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8 July 1977 (USA)
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They've fired their coach. They've "borrowed" a van. They're on their way to the Houston Astrodome...with girls on their minds, cops on their tails, and the game of their lives at stake. more
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A troubled, rebellious teen drives his rambunctious baseball team out to Houston where they play an exhibition game and the boy meets his estranged father, and hires him as the teams coach. full summary | add synopsis
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(Cast overview, first billed only)| William Devane | ... | Mike Leak | |
| Clifton James | ... | Sy Orlansky | |
| Chris Barnes | ... | Tanner Boyle | |
| Jackie Earle Haley | ... | Kelly Leak | |
| Jimmy Baio | ... | Carmen Ronzonni | |
| Erin Blunt | ... | Ahmad Abdul Rahim | |
| George Gonzales | ... | Miguel Agilar | |
| Jaime Escobedo | ... | Jose Agilar (as Jamie O. Escobedo) | |
| Alfred Lutter III | ... | Ogilvie (as Alfred Lutter) | |
| Brett Marx | ... | Jimmy Feldman | |
| David Pollock | ... | Rudi Stein | |
| Quinn Smith | ... | Timmy Lupus (The Big Looper) | |
| David Stambaugh | ... | Toby Whitewood | |
| Jeffrey Louis Starr | ... | Mike Engelberg | |
| Lane Smith | ... | Officer Mackle |
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During the game at the Astrodome, a Toros player comments that Jimmy Feldman looks like "one of the Marx Brothers". Brett Marx, who plays Jimmy, is the grandson of Gummo Marx, a brother of the Marx Brothers.
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Continuity: Opening scene of the movie when Engelberg rides up to the ballpark the sky turns from a overcast late day shot to a sunny early day shot.
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[entire Bears team singing] Won't your mother be disgusted when she finds her son is busted, footprint on the dashboard upside down, yee haw! Won't she scream in your ear when she finds you with that beer, grinin' and a stumblin all around yee haw!
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1812 Overture
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"The Bad News Bears in Breaking Training" is a cute sequel to the classic original. By know means does it come close to it predecessor but it is a fun time waster.
The Bears head off,unchaperoned, to play an exhibition game at the Astrodome against the Texas state champs. (One major flaw is that it is never adequately explained why the Bears would be making the trip since they lost the championship game in the original). The usual juvenile hijinks ensue on the road as they make their way there.
Once there team leader Kelly Leak enlists the aid of his estranged father (nicely played by William Devane) to coach the team. This leads to the opening of some old wounds between the two. It's a nice distraction from the main story and handled well until the cornball, cliched scene where the hatchet is buried.
The big game is handled well with the Astrodome surroundings a big aid.
While Walter Matthau and Tatum O'Neal (the star pticher in this one is played by Jimmy Baio who is given nothing to do)are sorely missed, the cast does an adequate job of making the film amusing for kids.
The final result is a nice little film. The game is the best part but there are plenty of amusing moments (including the requisite bad language from the kids) to keep you mildly interested. If you don't agree, just take a peak at "The Bad News Bears Go To Japan." This film will look like a classic compared to that disaster.