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The Bad News Bears in Breaking Training (1977)

PG 100 min  -  Comedy | Sport  -   8 July 1977 (USA)
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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.

Director:

Michael Pressman

Writers:

Paul Brickman, Bill Lancaster (characters)
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
William Devane ...
Mike Leak
Clifton James ...
Sy Orlansky
Jackie Earle Haley ...
Jimmy Baio Jimmy Baio ...
Carmen Ronzonni
Chris Barnes Chris Barnes ...
Erin Blunt Erin Blunt ...
George Gonzales George Gonzales ...
Jaime Escobedo Jaime Escobedo ...
Jose Agilar (as Jaime O. Escobedo)
Alfred Lutter III Alfred Lutter III ...
Ogilvie (as Alfred Lutter)
Brett Marx Brett Marx ...
Jimmie Feldman
David Pollock ...
Quinn Smith Quinn Smith ...
David Stambaugh David Stambaugh ...
Jeffrey Louis Starr Jeffrey Louis Starr ...
Lane Smith ...
Officer Mackie
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Storyline

Sentimental sequel film finds the Bears, somehow, the little league champions of California. As a result, the team is invited to play a between-games exhibition at the Houston Astrodome with the local champs, the Toros. Kelly Leak, the Bears' star player, decides to rejoin the team and go with them to Houston to make amends with his estranged father, Mike. Written by Rick Gregory <rag.apa@email.apa.org>  

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Plot Keywords:

Baseball | Sequel | Little League | Astrodome | Houston Astrodome  | See more »

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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. See more »

Genres:

Comedy | Sport

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Breaking Training See more »

Company Credits

Production Co:

Paramount Pictures See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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Trivia

The baseball field where the Bears are training is in real life, Bayland Park off Bissonnet in Southwest Houston. During the baseball training scenes, there is an advertisement for Discount Trophies (off South Post Oak), which went out of business in 1993. See more »

Goofs

Crew or equipment visible: Shadows of the camera and crew visible when Kelly Leak is walking off the field after having an argument with his father. See more »

Quotes

Mike Leak: LET THEM PLAY! LET THEM PLAY! LET THEM PLAY!...
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Connections

Referenced in Beerfest (2006) See more »

Soundtracks

"1812 Overture"
Written by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky See more »