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The Bad News Bears

Year:

1976

Duration:

102 min

Genres:

Comedy | Family | Sport

IMDB rate:

7.3

Director:

Michael Ritchie

Awards:

Nominated for BAFTA Film Award. Another 1 win

Details

Country: USA

Release Date: 1976-04-07

Filming Locations: Intersection of Sunset Boulevard and North Mapleton Drive, Los Angeles, California, USA

Earnings

Gross: $42,349,782 (USA) Rentals $24,888,000 (USA)

Cast

Actor

Character

Shari Summers

The Bad News Bears

Walter Matthau

Coach Morris Buttermaker

Tatum O'Neal

Amanda Whurlitzer

Vic Morrow

Roy Turner

Joyce Van Patten

Cleveland

Ben Piazza

Bob Whitewood

Jackie Earle Haley

Kelly Leak

Alfred Lutter III

Ogilvie

Chris Barnes

Tanner Boyle

Erin Blunt

Ahmad Abdul Rahim

Gary Lee Cavagnaro

Engelberg

Jaime Escobedo

Jose Agilar

Scott Firestone

Regi Tower

George Gonzales

Miguel Agilar

Brett Marx

Jimmy Feldman

David Pollock

Rudi Stein

Quinn Smith

Timmy Lupus

David Stambaugh

Toby Whitewood

Brandon Cruz

Joey Turner

Timothy Blake

Mrs. Lupus

Bill Sorrells

Mr. Tower

Joe Brooks

Umpire

George Wyner

White Sox Manager

David Lazarus

Yankee

Charles Matthau

Athletic

Maurice Marks

Announcer

Howard Culver

Newscaster (uncredited)

D'Janine King-Lasky

Spectator at ball game (uncredited)

Maggie Munro

Kid (uncredited)

Ethan Tudor W.

Astros / Ballplayer (uncredited)

Did you know?

Trivia

In an alternate ending, Kelly is safe at home instead of out. Test audiences preferred the ending with him out, as it would've been too much of a happy ending for the underdog Bears.

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Featured an unusual crossover of product placement for Denny's, Pizza Hut, and McDonald's. All three are family oriented restaurants serving convenience foods, and largely in competition with each other.

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Tanner uses the word crud (or cruddy) 11 times during the course of the film.

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Goofs

Water level in bucket when Amanda is icing her elbow after A's game.

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On picture day, Buttermaker has his arms crossed trying to hide his beer. He then has his arms uncrossed as the photographer snaps the picture. When the camera cuts back, he is again standing in the original pose, with arms crossed trying to hide the beer.

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When Rudi Stein is first asked by Buttermaker to let himself get hit by a pitch, he is following Kelly Leak in the batting order (Kelly had just been walked intentionally). When he's asked the second time, he's following Ahmad in the batting order.

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Quotes

Coach Morris Buttermaker: Now, guys, somebody's gonna pay for this windshield. And I think, Engelberg, it's gonna be your father.

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Coach Morris Buttermaker: Those boys aren't very rough. You won't get hurt.

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Coach Morris Buttermaker: [leading team chant] A busted bat and a long fly ball...

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