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Director:
Michael Pressman
Writers:
Paul Brickman (written by)
Bill Lancaster (characters)
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Release Date:
8 July 1977 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy | Sport more
Tagline:
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
Plot:
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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Not a foul ball but not a home run either more

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Breaking Training (Philippines: English title)
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Runtime:
100 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
USA:PG

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
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. more
Goofs:
Factual errors: Bears and Toros players can be seen leading off during several scenes of the film. If we are to assume these are little league teams this would be illegal as there is no leading off allowed in little league. Runners are not permitted to leave bases until the pitched ball has crossed the plate. more
Quotes:
Mike Leak: Listen it's been a long time...
Kelly Leak: It's been eight years. You know why I know that? You know why I know it's been eight years? Because on the day left you gave me this little blue bicycle, I was five years old, some little punk kid, and you have me the bike thinking that if I accepted the gift, I'd accept a deal, well you were wrong! I didn't except that bicycle, it's eight years old, it's untouched and it's still in my basement...
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story (2004) more
Soundtrack:
1812 Overture more

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2 out of 3 people found the following comment useful:-
Not a foul ball but not a home run either, 26 October 2002
Author: soranno from Las Vegas, Nevada

This second installment in Paramount's "The Bad News Bears" film series is (as most sequels are) not quite as good as the original film but it's not entirely bad either. William Devane does a fairly good job in his role as the new coach of the Bears little league baseball team. He has his sights set on big things including giving the team a shot for the little league world series and a chance to play at the famed Houston Astrodome. However, what could've made this sequel better was if some of the talent that came together to make the first film so enjoyable could've returned. The series was never the same without Walter Matthau and Tatum O'Neal.

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