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| Paramount Pictures | Release Date: April 7, 1976 |
Starring:
Tatum O'Neal, Walter Matthau
Summary:
An aging, drunk, ex-minor leaguer (Matthau) reluctantly agrees to coach a team of misfit kids in an ultra-competitive California little league.
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The Bad News Bears is about kids, but they're real kids, not bland, cutesy, lovable Hollywood moppets. These pre-teens are unwashed, obnoxious, cynical, fractious, gleefully profane, unrepentantly juvenile, and deeply untrusting of any sort of authority — in other words, just like the kids you probably played team sports with.
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Has a number of other virtues that make it a surprisingly painless adventure. Among these are the screenplay by Bill Lancaster, Burt's son, who has the talent and discipline to tell the story of The Bad News Bears almost completely in terms of what happens on the baseball diamond or in the dugout.
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Jan 17, 2021
An absolutely perfect film! Characters, script, story, originality.. all flawless. This is a must-see. Do NOT watch the horrendous Linklater remake.
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Jul 10, 2017
One of my 3 favorite sports movies of all time, along with Hoosiers and Breaking Away. I love the politically incorrect feel of the whole thing. Matthau is pitch perfect, and Timmy Lupus represents the vast majority of us out on an island in center field. A must-see.
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Aug 21, 2021
It sports a predictable start, but we become acquainted with these characters and learn the importance of hard-earned participation and fun camaraderie instead of trying to be brutally best at a game.
Walter Matthau's character is a great anchor to the comedy and drama which unfolds around him.
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