Walter Matthau
Coach Morris Buttermaker
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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 an alcoholic ex-baseball pitcher who becomes a coach for a youth baseball team known as the Bears.
Apr 7, 1976 · A former minor leaguer coaches a team of misfits in a California little league and faces his rival, Roy Turner. IMDb provides cast and crew information, user and critic reviews, trivia, goofs, quotes, and more for this classic sports movie.
- (25K)
- Comedy, Drama, Family
- Michael Ritchie
- 1976-04-07
THE BAD NEWS BEARS is a movie about children that is refreshing, utterly believable, and quite cleverly funny. Walter Matthau is at his absolute best as the grumbling beer-guzzling former minor...
- 1 min
- 72.6K
- Paramount Movies
An aging, down-on-his-luck ex-minor leaguer coaches a team of misfits in an ultra-competitive California little league. Former minor leaguer Morris Buttermaker is a lazy, beer swilling swimming pool cleaner who takes money to coach the Bears, a bunch of disheveled misfits who have virtually no baseball talent.
The Bad News Bears franchise consists of American sports-comedies, based on an original story by Bill Lancaster. The franchise includes theatrical films (the original release, its two sequels, and the 2005 remake ), and a television series which aired from 1979-1980.
Find out who starred in the comedy film The Bad News Bears, directed by Michael Ritchie and written by Bill Lancaster. See the full list of actors, actresses, producers, composers, and other crew members on IMDb.
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A comedy film about a drunken ex-ballplayer who coaches a ragtag Little League team. See critics' ratings, trailer, cast, and where to watch online.
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- Kids & Family, Comedy
- PG
