1970s Baseball Movie
When Bad News Bears was released it quickly became a big hit with families. Walter Matheau stars as Coach Buttermaker, a heavy drinking, former minor league coach. He is recruited to coach a new Southerm California Little League team. The problem? All the team members are considered "losers" because they are not athletic. One of the players is overweight, another nearsighted and so on. The team can't win any games so Buttermaker recruits some talent. Tatum O'Neal plays Amanda a talented pitcher, Jackie Earl Haley is a top athlete who is also a cigarette smoking, motorcycle riding loan shark. With the addition of the new players, the team begins to move up in the standings. With each winning game Buttermaker becomes more and more competitive. Will success ruin the fun? Bad News Bears spawned two sequels, a short lived television show and a later remake. This is a enjoyable movie which serves as a reminder that baseball is a game and it should be fun for players, coaches and fans.
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