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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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The second part of the Bad News Bears trilogy! more (24 total)

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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:
The playboy magazine that Carmen gets is the February 1977 issue. 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. more
Quotes:
Mike Engelberg: Hey Kelly can we make another stop?
Kelly Leak: Engelberg can't you just...
Mike Engelberg: Look it happens I can't control things like this...
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Movie Connections:
Spoofed in Puddle Cruiser (1996) more
Soundtrack:
1812 Overture more

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The second part of the Bad News Bears trilogy!, 21 August 2005
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Author: Captain_Couth (sirjosephu@aol.com) from Sacramento, CA

The Bad News Bears in Breaking Training (1977) was a notch below the first film. A couple of key players from the first film are missing (Walter Matthau and Tatum O'Neal). So the supporting cast has to pull their weight. The Bears go on a summer trip to play in the Astrodome. But they need a manger. The kids decide to leave on their own. After tricking their parents into thinking they found a manger, they hit the road. Jackie Earle Haley (co-captain of the Bears in the first film) takes over as the leader of the team. The players want a manager. So he searches for his estranged father (William Devane) to help them on their way to Houston. Will the Bears make it to the Dome on time? Can the father and son patch up their differences and work together? How do the kids travel from California to Texas? Find all that out when you watch THE BAD NEWS BEARS IN BREAKING TRAINING.

A cheesy fun family film. Many of the key players from the first film reprise their roles. This film was Jackie Earle Haley's chance to shine. He was a child star during the eighties. He practically fell off of the face of the Earth until he began to show up in movies recently. Followed by The BAD NEWS BEARS GO TO JAPAN!

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