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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:
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A great American film moreCast
(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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Parents Guide:
View content advisory for parentsRuntime:
102 minCountry:
USAColor:
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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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The Bears were the only team in the league whose nickname and colors were not borrowed from a major league baseball team. This helped reinforce their status as misfits and underdogs. moreGoofs:
Continuity: In the Dugout, during the final game against the Yankees, Coach Buttermaker's beer alternates between a 16 ounce can of Coors to a small Red Stripe-like bottle between shots. moreQuotes:
Coach Morris Buttermaker: [looks at Tanner's black eye] What the hell happened to you, Tanner?Engelberg: Tanner got into a fight
[because of the first game loss]
Coach Morris Buttermaker: Who with?
Engelberg: The 7th Grade.
Coach Morris Buttermaker: What?
Engelberg: [shouts] The 7th Grade.
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I'm surprised this film is not higher rated. This is a great film about America and certainly one of the great comedies. Walter Matthau was born for this role. The kids are impeccably cast. Hilarious, moving and inspirational.