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The Bad News Bears is a 1976 American sports comedy film directed by Michael Ritchie and written by Bill Lancaster. It stars Walter Matthau as alcoholic ex-baseball pitcher Morris Buttermaker who becomes a coach for a youth baseball team known as the Bears. The film's cast includes Tatum O'Neal, Vic Morrow, Joyce Van Patten, Ben Piazza, Jackie Earle Haley, and Alfred W. Lutter. Its score, composed by Jerry Fielding,…
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Released in 1976 and directed by Michael Ritchie, The Bad News Bears became an instant classic because it understood something a lot of sports movies miss. Winning is not really the point. The story is about failure, frustration, and learning how to care when nobody expects much from you. That honesty gives the film real staying power. Walter Matthau is perfect as Morris Buttermaker, the washed up former minor leagu…More
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