breaking Training 1977 PG, 99 min. Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Michael Pressman Cast: William Devane, Clifton James, Jackie Earle Haley, Jimmy Baio, Chris Barnes, Fred Stuthman, Lane Smith, Pat Corley, Alfred Lutter III, Erin Blunt, George Gonzales, Jaime Escobedo, Brett Marx, David Pollock, David Stambaugh
This sequel to "The Bad News Bears" just does not have the gusto of the original film. Kelly Leak (Jackie Earle Haley) is back on the team, and his father, Mike (William Devane), is coerced into becoming the coach.
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