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The Bad News Bears (1976)

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Overview

Director:
Michael Ritchie
Writer:
Bill Lancaster (written by)
Release Date:
7 April 1976 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy | 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
Awards:
Nominated for BAFTA Film Award. Another 1 win more
User Comments:
Single Greatest Kids and Sports Movie EVER! more

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Additional Details

Runtime:
102 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
UK:PG | Canada:A (Nova Scotia) | Canada:PG (Manitoba/Ontario) | West Germany:6 | Finland:S | USA:PG | Canada:G (Quebec) | Australia:PG | Singapore:PG
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Trivia:
Throughout the film, Morris Buttermaker (Walter Matthau) is constantly drinking beer, yet he is never seen drinking the same brand. Buttermaker is seen at various times in the film drinking Budweiser, Miller High Life, Schlitz "Kingers", Pabst Blue Ribbon, and original Coors. more
Goofs:
Continuity: When Rudi Stein is first asked by Buttermaker to let himself get hit by a pitch, he is following Kelly Leak in the batting order (Kelly had just been walked intentionally). When he's asked the second time, he's following Ogilvie in the batting order. more
Quotes:
[after the Bears lose 18-0]
Coach Morris Buttermaker: Come on, fellas. Rome wasn't built in a day.
Ogilvie: Yeah, it took several hundred years.
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Soundtrack:
Carmen more

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15 out of 20 people found the following comment useful:-
Single Greatest Kids and Sports Movie EVER!, 23 September 2003
Author: enipuzgma from Southern California

I know that is an exaggeration, but I truly believe that this movie sets the standard by which all other "kids and sports" movies will be measured.

What it does that is unique is that it keeps the swearing and fighting where it belongs: on the field. This movie does not even try to make anyone look good, for the sake of making them look good. It just shows the kids at their very essence: booger-eating morons, just out to have a good time trying to play baseball.

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