
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.


“The coach is waiting for his next beer. The pitcher is waiting for her first bra. The team is waiting for a miracle. Consider the possibilities.”
An aging, down-on-his-luck ex-minor leaguer coaches a team of misfits in an ultra-competitive California little league.

Walter Matthau
Coach Morris Buttermaker

Tatum O'Neal
Amanda Whurlitzer

Vic Morrow
Roy Turner

Joyce Van Patten
Cleveland

Ben Piazza
Councilman Whitewood

Jackie Earle Haley
Kelly Leak

Alfred Lutter
Ogilvie
Chris Barnes
Tanner Boyle

Erin Blunt
Ahmad Abdul Rahim
Gary Lee Cavagnaro
Endelberg
The Bad News Bears is a family, comedy film released in 1976 exploring themes of underdog, california, sports, baseball, coach, alcoholic. Directed by Michael Ritchie, it stars Walter Matthau, Tatum O'Neal, Vic Morrow. An aging, down-on-his-luck ex-minor leaguer coaches a team of misfits in an ultra-competitive California little league.
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