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The Bad News Bears is a 1976 American sports comedy film directed by Michael Ritchie and written by Bill Lancaster. It stars Walter Matthau as an alcoholic ex-baseball pitcher who becomes a coach for a youth baseball team known as the Bears.
Apr 7, 1976 · A former minor leaguer coaches a team of misfits in a competitive California league. IMDb provides cast and crew information, user and critic reviews, trivia, goofs, quotes, and more for this 1976 PG-rated movie.
- (25K)
- Comedy, Drama, Family
- Michael Ritchie
- 1976-04-07
A comedy film about a drunken ex-ballplayer who coaches a ragtag Little League team. See critics' ratings, trailer, cast, and watch options for The Bad News Bears.
- (35)
- Michael Ritchie
- PG
- Walter Matthau
Morris Buttermaker (Walter Matthau), an alcoholic and former minor-league baseball player, is recruited by a city councilman and attorney who filed a lawsuit against an ultra-competitive Southern California Little League which excluded the least skilled athletes (including his son) from playing.
THE BAD NEWS BEARS is a movie about children that is refreshing, utterly believable, and quite cleverly funny. Walter Matthau is at his absolute best as the grumbling...
- 1 min
- 74.1K
- Paramount Movies
Find out who starred in the comedy film The Bad News Bears, directed by Michael Ritchie and written by Bill Lancaster. See the full list of actors, actresses, producers, composers, and other crew members on IMDb.
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A movie about a team of misfit Little Leaguers coached by an alcoholic ex-ballplayer. Roger Ebert praises the comedy and the social critique of competition in American society.
