Bad News Bears

20052005
PG-13PG-13
1h 53min

Bad News Bears (2005)

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

Director
- Richard Linklater
Writers
- Bill Lancaster(screenplay)
- Glenn Ficarra(screenplay)
- John Requa(screenplay)
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Awards
- 1 win & 4 nominations

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Tyler Patrick Jones, Jeffrey Tedmori, Brandon Craggs, Sammi Kane Kraft, Troy Gentile, and Kenneth 'K.C.' Harris in Bad News Bears (2005)

Billy Bob Thornton and Jeffrey Tedmori in Bad News Bears (2005)

Billy Bob Thornton, Timmy Deters, Brandon Craggs, Sammi Kane Kraft, Troy Gentile, Carlos Estrada, and Emmanuel Estrada in Bad News Bears (2005)

Billy Bob Thornton in Bad News Bears (2005)

Timmy Deters, Brandon Craggs, Sammi Kane Kraft, Kenneth 'K.C.' Harris, Carlos Estrada, and Emmanuel Estrada in Bad News Bears (2005)

Billy Bob Thornton, Timmy Deters, and Sammi Kane Kraft in Bad News Bears (2005)

Marcia Gay Harden and Ridge Canipe in Bad News Bears (2005)

Billy Bob Thornton, Tyler Patrick Jones, and Carlos Estrada in Bad News Bears (2005)

Billy Bob Thornton in Bad News Bears (2005)

Greg Kinnear and Hayden Tsutsui in Bad News Bears (2005)

Billy Bob Thornton and Jeffrey Davies in Bad News Bears (2005)

Timmy Deters, Ridge Canipe, Brandon Craggs, Troy Gentile, Kenneth 'K.C.' Harris, Carlos Estrada, and Emmanuel Estrada in Bad News Bears (2005)

Director
- Richard Linklater
Writers
- Bill Lancaster(screenplay)
- Glenn Ficarra(screenplay)
- John Requa(screenplay)
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To scrape up some extra cash, the semi-inebriated, cigar-smoking, former minor-league pitcher and now professional exterminator, Morris Buttermaker, agrees to coach the inept little-league baseball team of young misfits, the Bears. Against the backdrop of a tough championship and an intense rivalry with the impeccable Yankees, Coach Buttermaker goes as far as to recruit Amanda Whurlitzer, the twelve-year-old daughter of one of his ex-girlfriends and star pitcher, and the troubled bike-riding baseball hitter, Kelly Leak. Under those circumstances, do Morris' uncoordinated boys have what it takes to start winning? Did the maladroit Bears bite off more than they could chew? —Nick Riganas

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Taglines
- Disorganized. Disrespected. Dis summer.
Genres
- Comedy
- Sport
Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
- Rated PG-13 for rude behavior, language throughout, some sexuality and thematic elements
Parents guide

Trivia
Despite the remake having a higher MPAA rating than the original (PG-13 verses PG), the ratings board would not allow the remake to feature Coach Morris Buttermaker drinking alcoholic beer in the dugout as he had in the original. Strangely enough the board was fine with him spiking his non-alcoholic beer with hard liquor.

Goofs
When Roy Bullock first meets Buttermaker, Greg Kinnear (Bullock) flubs his lines. He says, "stop by and see me sometime, I'm over at Chevy Valley Subaru." The name of the car dealership, as referenced later in the film and as makes sense with standard naming convention, is Valley Chevy Subaru.

Quotes
Morris Buttermaker: You guys swing like Helen Keller at a Piñata party.

Connections
Featured in At the Movies: The Island/November/Last Days/The Devil's Rejects/Hustle & Flow (2005)

Soundtracks
Centerfield
Written and Performed by John Fogerty
Courtesy of Geffen Records
Under license from Universal Music Enterprises

Top review

3/10

Please - just see the original

I'm a fan of Billy Bob - but he ain't no Walter Matthau. Every character is just plain flat - with nothing to act off of. You don't really care about anyone in the movie. Linklater is a much better director and you are better off watching any other movie that either he or Billy Bob has made. A waste of money all around in my opinion. Just go and watch the original - you won't regret it. (They won't let me make my comment unless I have 10 lines of text - but I have nothing else to say. Guess I'll just have to keep typing until they let this go through. Opps not enough yet - how about this time. Still not enough - I think this will make it)

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Release date
- July 22, 2005 (United States)
Country of origin
- United States
Languages
- English
- Spanish
Also known as
- 新少棒闖天下
Filming locations
- Skatelab Skatepark, 4226 Valley Fair St, Simi Valley, California, USA
Production companies
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Budget
- $35,000,000 (estimated)
Gross US & Canada
- $32,868,349
Opening weekend US & Canada
- $11,382,472
- Jul 24, 2005
Gross worldwide
- $34,252,847

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Runtime
- 1h 53min
Color
- Color
Sound mix
- DTS
- Dolby Digital
Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1

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