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Bad News Bears, the

Walter Matthau (Actor), Tatum O'Neal (Actor), Michael Ritchie (Director) | Rated: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested) | Format: VHS Tape
4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (36 customer reviews)

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This likable 1976 comedy gently skewers the whole post- Rocky mania for movies about losers who find their mettle or salvation or purpose in life in competitive sport. Walter Matthau stars as a drunk who becomes manager of a pathetic little-league baseball team. When he brings in a talented girl pitcher (Tatum O'Neal), the crew have an actual chance at winning some games and maybe a championship. But director Michael Ritchie (Downhill Racer) undercuts the romance of it all with the team's foul-mouthed tendencies and Matthau's own decadent spin on mentor-coachdom. Similarly to Ritchie's wicked comedy Smile --which lampooned the fervor surrounding beauty pageants--The Bad News Bears pokes fun at another American institution. --Tom Keogh

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4.0 out of 5 stars Classic, realistic, non-syrupy story of Little League April 12 2004
By "pussycat334"
Format:DVD
Don't listen to other reviewers who impose today's political correctness on a movie that came out in 1976. My parents took me to see this film when it came out (I was nine) and it was a good film. It has lessons about winning, losing and sportsmanship. It touches upon characters we all know: the winning coach (played wonderfully by the late Vic Morrow) who values winning above all else - even his own son. A realistic film from the 1970s, reflecting divorced parents, precocious kids, bullies, all of it is in here. Above all, it is a positive statement about self-respect and accomplishment. While Matthau's ways of coaching would probably be protested today (i.e., giving the kids beer after the final game of the season) it was seen as true to his character and one of the funny touches. Some of the material is mature but it may spark some positive conversations in a family. It isn't watered down, squeaky-clean family fare that people expect today, but it does have a good message and is fun. Excellent performances by a great cast, realistic baseball playing (sometimes painful) and great moments. A classic 1970s film that is often overlooked.
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2.0 out of 5 stars I'm glad my little league is not like this. Nov 10 2003
By A Customer
Format:DVD
This is not a good movie for kids. There was a lot of bad language, and there was a lot of yelling and people were angry.
But, at the end, I liked where the team that beat the Bears apologized for being mean to the Bears throughout the season. That is the reason that I gave the movie two stars.
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1.0 out of 5 stars Not a family movie Oct 12 2003
By A Customer
Format:DVD
This movie is so full of bad language that after I seen it myself, I decided to keep it from my kids. I was surprised that I liked the movie when it first came out in the 70's. I actually read the novel when I was in junior high. This movie is a thing of the past like the hippies. DON'T BUY IT.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Classic entry from Walter Matthau...
The original Bad News Bears is a classic featuring Walther Matthau and a youthful Tatum O'Neil. Walt plays an aging
ex-pitcher saddled with coaching a team of 12-year old... Read more
Published 21 months ago by Canuck Teach
5.0 out of 5 stars All time favorite movie growing up
The reason I was a tom boy, playin' ball till the age of 36. Had a crush on Tanner Boyle ;)
Published on April 12 2010 by Cheryl Davenport
5.0 out of 5 stars Dear Luper
Dear Luper Ronsogni makes me sick, he cant even pitch nobody thinks we can win, ps I saw a good movie the other night, youd like it. Your friend, tanner boyle
Published on July 11 2004 by Garry Hixon
5.0 out of 5 stars I Loved This Movie!
I remember my mother taking me to see The Bad News Bears when it was playing in movie theaters, I was about 10 1/2 years old and I loved the movie and thought it was a lot of fun... Read more
Published on Jun 28 2004 by Calinira
5.0 out of 5 stars Too True to Life
For those of us who played little league baseball, we can most certainly relate. One reviewer said, "little league a little too serious", but that is not true. Read more
Published on Mar 15 2004 by Michael Dennison
4.0 out of 5 stars Why parents should stay away from coaching Little League!!
Walter Mathau is great as the cigar smoking, beer drinking baseball coach who doesn't want to be there coaching, but has to for the sake of the kids. Read more
Published on Jan 11 2004 by smoothjazzandmore
1.0 out of 5 stars An example of what Little League should never be
This is a great nostalgic movie that could capture the heart of anyone who grew up playing Little League baseball and the memories of those who remember the film from the... Read more
Published on Dec 5 2003 by Charles S. Fox
5.0 out of 5 stars A Horrible Example
Walter Matthau's character in this film was despicable. He was an alcoholic and a bum, an abusive aging ex-ball-player with an ex-family who swore too much, drank and smoked all... Read more
Published on Aug 6 2003 by J. Reynolds
4.0 out of 5 stars Good News for the Bad News Bears
A great movie that hits it mark..unfortunately sprung two terrible sequels. THE BAD NEWS BEARS is a social commentary about when kids are taken out of the sandlot (which is more... Read more
Published on April 15 2003
2.0 out of 5 stars No Longer a Classic
I once thought this was a good movie, but that was in a different era. It had probably been about 15 years since I had last seen this movie, so when I watched it recently I was... Read more
Published on Jan 27 2003
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