The Bad News Bears

1976
PG
1h 42m

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7.3/10

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Baseball Farce Satire Slapstick Comedy Drama Family Sport

An aging, down-on-his-luck ex-minor leaguer coaches a team of misfits in an ultra-competitive California little league.An aging, down-on-his-luck ex-minor leaguer coaches a team of misfits in an ultra-competitive California little league.An aging, down-on-his-luck ex-minor leaguer coaches a team of misfits in an ultra-competitive California little league.

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IMDb RATING

7.3/10

26K

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POPULARITY

626

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Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award
- 1 win & 2 nominations total

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7/10

Still Holds Up

The Bad News Bears (1976) This is a classic sports comedy about an aging, down-on-his-luck ex- minor leaguer coaches a team of misfits in an ultra-competitive California little league. It stars Walter Matthau and Tatum O'Neal. This is one of my favorite movies from my childhood. Considered crass and crude in its day, it's now received cult status. The film garnered two sequels, a television series, and a 2005 remake. It also received multiple award nominations. The remake wasn't necessary, as I believe the original still holds up, despite the critics' problem with the drinking, smoking, and profanity. This a great representation of comedy from the era.

Trivia
Tatum O'Neal trained with a professional sports trainer for several weeks before filming began in August 1975, so she could get her pitch "pitch perfect", so to speak. Although some of the pitches in the movie were done by stunt doubles, O'Neal did the bulk of them on her own. (Rare for a movie like this,)

Goofs
After Kelly Leak's home run gives the Bears their first win of the season (against the White Sox), the footage of the Bears celebrating at home plate around Kelly shows a Yankee catcher. This footage was actually from the alternate ending which had the Bears winning the final game against the Yankees.

Quotes
[last lines]
Tanner Boyle: Hey Yankees... you can take your apology and your trophy and shove 'em straight up your ass!
Timmy Lupus: And another thing, just wait till next year!