
The Bad News Bears (1976)
6.9|6 Apr, 1976|102 min
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.
6.9|6 Apr, 1976|102 min
Released
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An aging, down-on-his-luck ex-minor leaguer coaches a team of misfits in an ultra-competitive California little league.
Language
Budget$9,000,000
Revenue $42,349,782
Español,
English
Budget$9,000,000
Revenue $42,349,782
Keywords
underdog
california
sports
baseball
coach
alcoholic
baseball player
alcoholic father
little league
father daughter reunion
alcohol problems
athletic girl
father son relationship
father daughter relationship
kids' sports team
former athlete
playful
alcoholic dad
band of misfits
baseball coach
amused
excited
Casts

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
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

Shari Summers
Mrs. Turner
Joe Brooks
Umpire

George Wyner
White Sox Manager
David Lazarus
Yankee

Charles Matthau
Athletic
Maurice Marks
Announcer (voice)
Shirley Anthony
Spectator at Ball Game (uncredited)
Howard Culver
Newscaster (uncredited)
Running Deer
Spectator at Ball Game (uncredited)
Lesley Evans
Ballet Teacher (uncredited)

Bob Harks
Spectator at Ball Game (uncredited)
Crews

Bill Lancaster
Writer

Michael Ritchie
Director

John A. Alonzo
Director of Photography
Al Murphy
Second Assistant Director
Chris Schwiebert
Camera Operator
Michael Galloway
Sound Recordist
Nancy Martinelli
Costumer
Caryl Codon
Hairstylist
Blair Robertson
Second Assistant Director

Jerry Fielding
Original Music Composer
Chris Swiebert
Camera Operator
Gene S. Cantamessa
Sound Mixer
Tommy Dawso
Costumer
Jack Roe
Unit Production Manager
Jack Roe
Assistant Director
Marshall Schlom
Script Supervisor
Jack Obringer
Makeup Artist
Earl Gilbert
Gaffer
Phil Epstein
Dialect Coach
John Wilkinson
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Stanley R. Jaffe
Producer
Cheryal Kearney
Set Decoration
Jane Feinberg
Casting
John Wright
Assistant Editor

Polly Platt
Production Design
Richard A. Harris
Editor

Mike Fenton
Casting
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