
The Bad News Bears(1976)
An aging, down-on-his-luck ex-minor leaguer coaches a team of misfits in an ultra-competitive California little league.


“The Bad News Bears are one year older and one year wilder.”
A troubled, rebellious teen drives his rambunctious baseball team out to Houston where they play an exhibition game and the boy meets his estranged father, and hires him as the teams coach.

William Devane
Mike Leak

Clifton James
Sy Orlansky

Jackie Earle Haley
Kelly Leak

Jimmy Baio
Carmen Ronzonni

Erin Blunt
Ahmad Abdul Rahim
Jaime Escobedo
Jose Agilar
George Gonzales
Miguel Agilar

Alfred Lutter
Ogilvie
Brett Marx
Jimmie Feldman
David Pollock
Rudi Stein
The Bad News Bears in Breaking Training is a comedy, family film released in 1977 exploring themes of sports, baseball, sequel, houston, texas, little league, kids' sports team. Directed by Michael Pressman, it stars William Devane, Clifton James, Jackie Earle Haley. A troubled, rebellious teen drives his rambunctious baseball team out to Houston where they play an exhibition game and the boy meets his estranged father, and hires him as the teams coach.
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