The Bad News Bears in Breaking Training (1977)

User Rating:

5.0/10   

Director:

Michael Pressman

Writers:

Paul Brickman (written by)
Bill Lancaster (characters)

Release Date:

8 July 1977 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Sport

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.

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.

Plot Keywords:

Baseball | Sequel | Little League | Astrodome | Houston Astrodome

Cast

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

Also Known As:

Breaking Training (Philippines: English title)

Runtime:

100 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

USA:PG

Filming Locations:

Astrodome - 8400 Kirby Drive, Houston, Texas, USA

Company:

Paramount Pictures

Trivia:

The playboy magazine that Carmen gets is the February 1977 issue.

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.

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...

Movie Connections:

Spoofed in Puddle Cruiser (1996)

Soundtrack:

1812 Overture

The second part of the Bad News Bears trilogy!

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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