The success this underdog comedy from director Michael Ritchie almost single-handedly spawned the kids' sports film boom of the 1980s and '90s. When beer-breathed ex-minor-league ball player and professional pool cleaner Morris Buttermaker (Walter Matthau) agrees to coach a little league team in the San Fernando Valley, he soon finds he's in over his head, having inherited an assortment of pint-sized peons and talentless losers. They play well-organized teams and lose by tremendous margins, and the parents threaten to ...
Read More
The success this underdog comedy from director Michael Ritchie almost single-handedly spawned the kids' sports film boom of the 1980s and '90s. When beer-breathed ex-minor-league ball player and professional pool cleaner Morris Buttermaker (Walter Matthau) agrees to coach a little league team in the San Fernando Valley, he soon finds he's in over his head, having inherited an assortment of pint-sized peons and talentless losers. They play well-organized teams and lose by tremendous margins, and the parents threaten to disband the Bears to save the kids (and themselves) any further embarrassment. Buttermaker refuses, though, and brings in a pair of ringers: Amanda (Tatum O'Neal), his ex-girlfriend's tomboy daughter, and Kelly (Jackie Earle Haley), a cigarette-smoking delinquent who happens to be a gifted athlete. With their help, the Bears manage to change their losing ways and qualify for the championship, where they face their arch-rivals, the Yankees. Jeremy Beday, Rovi
Read Less
Add this copy of The Bad News Bears to cart. $16.09, new condition, Sold by Importcds rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Sunrise, FL, UNITED STATES, published 2021.
Add this copy of The Bad News Bears (Blu-Ray + Digital) to cart. $24.34, new condition, Sold by newtownvideo rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from huntingdon valley, PA, UNITED STATES, published 2021 by Paramount.
Choose your shipping method in Checkout. Costs may vary based on destination.
Seller's Description:
Gary Lee Cavagnaro, Erin Blunt, Chris Barnes, Jackie Earle Haley, Ben Piazza, Joyce Van Patten, Vic Morrow, Tatum O'Neal,... New. 2021 Buy with confidence-Satisfaction Guaranteed! Delivery Confirmation included for all orders in the US.
![The Bad News Bears [Includes Digital Copy] [Blu-ray] - Michael Ritchie](https://www3.alibris-static.com/the-bad-news-bears-includes-digital-copy-blu-ray/cover/w93077ti761_l.jpg)
![The Bad News Bears [Includes Digital Copy] [Blu-ray]](https://www4.alibris-static.com/the-bad-news-bears-includes-digital-copy-blu-ray/cover/w93077ti761.jpg)
