Movie
Bad News Bears
Baseball has rules. Meet the exceptions.
Morris Buttermaker is a burned-out minor league baseball player who loves to drink and can't keep his hands to himself. His long-suffering lawyer arranges for him to manage a local Little League team, and Buttermaker soon finds himself the head of a rag-tag group of misfit players. Through unconventional team-building exercises and his offbeat coaching style, Buttermaker helps his hapless Bears prepare to meet their rivals, the Yankees.
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Bad News Bears opened in theaters July 22, 2005. We don't have a confirmed streaming, rental or purchase option yet.
Synopsis
Morris Buttermaker is a burned-out minor league baseball player who loves to drink and can't keep his hands to himself. His long-suffering lawyer arranges for him to manage a local Little League team, and Buttermaker soon finds himself the head of a rag-tag group of misfit players. Through unconventional team-building exercises and his offbeat coaching style, Buttermaker helps his hapless Bears prepare to meet their rivals, the Yankees.
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Cast
Billy Bob ThorntonMorris Buttermaker
Greg KinnearRoy Bullock
Marcia Gay HardenLiz Whitewood
Sammi Kane KraftAmanda Whurlitzer
Ridge CanipeToby Whitewood
Brandon CraggsMike Engelberg
Jeffrey DaviesKelly Leak
Timmy DetersTanner BoyleCredits
- Directed by
- Richard Linklater
- Written by
- Bill Lancaster, Glenn Ficarra, John Requa
Production details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Budget
- $30M
- Box office
- $34.3M
Production
- Media Talent GroupUnited States
Detour FilmproductionUnited States
Paramount PicturesUnited States