Bad News Bears 2005 PG-13, 111 min. Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Richard Linklater Cast: Billy Bob Thornton, Greg Kinnear, Marcia Gay Harden, Sammi Kraft, Ridge Canipe, Brandon Craggs, Jeff Davies, Timmy Deters, Carlos Estrada, Emmanuel Estrada, Troy Gentle, Kenneth "K.C." Harris, Jeffrey Tedmori, Tyler Patrick Jones, Aman Johal
In this remake of the 1976 film, Billy Bob Thornton takes on the role of the grizzled, Little League coach Morris Buttermaker who works with a conglomeration of misfit kids and turns them into a championship team. No longer a Major League baseball player, Buttermaker has been spending most of his time with booze and women–until Liz Whitewood (Marcia Gay Harden) arranges for him to take over the team. While working with his bickering players, Buttermaker could, but doesn't, give them inspirational lessons, but they do achieve a great comeback.
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Final Approach 2004 N/R, 92 min. Genre: Family / Adventure aka: Junior Pilot
Director: James Becket Cast: Jordan Garrett, Larry Miller, Angela Watson, Eric Roberts, Jeffrey Tedmori, Adam Cagley, Skyler Samuels, Mark Dacascos, David Rasche, Steve Hytner, Tim Thomerson, Julia Nickson-Soul
Elementary school kids are on a cross-country flight that is threatened by hijackers. When the pilot collapses, a crash is eminent, but 10-year-old computer whiz Ricky (Jordan Garrett) takes control and safely lands the plane.
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| 1. Bad News Bears (2005)
2. Final Approach (2004) aka: Junior Pilot
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