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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. Cast Walter Matthau Coach Morris Buttermaker Tatum O'Neal Amanda Whurlizer Vic Morrow Coach Roy Turner Joyce Van Patten Cleveland Ben Piazza Councilman Whitewood Jackie Earle Haley Kelly Leak Alfred Lutter III Ogilvie Brandon Cruz Joey Turner Shari Summers Mrs. Turner Joe(2) Brooks Umpire Chris Barnes Tanner Boyle Erin Blunt Ahmad Abdul Rahim Gary Lee Cavagnaro Engelberg Jaime Escobedo Jose Agilar Scott Firestone Regi Tower