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The Bad News Bears in Breaking Training

  • 19771977
  • PGPG
  • 1h 40m
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5.6/10
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The Bad News Bears in Breaking Training (1977)
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.
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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.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.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.
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    • Michael Pressman
    • Paul Brickman
    • Bill Lancaster(characters)
  • Stars
    • William Devane
    • Jackie Earle Haley
    • Clifton James
    • Michael Pressman
    • Paul Brickman
    • Bill Lancaster(characters)
  • Stars
    • William Devane
    • Jackie Earle Haley
    • Clifton James
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    • 40User reviews
    • 21Critic reviews
    • 47Metascore
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    Walter Matthau and Tatum O'Neal in The Bad News Bears (1976)
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    William Devane
    William Devane
    • Mike Leak
    Jackie Earle Haley
    Jackie Earle Haley
    • Kelly Leak
    Clifton James
    Clifton James
    • Sy Orlansky
    Jimmy Baio
    Jimmy Baio
    • Carmen Ronzonni
    Chris Barnes
    Chris Barnes
    • Tanner Boyle
    Erin Blunt
    Erin Blunt
    • Ahmad Abdul Rahim
    George Gonzales
    • Miguel Agilar
    Jaime Escobedo
    • Jose Agilar
    • (as Jaime O. Escobedo)
    Alfred Lutter III
    Alfred Lutter III
    • Ogilvie
    • (as Alfred Lutter)
    Brett Marx
    • Jimmie Feldman
    David Pollock
    • Rudi Stein
    Quinn Smith
    Quinn Smith
    • Timmy Lupus - The Big Looper
    David Stambaugh
    • Toby Whitewood
    Jeffrey Louis Starr
    • Mike Engelberg
    Lane Smith
    Lane Smith
    • Officer Mackie
    Fred Stuthman
    Fred Stuthman
    • Lester Eastland
    Dolph Sweet
    Dolph Sweet
    • Mr. Manning
    Pat Corley
    Pat Corley
    • Morrie Slaytor
      • Michael Pressman
      • Paul Brickman
      • Bill Lancaster(characters)
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    • 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.
    • Goofs
      In the famous "hidden ball trick" scene against the Toros, the Bears pitcher is on the mound during the trick. This would make the play impossible because being on the mound "rubber" without the ball is considered a balk at any level of baseball.
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    "The Bad News Bears in Breaking Training" is a cute sequel to the classic original. By know means does it come close to it predecessor but it is a fun time waster.

    The Bears head off,unchaperoned, to play an exhibition game at the Astrodome against the Texas state champs. (One major flaw is that it is never adequately explained why the Bears would be making the trip since they lost the championship game in the original). The usual juvenile hijinks ensue on the road as they make their way there.

    Once there team leader Kelly Leak enlists the aid of his estranged father (nicely played by William Devane) to coach the team. This leads to the opening of some old wounds between the two. It's a nice distraction from the main story and handled well until the cornball, cliched scene where the hatchet is buried.

    The big game is handled well with the Astrodome surroundings a big aid.

    While Walter Matthau and Tatum O'Neal (the star pticher in this one is played by Jimmy Baio who is given nothing to do)are sorely missed, the cast does an adequate job of making the film amusing for kids.

    The final result is a nice little film. The game is the best part but there are plenty of amusing moments (including the requisite bad language from the kids) to keep you mildly interested. If you don't agree, just take a peak at "The Bad News Bears Go To Japan." This film will look like a classic compared to that disaster.
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      • July 8, 1977 (United States)
      • United States
      • English
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      • Mason Park, 10500 Mason Ave., Chatsworth, California, USA
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      • Paramount Pictures
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