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This likable 1976 comedy gently skewers the whole post- Rocky mania for movies about losers who find their mettle or salvation or purpose in life in competitive sport. Walter Matthau stars as a drunk who becomes manager of a pathetic little-league baseball team. When he brings in a talented girl pitcher (Tatum O'Neal), the crew have an actual chance at winning some games and maybe a championship. But director Michael Ritchie (Downhill Racer) undercuts the romance of it all with the team's foul-mouthed tendencies and Matthau's own decadent spin on mentor-coachdom. Similarly to Ritchie's wicked comedy Smile --which lampooned the fervor surrounding beauty pageants--The Bad News Bears pokes fun at another American institution. --Tom Keogh
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The Bad News Bears
Starring: Timothy Blake , Erin Blunt , Gary Lee Cavagnaro , Brandon Cruz , and Howard Culver Director: Michael Ritchie Manufacturer: Paramount ProductGroup: DVD Binding: DVD Similar Items:
ASIN: B00005JK9L Release Date: 2002-02-12 |
Amazon.com essential video
This likable 1976 comedy gently skewers the whole post- Rocky mania for movies about losers who find their mettle or salvation or purpose in life in competitive sport. Walter Matthau stars as a drunk who becomes manager of a pathetic little-league baseball team. When he brings in a talented girl pitcher (Tatum O'Neal), the crew have an actual chance at winning some games and maybe a championship. But director Michael Ritchie (Downhill Racer) undercuts the romance of it all with the team's foul-mouthed tendencies and Matthau's own decadent spin on mentor-coachdom. Similarly to Ritchie's wicked comedy Smile --which lampooned the fervor surrounding beauty pageants--The Bad News Bears pokes fun at another American institution. --Tom Keogh
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Bad News Bears (Widescreen Edition)
Starring: Billy Bob Thornton , Greg Kinnear , Marcia Gay Harden , Sammi Kane Kraft , and Ridge Canipe Director: Richard Linklater Manufacturer: Paramount ProductGroup: DVD Binding: DVD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000BDH68K Release Date: 2005-12-13 |
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In a fitting follow-up to Bad Santa and Friday Night Lights, Billy Bob Thornton makes the most of the remake trend in Bad News Bears. He's just the right guy to inherit Walter Matthau's role from the original 1976 version about a lousy Little League team baseball team coached by a curmudgeonly drunk, and the original team of misfits has been updated (but not upgraded) to an ethnic mix that includes an Indian math whiz, a pair of Latino twins, and a paraplegic kid who doesn't play until the final championship game. It's a little sad to see a talented director like Richard Linklater doing an unnecessary remake, but his experience on School of Rock made him the obvious choice to mine comedy gold from the collision of Thornton and a batch of unruly, prepubescent kids (including Sammi Kraft, an all-star Little Leaguer in the role originated by Tatum O'Neal). With Marcia Gay Harden and Greg Kinnear in supporting roles, this isn't family fare (the potty-mouthed kids deservedly earned a PG-13 rating), but Thornton's easygoing presence makes it worthwhile for anyone who's not too attached to the original version. --Jeff ShannonProduct Description
A fresh take on the irreverent 1976 comedy hit, "The Bad News Bears" follows a grizzled former minor league baseball player who is recruited to coach a woefully inept Little League team to a championship against their hated rivals, the Yankees.
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The Bad News Bears in Breaking Training
Starring: William Devane , Clifton James , Jackie Earle Haley , Chris Barnes (II) , and Jimmy Baio Director: Michael Pressman Manufacturer: Paramount ProductGroup: DVD Binding: DVD Similar Items:
ASIN: B00005U5AE Release Date: 2002-02-12 |
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The Bad News Bears In Breaking Training is the comic and poignant second-in-the-series of adventures with the pint-sized sandlot ballplayers initiated with the smash success, The Bad News Bears. The picture picks up the Bears' career a year after their infamous second-place finish in the North Valley League. Faced with a chance to play the Houston Toros for a shot at the Japanese champs, they devise a way to get Texas to play at the famed Astrodome. On their pilgrimage to Houston, the Bears gain a new coach; dump that coach; add a new pitcher who can't get his fastball over the plate; find another coach who shows him how it's done, and go on to a come-back victory with all eyes on Japan.
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Bad News Bears Triple Play (3-pack)
Starring: Tony Curtis , Jackie Earle Haley , Tomisaburo Wakayama , Antonio Inoki , and Hatsune Ishihara Director: John Berry , Michael Pressman , and Michael Ritchie Manufacturer: Paramount ProductGroup: DVD Binding: DVD Similar Items:
ASIN: B0009CTVJU Release Date: 2005-07-12 |
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3 Pack includes Bad News Bears, Bad News Bears Breaking Training and Bad News Bears Go to Japan
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Bad News Bears (Full Screen Edition)
Starring: Billy Bob Thornton , Greg Kinnear , Marcia Gay Harden , Sammi Kane Kraft , and Ridge Canipe Director: Richard Linklater Manufacturer: Paramount ProductGroup: DVD Binding: DVD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000BDH68U Release Date: 2005-12-13 |
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In a fitting follow-up to Bad Santa and Friday Night Lights, Billy Bob Thornton makes the most of the remake trend in Bad News Bears. He's just the right guy to inherit Walter Matthau's role from the original 1976 version about a lousy Little League team baseball team coached by a curmudgeonly drunk, and the original team of misfits has been updated (but not upgraded) to an ethnic mix that includes an Indian math whiz, a pair of Latino twins, and a paraplegic kid who doesn't play until the final championship game. It's a little sad to see a talented director like Richard Linklater doing an unnecessary remake, but his experience on School of Rock made him the obvious choice to mine comedy gold from the collision of Thornton and a batch of unruly, prepubescent kids (including Sammi Kraft, an all-star Little Leaguer in the role originated by Tatum O'Neal). With Marcia Gay Harden and Greg Kinnear in supporting roles, this isn't family fare (the potty-mouthed kids deservedly earned a PG-13 rating), but Thornton's easygoing presence makes it worthwhile for anyone who's not too attached to the original version. --Jeff ShannonProduct Description
A fresh take on the irreverent 1976 comedy hit, "The Bad News Bears" follows a grizzled former minor league baseball player who is recruited to coach a woefully inept Little League team to a championship against their hated rivals, the Yankees.
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Bad News Bears (UMD Mini For PSP)
Starring: Marcia Gay Harden , Billy Bob Thornton , Greg Kinnear , Tyler Patrick Jones , and Timmy Deters Director: Richard Linklater Manufacturer: Paramount ProductGroup: DVD Binding: UMD for PSP Similar Items:
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ASIN: B000BDGVYK Release Date: 2005-12-13 |
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A fresh take on the irreverent 1976 comedy hit, "The Bad News Bears" follows a grizzled former minor league baseball player who is recruited to coach a woefully inept Little League team to a championship against their hated rivals, the Yankees.
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The Bad News Bears Go To Japan
Starring: Tony Curtis , Jackie Earle Haley , Tomisaburo Wakayama , Antonio Inoki , and Hatsune Ishihara Director: John Berry Manufacturer: Paramount ProductGroup: DVD Binding: DVD Similar Items:
ASIN: B00005U5AF Release Date: 2002-02-12 |
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Caught in a clash of cultures and ready to wreak more havoc on Japan than Godzilla, the Bad News Bears are back for their third outing, following the enormously successful The Bad New Bears and The Bad News Bears In Breaking Training. This time the Bears have been spirited off to Tokyo by Tony Curtis as Marvin Lazar, a slick and sleazy con artist who sees in the team a perfect peg for a get-rich-quick scheme. The strikeout-prone Bears are pitted against a murderously skillful Japanese junior baseball team, and the resulting comic chaos is hilarious.
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Bad News Bears
Starring: Billy Bob Thornton , Greg Kinnear , Marcia Gay Harden , Sammi Kane Kraft , and Ridge Canipe Director: Richard Linklater Manufacturer: Paramount ProductGroup: DVD Binding: DVD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000BDGVZO Release Date: 2005-12-13 |
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In a fitting follow-up to Bad Santa and Friday Night Lights, Billy Bob Thornton makes the most of the remake trend in Bad News Bears. He's just the right guy to inherit Walter Matthau's role from the original 1976 version about a lousy Little League team baseball team coached by a curmudgeonly drunk, and the original team of misfits has been updated (but not upgraded) to an ethnic mix that includes an Indian math whiz, a pair of Latino twins, and a paraplegic kid who doesn't play until the final championship game. It's a little sad to see a talented director like Richard Linklater doing an unnecessary remake, but his experience on School of Rock made him the obvious choice to mine comedy gold from the collision of Thornton and a batch of unruly, prepubescent kids (including Sammi Kraft, an all-star Little Leaguer in the role originated by Tatum O'Neal). With Marcia Gay Harden and Greg Kinnear in supporting roles, this isn't family fare (the potty-mouthed kids deservedly earned a PG-13 rating), but Thornton's easygoing presence makes it worthwhile for anyone who's not too attached to the original version. --Jeff ShannonProduct Description
A fresh take on the irreverent 1976 comedy hit, "The Bad News Bears" follows a grizzled former minor league baseball player who is recruited to coach a woefully inept Little League team to a championship against their hated rivals, the Yankees.
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Bad News Bears (Widescreen Special Collector's Edition)
Starring: Billy Bob Thornton , Greg Kinnear , Marcia Gay Harden , Sammi Kane Kraft , and Ridge Canipe Director: Richard Linklater Manufacturer: Paramount Home Entertainment ProductGroup: DVD Binding: DVD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000BDGVZE Release Date: 2005-12-13 |
Amazon.com
In a fitting follow-up to Bad Santa and Friday Night Lights, Billy Bob Thornton makes the most of the remake trend in Bad News Bears. He's just the right guy to inherit Walter Matthau's role from the original 1976 version about a lousy Little League team baseball team coached by a curmudgeonly drunk, and the original team of misfits has been updated (but not upgraded) to an ethnic mix that includes an Indian math whiz, a pair of Latino twins, and a paraplegic kid who doesn't play until the final championship game. It's a little sad to see a talented director like Richard Linklater doing an unnecessary remake, but his experience on School of Rock made him the obvious choice to mine comedy gold from the collision of Thornton and a batch of unruly, prepubescent kids (including Sammi Kraft, an all-star Little Leaguer in the role originated by Tatum O'Neal). With Marcia Gay Harden and Greg Kinnear in supporting roles, this isn't family fare (the potty-mouthed kids deservedly earned a PG-13 rating), but Thornton's easygoing presence makes it worthwhile for anyone who's not too attached to the original version. --Jeff Shannon
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2 PSP UMD DVD Movie BAD News Bears & Unfortunate Events
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