Movie
The Bad News Bears
1976PG1h 42m6.9 / 10
The coach is waiting for his next beer. The pitcher is waiting for her first bra. The team is waiting for a miracle. Consider the possibilities.
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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Checked Sep 2, 2026
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Synopsis
An aging, down-on-his-luck ex-minor leaguer coaches a team of misfits in an ultra-competitive California little league.
More about The Bad News Bears
Cast
Walter MatthauMorris Buttermaker
Tatum O'NealAmanda Whurlitzer
Vic MorrowRoy Turner
Joyce Van PattenCleveland
Ben PiazzaBob Whitewood
Jackie Earle HaleyKelly Leak
Alfred LutterOgilvie
Chris BarnesTanner BoyleCredits
- Directed by
- Michael Ritchie
- Written by
- Bill Lancaster
Production details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Collection
- The Bad News Bears Collection
- Budget
- $9M
- Box office
- $42.3M
Production
Paramount PicturesUnited States
Themes
alcohol problemsalcoholicalcoholic dadalcoholic fatheramusedathletic girlband of misfitsbaseball
