
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.


“For everyone who's waited to be chosen, and wasn't... your day has come.”
When Danny O'Shea's daughter is cut from the Peewee football team just for being a girl, he decides to form his own team, composed of other ragtag players who were also cut. Can his team really learn enough to beat the elite team, coached by his brother, a former pro player?

Rick Moranis
Danny O'Shea

Ed O'Neill
Kevin O'Shea

Devon Sawa
Junior Floyd

Shawna Waldron
Becky 'Icebox' O'Shea

Todd Bosley
Jake Berman
Michael Zwiener
Rudy Zolteck
Danny Pritchett
Tad Simpson
Troy Simmons
Rashid Hanon

Sam Horrigan
Spike Hammersmith

Joey Simmrin
Sean Murphy
Little Giants is a comedy, family film released in 1994 exploring themes of sports, american football coach, kids' sports team. Directed by Duwayne Dunham, it stars Rick Moranis, Ed O'Neill, Devon Sawa. When Danny O'Shea's daughter is cut from the Peewee football team just for being a girl, he decides to form his own team, composed of other ragtag players who were also cut. Can his team really learn enough to beat the elite team, coached by his brother, a former pro player?
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