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7 April 1976 (USA) moreTagline:
...together they make it happen! morePlot:
An aging, down-on-his-luck ex-minor leaguer coaches a team of misfits in an ultra-competitive California little league. full summary | add synopsisAwards:
Nominated for BAFTA Film Award. Another 1 win moreNewsDesk:
(12 articles)
Yankees Vs. Phillies In The World Series? Give Me The Best Fictional Baseball Teams In Movie History! (From MTV Movies Blog. 29 October 2009, 1:00 PM, PDT)
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Single Greatest Kids and Sports Movie EVER! more (77 total)Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Walter Matthau | ... | Coach Morris Buttermaker |
 | Chris Barnes | ... | Tanner Boyle |
 | Tatum O'Neal | ... | Amanda Whurlitzer |
| Ben Piazza | ... | Councilman Whitewood |
 | Vic Morrow | ... | Coach Roy Turner |
| Erin Blunt | ... | Ahmad Abdul Rahim |
 | Jackie Earle Haley | ... | Kelly Leak |
| Gary Lee Cavagnaro | ... | Engelberg |
| Joyce Van Patten | ... | Cleveland |
| Jaime Escobedo | ... | Jose Agilar |
| Scott Firestone | ... | Regi Tower |
| George Gonzales | ... | Miguel Agilar |
| Alfred Lutter III | ... | Ogilvie (as Alfred W. Lutter) |
| Brett Marx | ... | Jimmy Feldman |
 | David Pollock | ... | Rudi Stein |
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View content advisory for parentsRuntime:
102 minCountry:
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1.78 : 1 moreSound Mix:
Mono (Glen Glenn Sound)Certification:
Canada:A (Nova Scotia) | Canada:PG (Manitoba/Ontario) | West Germany:6 | UK:PG | Finland:S | USA:PG | Canada:G (Quebec) | Australia:PG | Singapore:PGFilming Locations:
San Fernando Valley, Los Angeles, California, USAFun Stuff
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Continuity: After Engleberg scores when Joey holds on to the baseball, Joey walks over and drops the ball at his father's feet. Turner then gives the ball to the new pitcher. The next shot is of Bears taking the field. However, the Bears should still have another out to go since nobody was called out after Engelberg scores the run. moreQuotes:
Engelberg: [helping Buttermaker clean pools] When we're through, can we go swimming?Coach Morris Buttermaker: No! Don't jump in Engleberg, you'll flood the valley.
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Referenced in "My Gym Partner's a Monkey: Lyon of Scrimmage/Bad News Bear (#1.2)" (2006) moreSoundtrack:
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I know that is an exaggeration, but I truly believe that this movie sets the standard by which all other "kids and sports" movies will be measured.
What it does that is unique is that it keeps the swearing and fighting where it belongs: on the field. This movie does not even try to make anyone look good, for the sake of making them look good. It just shows the kids at their very essence: booger-eating morons, just out to have a good time trying to play baseball.