Bad News Bears

"Baseball has rules. Meet the exceptions."

Jul 22 2005 PG-13 1h 53m
Comedy, Sport

Morris Buttermaker is a burned-out minor league baseball player who loves to drink and can't keep his hands to himself. His long-suffering lawyer arranges for him to manage a local Little League team, and Buttermaker soon finds himself the head of a rag-tag group of misfit players. Through unconventional team-building exercises and his offbeat coaching style, Buttermaker helps his hapless Bears prepare to meet their rivals, the Yankees.

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Plot

To scrape up some extra cash, the semi-inebriated, cigar-smoking, former minor-league pitcher and now professional exterminator, Morris Buttermaker, agrees to coach the inept little-league baseball team of young misfits, the Bears. Against the backdrop of a tough championship and an intense rivalry with the impeccable Yankees, Coach Buttermaker goes as far as to recruit Amanda Whurlitzer, the twelve-year-old daughter of one of his ex-girlfriends and star pitcher, and the troubled bike-riding baseball hitter, Kelly Leak. Under those circumstances, do Morris' uncoordinated boys have what it takes to start winning? Did the maladroit Bears bite off more than they could chew?

Written by

Bill Lancaster, Glenn Ficarra, John Requa

Directed by

Richard Linklater

Cast

Billy Bob Thornton, Greg Kinnear, Marcia Gay Harden

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Detour Filmproduction, Media Talent Group

Languages

English, Español

Awards

1 win & 4 nominations

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Bad News Bears (2005) - Trailer
Scores
# of Votes
23,339
Average Rating
5.8 out of 10
Metascore
65
Popularity
NA