Bad News Bears (2005)

Director:

Richard Linklater

Writers (WGA):

Bill Lancaster (screenplay) and
Glenn Ficarra (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:

22 July 2005 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Sport

Tagline:

Disorganized. Disrespected. Dis summer.

Plot:

A grizzled little league coach (Thornton) tries to turn his team of misfits into champs.

Plot Keywords:

Coach | Baseball | Alcoholic | Little League | Portable Toilet

Awards:

1 win & 2 nominations

Cast

Billy Bob Thornton	...	Morris Buttermaker
Greg Kinnear	...	Roy Bullock
Marcia Gay Harden	...	Liz Whitewood
Sammi Kane Kraft	...	Amanda Whurlitzer
Ridge Canipe	...	Toby Whitewood
Brandon Craggs	...	Mike Engelberg
Jeffrey Davies	...	Kelly Leak
Timmy Deters	...	Tanner Boyle
Carlos Estrada	...	Miguel Agilar
Emmanuel Estrada	...	Jose Agilar
Troy Gentile	...	Matthew Hooper
Kenneth 'K.C.' Harris	...	Ahmad Abdul Rahim
Aman Johal	...	Prem Lahiri
Tyler Patrick Jones	...	Timmy Lupus
Jeffrey Tedmori	...	Garo Daragabrigadien
Carter Jenkins	...	Joey Bullock
Seth Adkins	...	Jimmy
Chase Winton	...	Ms. Cleveland
Arabella Holzbog	...	Shari Bullock
Nectar Rose	...	Paradise
Lisa Arturo	...	Peaches
Lizz Carter	...	Chandalier (as Elizabeth Carter)
Monique Cooper	...	Lolita
Candace Kita	...	China
Kate Luyben	...	Daisy
Shamron Moore	...	Cherry Pie
Jeffrey Hutchinson	...	Baseball Official
Sonya Eddy	...	Saleslady
Karen Gordon	...	Saleslady
Maura Vincent	...	Shopper
Jennifer Carta	...	Softball Player Suzy
Dennis LaValle	...	Deaver Dad
Robert Peters	...	Yankee Dad
Kevin R. Kelly	...	Yankee Dad
Shannon O'Hurley	...	All American Mom
Hunter Cole	...	All American Boy
Wil Myer	...	All American Boy
Pancho Moler	...	Kevin
Jack Acampora	...	Yankee Player
Bretton Bowman	...	Yankee Player
Ryan Cruz	...	Yankee Player
Nick Lovullo	...	Yankee Player
Richard Martinez	...	Yankee Player
Payton Milone	...	Yankee Player
Ernesto Junior Prado	...	Yankee Player
Kirby James Shaw	...	Yankee Player
Cody Thompson	...	Yankee Player
Hayden Tsutsui	...	Yankee Player
Matthew Walker	...	Yankee Player
Darin Rossi	...	Umpire
Gary Rodriguez	...	Umpire (as Gary A. Rodriquez)
Scott Adsit	...	Umpire
Kevin Makely	...	Umpire
Robert Matthew Wagner	...	Umpire
Ken Medlock	...	Umpire
Josh Goldfield	...	Umpire (as Josh M. Goldfield)
Mike Paciorek	...	Umpire
Jeff Conrad	...	State Band Member
Sam Farrar	...	State Band Member
Alex Greenwald	...	State Band Member
Darren Robinson	...	State Band Member
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Tierra Abbott	...	Additional Voices (uncredited)
Kirstin Benson	...	Concert Goer (uncredited)
John Carey	...	Parent (uncredited)
Sean Carville	...	Hooters Patron (uncredited)
Parker Goris	...	(uncredited)
Jordan Lindsay Hamm	...	Kelly's Friend (uncredited)
Franky Kane Kraft	...	Concert Goer (uncredited)
Brooke Mackenzie	...	Skateboarder (uncredited)
Brian A Martinez	...	Baseball player (uncredited)
Tom Miller	...	Athletic's Coach (uncredited)
Darlena Roberts	...	Softball Player (uncredited)
Shane Ryan	...	Concert Goer (uncredited)
Tatiana Sarasty	...	Concert girl (uncredited)
Jennifer Shumaker	...	Horrified Mom (uncredited)
John F. Sullivan	...	Bar Patron (uncredited)
Alec Vigil	...	White Sox Baseball Player (uncredited)

Directed by
Richard Linklater

Writing credits (WGA)
Bill Lancaster		(screenplay) and
Glenn Ficarra		(screenplay) &
John Requa		(screenplay)
Bill Lancaster		(1976 screenplay)

Produced by
Adam Ellison	....	associate producer
Bruce Heller	....	co-producer
Sara Johnson	....	associate producer (as Sara Greene)
Geyer Kosinski	....	producer (as J. Geyer Kosinski)
Richard Linklater	....	producer
Brad Marks	....	associate producer
Marcus Viscidi	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Ed Shearmur

Cinematography by
Rogier Stoffers

Film Editing by
Sandra Adair

Casting by
Joseph Middleton

Production Design by
Bruce Curtis

Art Direction by
David Lazan

Set Decoration by
Brana Rosenfeld

Costume Design by
Karen Patch

Makeup Department
Patricia Androff	....	key makeup artist
Lynne K. Eagan	....	makeup artist: Mr. Thornton (as Lynne Eagan)
Teressa Hill	....	key hair stylist
Amy Lederman	....	makeup artist
Deborah Ann Piper	....	hair department head
Cynthia P. Romo	....	hair stylist
Keith Sayer	....	makeup artist
Janeen Schreyer	....	makeup department head
Elaina P. Schulman	....	hair stylist
Joani Yarbrough	....	hair designer: Mr. Thornton

Production Management
Eileen Malyszko Lee	....	production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Rosemary C. Cremona	....	second assistant director (as Rosemary Cremona)
Peter Dress	....	additional second assistant director (as Pete Dress)
Craig Miller	....	additional second assistant director
Vincent Palmo Jr.	....	first assistant director (as Vince Palmo Jr.)
Ruby Stillwater	....	second second assistant director

Art Department
Jason Bedig	....	lead man
Cosmas A. Demetriou	....	set designer
Craig Denham	....	graphic designer
Linda Griffis	....	art department coordinator
Kenneth Heimer	....	propmaker
Bill Holmquist	....	construction coordinator
Ellen Lampl	....	graphic designer
Richard McConnell	....	general foreman
Martin Milligan	....	on-set dresser
Christopher Morente	....	key greens
Roger Prater	....	greensman
Lee Ross	....	on-set scenic
Clint Schultz	....	graphic designer
Suzanne Shugarman	....	art department assistant
Michael P. Sweeney	....	assistant property master
Gary Tuers	....	property master

Sound Department
Mark Agostino	....	ProTools playback operator
Robert Althoff	....	sound re-recordist
David Bach	....	dialogue editor
Bob Baron	....	adr mixer
Steve Bartkowicz	....	sound engineer
Anne Couk	....	first assistant sound editor
Scott Curtis	....	supervising foley editor
Valerie Davidson	....	foley editor
Valerie Davidson	....	sound editor
Russell Farmarco	....	supervising dialogue editor
Robin Harlan	....	foley artist
Randall L. Johnson	....	boom operator
Michael Jonascu	....	sound effects editor
Susan Kurtz	....	dialogue editor
Sarah Monat	....	foley artist
Willard Overstreet	....	foley editor
Jeremy Pitts	....	foley editor
Rocky Quiroz	....	utility sound
Vic Radulich	....	adr editor
Corey Roberts	....	adr sound assistant
Randolph Saucedo	....	sound recordist
Jeff Sawyer	....	sound effects editor
Brad Sherman	....	sound re-recording mixer
Randy Singer	....	foley mixer
Thomas W. Small	....	foley editor (as Thomas Small)
Frank Smathers	....	dialogue editor (as Frank T. Smathers)
Unsun Song	....	sound re-recordist
Beth Sterner	....	supervising sound editor
Jon Taylor	....	sound re-recording mixer
Edward Tise	....	production sound mixer
Robert Ulrich	....	adr supervisor

Special Effects by
John C. Hartigan	....	special effects coordinator (as John Hartigan)
Chris Walkowiak	....	special effects foreman

Visual Effects by
Jeff Barnes	....	production executive: CafeFX
Danny Braet	....	digital effects supervisor: CafeFX
Lee Carlton	....	digital artist
Steve Dellerson	....	visual effects producer: Cafe FX
Mike Ek	....	rotoscope artist
Vicki Galloway-Weimer	....	visual effects executive producer: CafeFX (as Vicki Galloway Weimer)
Erik Henry	....	visual effects supervisor
David Hochstadter	....	digital artist: CafeFX
David Hochstadter	....	rotoscope artist
David Lombardi	....	visual effects set supervisor
Lap Van Luu	....	IT support: CafeFX
Lap Van Luu	....	data I/O: CafeFX
Luke McDonald	....	digital artist
Dan Naulin	....	digital artist (as Daniel Naulin)
Bryant Reif	....	digital artist (as Bryan Reif)
Danny Torres	....	systems administrator (uncredited)

Stunts
Tierra Abbott	....	stunts
Cryss Adeff	....	stunts (as Cryss Adeff)
Michael Avery	....	stunts
Steve Badillo	....	stunts
Zane Cassidy	....	stunts
Zack Duhame	....	stunts
Allan Graf	....	stunts
Derek Graf	....	stunts
Ryan Happy	....	stunts
Sean Happy	....	stunts
Riley Harper	....	stunts
Riley Thomas Harper	....	stunts
Keenan Hateley	....	stunts
Jolene Yvone Holmstrand	....	stunts
Paul Lane	....	stunts
Paul M. Lane	....	utility stunts
Shawn Lane	....	stunts
Trevor Matthews	....	stunts
Jake Metcalf	....	stunts
Hayley C. Rosales	....	stunts (as Hayley Rosales)
Thomas Rosales Jr.	....	stunts (as Thomas Rosales)
Sean A. Rosales	....	stunts
Sean Alexander Ruge	....	stunts
Matthew Rugetti	....	stunts (as Matt Rugetti)
Brett Smrz	....	stunts
Ryan Staats	....	stunts
Webster P. Whinery Jr.	....	stunts
Scott Ryan Whinery	....	stunts
Webster Whinery	....	stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department
Jesse Arnold	....	lighting balloon operator
Adam Austin	....	libra head operator
John Beran	....	rigging key grip
Paul Bode	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
Robin Bursey	....	film loader
Kenneth Cooper	....	electrician
Alan R. Disler	....	assistant camera
P.J. Gaynard	....	lighting balloon operator
Rob J. Greenlea	....	grip
John Janusek	....	key grip
Tom Jedrzejcyk	....	grip (as Tanqueray)
Kelly Krotine	....	second assistant camera
Michael Listorti	....	dolly grip
Brett Mabry	....	rigging
David Mahlman	....	hot head technician
Damon Marcellino	....	set lighting technician
Jim McConkey	....	camera operator
Ryan Nelson	....	grip
Deana Newcomb	....	still photographer
Ray Patrick	....	super technocrane operator
Ethan Phillips	....	gaffer
Paul Postal	....	electrician
Paul Sanchez	....	camera operator
Chris Shadley	....	video assist operator (as Chris 'Fish' Shadley)
Riley Sidore	....	set lighting technician
James 'Biff' Thomsen	....	electrician
Tommy Tieche	....	second assistant camera
Christopher Warren	....	assistant chief rigging electrician
Stefan Wilking	....	assistant chief lighting technician

Casting Department
Jennifer Bender	....	extras casting
Patti Carns Kalles	....	casting: Seattle
Lauren Grey	....	casting associate
Jason James	....	casting: Seattle
Rachel Tenner	....	casting associate

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Charlene Amateau	....	costume supervisor
Elaine Davis	....	assistant costume designer
Demetricus Holloway	....	set costumer
Amy Jo Hoppenfeld	....	key costumer
Ann Miller	....	set costumer
Grace Pyke	....	set costumer
Lisa D. Quercioli	....	PR costumer
Susan Strubel	....	costumer: Mr. Thornton
Jennifer Antony	....	costumer (uncredited)
Thao T. Vu	....	costume coordinator (uncredited)

Editorial Department
Charles Harrison	....	post-production assistant
Harry Muller	....	color timer
Mary Nelson-Duerrstein	....	negative cutter (as Mary Nelson-Fraser)
Christopher Roldan	....	assistant editor

Music Department
Bryan Carrigan	....	digital score recordist
Bryan Carrigan	....	music programmer
Kyle Clausen	....	assistant music editor
Sandy DeCrescent	....	music contractor
Robert Elhai	....	orchestrator
Christopher Elly	....	scoring assistant
Chris Fogel	....	music scoring mixer
Mark Graham	....	music librarian
Daryl B. Kell	....	music editor
Jamie Lowry	....	assistant music editor
Butch Norton	....	music performers
Randall Poster	....	music supervisor
Nic Ratner	....	music editor
Ralph Sall	....	executive soundtrack producer
Ed Shearmur	....	conductor (as Edward Shearmur)
Steven L. Smith	....	music preparation
Jeff Toyne	....	orchestrator
Scott Hardkiss	....	composer: additional music (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Marcelle 'Kitty' Dutton	....	driver
J. Armin Garza II	....	driver: camera car
Paul E. Stroh	....	transportation coordinator
Tim Whisenant	....	driver

Other crew
Jamie Arnold	....	assistant accountant
Chris Baugh	....	location manager
Kayce Brown	....	key set production assistant
Brinton Bryan	....	set production assistant
Loreto Caro-Valdes	....	intern: production office
Sean Carville	....	second assistant accountant
Tai-San Choo	....	office intern
Valeria Migliassi Collins	....	script supervisor
Stephenson Crossley	....	assistant location manager
Bryan Davis	....	office production assistant
Jonathan Deiner	....	production secretary
Adam Feingold	....	office production assistant: additional photography
Adam Feingold	....	unit production assistant
Jay Floyd	....	clearance administrator
David Fordham	....	production assistant
Kevin Funston	....	key assistant location manager
Vanessa Grayson	....	stand-in
Vanessa Grayson	....	stand-in: Marcia Gay Harden
Ryan Hintz	....	second assistant accountant
Kevin Hoiseth	....	production assistant
Marike Jainchill	....	set production assistant
Boysie Jereza	....	payroll accountant
Adam Jordan	....	production assistant
Shari LaFranchi Blakney	....	production coordinator
Dennis LaValle	....	dialogue coach
James Lemus	....	craft service
Brian Levy	....	assistant: Mr. Kosinski
Kristi McConnell	....	construction accountant
Charissa McLain	....	assistant production coordinator
Ray Melendez	....	additional set production assistant
Naomi Motohashi	....	key assistant location manager
Blake Perkinson	....	production assistant
Glen Richard	....	production accountant
Katie Sadock	....	production assistant
Steve Savage	....	technical advisor: baseball
Cristie Schoen	....	chef
Kristin Scott	....	assistant: Mr. Thornton
Christopher Scull	....	set production assistant
Rainbow Shalom Hayes	....	craft service (as Rainbow-Shalom Johnson)
Arlene Singer-Gross	....	studio teacher
Greg Smith	....	technical advisor: baseball
Mollie Stallman	....	production assistant
Linda Stanley	....	studio teacher
Douglas J. Stewart	....	textile artist
Duffy Taylor	....	key assistant location manager
Tiffani Tendell	....	assistant: Ms. Harden
Rory Thost	....	adr loop group
Debbie Tieman	....	first assistant accountant
Elsy Torres	....	assistant: Mr. Kinnear
Matt Tulve	....	production assistant
Christopher Warren	....	assistant chief rigging technician
Jamie Weber	....	set production assistant
Paige Wilbanks	....	production assistant
Anne Marie Wilson	....	production assistant
Nicole Wirtz	....	stand-in
Tracey Zemitis	....	unit publicist
Patrick G. Ingram	....	rigging medic (uncredited)
Kristen Lindberg	....	production assistant (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Detour Filmproduction
• Geyer Kosinski
• Media Talent Group

Distributors

• Paramount Pictures (2005) (USA) (theatrical)
• Bontonfilm (2005) (Czech Republic) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2006) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2006) (Germany) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2006) (France) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2006) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2005) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (2005) (Japan) (theatrical)
• Argentina Video Home (2006) (Argentina) (DVD)
• Argentina Video Home (2006) (Argentina) (VHS)
• Paramount Home Entertainment Finland (2006) (Finland) (DVD)
• Paramount Home Entertainment (2006) (Brazil) (DVD)
• Paramount Home Entertainment (2006) (Germany) (DVD)
• Paramount Home Entertainment (2006) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2006) (Argentina) (all media)

Special Effects

• CafeFX (visual effects)
• Pacific Title and Art Studio (opticals)

Other Companies

• Bulletproof Recording Company  soundtrack
• Central Casting  extras casting
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  cranes and dollies
• Collegiate Images  footage courtesy of
• DeLuxe Laboratories  color
• ESPN Enterprises  footage courtesy of
• Jo Anne Kane Music Services  music preparation (as Jo Ann Kane Music Service)
• Mary Nelson-Fraser & Associates  negative cutting
• Pacific Title  title design
• Pacific Title and Art Studio  titles and opticals
• Panavision  cameras and lenses
• Paramount Studios  digital sound editing (as Paramount Pictures)
• Sportsrobe  costumes
• Todd-AO Radford  sound mixing (as Todd-AO Radford Stage S)
• Tomkats Catering  catering

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for rude behavior, language throughout, some sexuality and thematic elements.

Runtime:

113 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Spanish

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital

Certification:

Netherlands:MG6 | Sweden:Btl | Argentina:13 | Brazil:16 | USA:PG-13 (certificate #41880) | Finland:K-7 | Singapore:PG | Iceland:12 | Australia:M | South Korea:12 | Italy:T | USA:PG-13 | Canada:14A (British Columbia) | Canada:PG (Ontario) | Canada:G (Quebec) | UK:12A | Ireland:12A

Filming Locations:

Barone's Famous Italian Restaurant - 13726 Oxnard Street at Mammoth Avenue, Van Nuys, California, USA

Company:

Detour Filmproduction

Trivia:

In the trailer, the baseball bat with the film's title on it says, "Est. 1976", this was the year the original film was released.

Goofs:

Factual errors: It is revealed that Buttermaker only pitched two-thirds of an inning in the majors, and left with a 36.00 ERA. This is statistically impossible, as a pitcher completing two-thirds of an inning must have an ERA that is a multiple of 13.50.

Quotes:

Morris Buttermaker: Come on guys, remember what I told you, there's no "I" in team
Matthew Hooper: Yea, but there's an "M" and an "E".
Tanner Boyle: THERE SHOULD BE AN "F" AND A "U"!

Movie Connections:

References Field of Dreams (1989)

Soundtrack:

Everything is Alright

Not a Masterpiece, but Enjoyable

With some skepticism and fairly low expectations, I rented this film. Understand, I'm a big fan of Richard Linklater, and an admirer of Billy Bob Thornton's work, hence there were certain expectations coming into this viewing. For the most part, my expectations were met. This film is certainly worth a watch.

There is no point in comparing this film to the original, so I won't bother to do so. The two were made during different eras by different actors and filmmakers, so why stack them up against each other. This film stands nicely on its own. Richard Linklater has simply become the master of the early teen film. He beautifully handled his mostly non-professional cast in 'School of Rock' (though it must be said, he did have Jack Black to help him pull it off), and the same can be said for this cast of mostly neophyte actors. Linklater is somehow able to draw a certain feeling of realism from his youthful actors. I think this is because he's not afraid to go for naturalism, and he certainly doesn't pull any punches. Linklater allows his young cast members to be just as crass, cruel and feisty as you would expect from a group of 10 to 12-year olds in this modern era. At the same time, however, he is able to instill in his characters a sense of youthful innocence and a continuing level of 'wide-eyedness' that make his characters lovable. In addition, Linklater is careful in his characterization, he makes sure to provide a distinct personality for each of the kids in this film, something that isn't easy to do with 12 kids in under two hours.

The other big bonus of this film is the enjoyment of watching Billy Bob work. Billy Bob is great in these roles as the 'sexy sleazoid' who just manages to skim the surface of life. Beneath the somewhat reptilian outer skin of Billy Bob's Buttermaker is a human being who has compassion and understanding for others who are in his 'peer group', that is, the rejects and also-rans of life. He does a convincing job creating an empathy within his character for these kids who are all castoffs from the mainstream. In addition, Billy Bob delivers a lot of very funny lines that are steeped in naturalism, and thus guaranteed to create a great deal of offense to anyone concerned with propriety and/or political correctness.

I'm not guaranteeing a cinematic masterpiece with this review, but I will suggest that if the film is given a chance by objective viewers, it will be guaranteed to provide nearly two hours of laughs and entertainment. Don't expect a 'Little Giants' here, with a lot of gross sentimentality...this children's sports film gives you something a bit different!