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17 November 1976 (France) moreTagline:
They put the ball in baseball. morePlot:
Tired of the slave-like treatment of his team's owner, charismatic star Negro League pitcher Bingo Long... more | full synopsisPlot Keywords:
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Bad News Bears??? Are you kidding??? moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Billy Dee Williams | ... | Bingo Long (P) | |
| James Earl Jones | ... | Leon Carter, All-Star (C) | |
| Richard Pryor | ... | Charlie Snow / Carlos Nevada / Chief Takahoma, All-Star (RF) | |
| Rico Dawson | ... | Willie Lee Shively, All-Star (RF) | |
| Sam 'Birmingham' Brison | ... | Louis Keystone, All-Star (SS) | |
| Jophery C. Brown | ... | Emory 'Champ' Chambers, All-Star (3B) | |
| Otis Day | ... | Rainbow, All-Star (bat boy) | |
| Leon Wagner | ... | Fat Sam Popper, All-Star (1B) | |
| Tony Burton | ... | Issac, All-Star (CF)(C) | |
| John McCurry | ... | Walter Murchman, All-Star (LF) | |
| Stan Shaw | ... | Esquire Joe Callaway, All-Star (CF) | |
| Ted Ross | ... | Sallison 'Sallie' Potter, Owner of Ebony Aces | |
| Mabel King | ... | Bertha Dewitt, Owner of Charcoal Kings | |
| Sam Laws | ... | Henry Dunbar, Owner of Baltimore Elite Giants | |
| Alvin Childress | ... | Horace Quigley, Owner of Atlanta Black Crackers |
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Steven Spielberg was initially very interesting in directing, but the massive success of Jaws (1975) meant that he was able to get any project of his own off the ground, and decided to make Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)instead. moreQuotes:
Leon Carter, All-Star: [after Esquire Joe bowls him over with a slide at the plate] Say, boy - does you do this constantly?Esquire Joe Callaway, All-Star: No, suh. I does it all the time.
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Sorry, Charlie, but comparing "Bad News Bears" with "Bingo Long Traveling Allstars and Motor Kings" is like comparing "Hogans Heroes" and "Stalag 17"!! One is STRICTLY a bit of fun, and the other, while there are some laughs, explores a much more serious matter, albeit with the tongue planted firmly in cheek. Sure, you probably had a "Bad News Bears" lunch box, and Walter Matthau, Jodie Foster, and Jackie Earle Haley were just great in BNB, and there were some funny bits, but Bingo Long had much of its basis in fact, and it was one of the first films to explore a much too ignored historical fact, namely the Negro Leagues. James Earl Jones, as usual, is wonderful, and Richard Pryor didn't have to totally play his role for laughs as much as he was required to at this time in his career. Billy Dee Williams, who I feel didn't get nearly as many good roles as he deserved, was just great as Bingo Long. He was much better than in the terminally overrated "Lady Sings The Blues", also with Richard Pryor, but unfortunately up against Diana Ross' massive ego. I especially enjoyed spotting DeWayne Jessie(aka "Otis Day" of Animal House) as Rainbow. "Bingo Long" made me want to learn more about the Negro Leagues and barnstorming teams of the '30's like the House Of David.