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Release Date
• USA: Jul 22, 2005
• UK: 26 Aug 2005
DVD Release Date
• R1: Dec 13, 2005
Budget USD 30,000,000
BoxOffice: $32.8M
Official Website:
Bad News Bears Website
MPAA Rating
Rated PG-13 for rude behavior, language throughout, some sexuality and thematic elements.
Running Time
0 hours, 1 minute
Country USA
Production Companies
Detour Filmproduction, Geyer Kosinski, Media Talent Group
Studio Paramount Pictures
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Other Titles
• Bad News Bears (2005)
• The Bad News Bears
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Genre: Comedy, Sports, Law, Farce
Tagline: Disorganized. Disrespected. Dis summer.
Plot: Hollywood's tradition of remaking classic movies continues with this 21st-century updating of the 1976 romp, THE BAD NEWS BEARS. Acclaimed director Richard Linklater (THE SCHOOL OF ROCK, DAZED AND CONFUSED) pays respect to Michael Ritchie's original film by updating it rather than reinventing it. Stepping into the tough-to-fill shoes of Walter Matthau, Billy Bob Thornton plays the liquor-swilling, foulmouthed Morris Buttermaker, who has agreed to coach a Little League team for the paycheck. Unfortunately for him, his assembled team consists of the league's most inept outcasts. Gradually, however, Buttermaker's determination wins out, to the point where he recruits an ex-girlfriend's gifted daughter, Amanda Whurlitzer (Sammi Kane Kraft), to step onto the pitcher's mound. The team is complete when local bad boy Kelly Leak (Jeffrey Davies) lends his overflowing talent to the cause. Soon, the Bears are climbing their way to the top of the standings, resulting in a championship showdown with the Yankees, who are managed by the ridiculously pompous Coach Bullock (Greg Kinnear).As with 2003's THE SCHOOL OF ROCK, Linklater proves he has an uncanny ability to draw out compelling performances from child actors. But it is Thornton who steals the show. Incorporating elements from his
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Bill Lancaster
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Ed Shearmur
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