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Director:
Writer:
Bill Lancaster (written by)
Release Date:
7 April 1976 (USA)
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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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Baseball
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Little League
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California
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Coach
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Pool Cleaner
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Awards:
Nominated for BAFTA Film Award.
Another 1 win
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(15 articles)
Review: Red Cliff
(From Twitch. 25 November 2009, 10:23 AM, PST)
Yankees Vs. Phillies In The World Series? Give Me The Best Fictional Baseball Teams In Movie History!
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(From Twitch. 25 November 2009, 10:23 AM, PST)
Yankees Vs. Phillies In The World Series? Give Me The Best Fictional Baseball Teams In Movie History!
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Single Greatest Kids and Sports Movie EVER!
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Walter Matthau | ... | Coach Morris Buttermaker |
 | Chris Barnes | ... | Tanner Boyle |
 | Tatum O'Neal | ... | Amanda Whurlitzer |
| Ben Piazza | ... | Councilman Whitewood |
 | Vic Morrow | ... | Coach Roy Turner |
| Erin Blunt | ... | Ahmad Abdul Rahim |
 | Jackie Earle Haley | ... | Kelly Leak |
| Gary Lee Cavagnaro | ... | Engelberg |
| Joyce Van Patten | ... | Cleveland |
| Jaime Escobedo | ... | Jose Agilar |
| Scott Firestone | ... | Regi Tower |
| George Gonzales | ... | Miguel Agilar |
| Alfred Lutter III | ... | Ogilvie (as Alfred W. Lutter) |
| Brett Marx | ... | Jimmy Feldman |
 | David Pollock | ... | Rudi Stein |
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Runtime:
102 min
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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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Bill Lancaster's screenplay was based on his experiences with his father, Burt Lancaster. Buttermaker was based on Burt, who was known for his grumpiness and the character of Amanda was based on himself. Burt Lanacster would later be cast as an aged version of early 20th Century ballplayer, Archibald "Moonlight" Graham in Field of Dreams (1989).
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Continuity: After Engleberg scores when Joey holds on to the baseball, Joey walks over and drops the ball at his father's feet. Turner then gives the ball to the new pitcher. The next shot is of Bears taking the field. However, the Bears should still have another out to go since nobody was called out after Engelberg scores the run.
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Quotes:
Coach Morris Buttermaker:
Listen, Lupus, you didn't come into this life just to sit around on a dugout bench, did ya? Now get your ass out there and do the best you can.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Jeopardy!: (#22.10)" (2005)
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Soundtrack:
Carmen
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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.