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Reviews. The Bad News Bears. Roger Ebert April 13, 1976. Tweet. Now streaming on: Powered by JustWatch. Michael Ritchie 's "The Bad News Bears" is intended as a comedy, and there are, to be sure, a lot of laughs in it. But it's something more, something deeper, than what it first appears to be.
Edgy '70s baseball comedy has lots of cursing, drinking. Read Common Sense Media's The Bad News Bears review, age rating, and parents guide.
- Universal Pictures
- Michael Ritchie
Critics Consensus. The Bad News Bears is rude, profane, and cynical, but shot through with honest, unforced humor, and held together by a deft, understated performance from Walter Matthau....
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- Michael Ritchie
- PG
- Walter Matthau
At a time when sports movies can't be just sports movies anymore, it's both startling and soothing to take a second look at Michael Ritchie's Little League comedy The Bad News Bears. Full...
An aging, drunk, ex-minor leaguer (Matthau) reluctantly agrees to coach a team of misfit kids in an ultra-competitive California little league.
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- Michael Ritchie
- PG
- Walter Matthau
"The Bad News Bears" is a winner, and in spite of the "family film" reputation it has because of it's bowdlerized TV version, it is actually for teens and up. In other words, it earns its PG rating. I have one rant: Once again, Paramount video has let DVD viewers down.
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Apr 7, 1976 · The Bad News Bears: Directed by Michael Ritchie. With Walter Matthau, Tatum O'Neal, Vic Morrow, Joyce Van Patten. An aging, down-on-his-luck ex-minor leaguer coaches a team of misfits in an ultra-competitive California little league.