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Overview

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Director:
Michael Ritchie
Writer:
Bill Lancaster (written by)
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Release Date:
7 April 1976 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy | Family | Sport more
Tagline:
...together they make it happen! more
Plot:
An aging, down-on-his-luck ex-minor leaguer coaches a team of misfits in an ultra-competitive California little league. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
Nominated for BAFTA Film Award. Another 1 win more
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Lupus is Da Man. more

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Additional Details

Runtime:
102 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English | Spanish
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.78 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Glen Glenn Sound)
Certification:
Canada:A (Nova Scotia) | Canada:PG (Manitoba/Ontario) | West Germany:6 | UK:PG | Finland:S | USA:PG | Canada:G (Quebec) | Australia:PG | Singapore:PG

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Jodie Foster was cast at one point as Amanda, but dropped out in order to play Iris in Martin Scorsese's Taxi Driver (1976). more
Goofs:
Continuity: Right before Buttermaker bunts, Englebert's hat and mask are on his head but in the next shot the hat is gone. more
Quotes:
[hitting batting practice]
Coach Morris Buttermaker: [yells to infield] All right, look alive! Let's get one out there!
[to Engleberg]
Coach Morris Buttermaker: Are you ready?
[Buttermaker bunts in front of the plate]
Coach Morris Buttermaker: Engleberg?
Engelberg: [exasperated] What?
Coach Morris Buttermaker: That is a bunt - B-U-N-T. The catcher is supposed to pick up the bunt and throw it to first base.
Coach Morris Buttermaker: Well, how was I supposed to know? You made such a big deal yelling out to them.
Coach Morris Buttermaker: [sighs] Diversionary tactic, Engleberg. Now get the ball...
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Soundtrack:
Carmen more

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12 out of 16 people found the following comment useful:-
Lupus is Da Man., 5 November 1998
10/10
Author: anonymous

Hilarious film with a darker side that sometimes pokes through, especially in its serious moments. This is classic Walter Matthau, and classic Jackie Earle Haley, too! (Love that air hockey scene!) It reminds me of my childhood, and not many movies do. I can watch this film a dozen times and never get tired of it.

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