Bad News Bears
(2005)
Overview
Morris Buttermaker is a burned-out minor league baseball player who loves to drink and can't keep his hands to himself. His long-suffering lawyer arranges for him to manage a local Little League team, and Buttermaker soon finds himself the head of a rag-tag group of misfit players. Through unconventional team-building exercises and his offbeat coaching style, Buttermaker helps his hapless Bears prepare to meet their rivals, the Yankees.
Director
Richard Linklater
Writers
Bill Lancaster, Glenn Ficarra, John Requa
Top Billed
Billy Bob Thornton
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Reviews
Kamurai
⭐ 6/10September 22, 2020
Decent watch, probably won't watch again, and can recommend.
I'm not a fan of baseball on any level, but this is a surprisingly charming movie, and Billy Bob Thorton is great with inappropriate humor. After this watch, I'm thinking this is from where "Benchwarmers" might have been inspired.
I think it's more of the "misfits working together" trope that gets me, and you see it in lots of kids sports movies: "Kicking & Screaming", "The Sandl…
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Andre Gonzales
⭐ 7/10April 25, 2023
Good movie. Billy Bob Thornton doing what he does best being an a-hole. More coaches need to be like this guy lol.
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Status
Released
Original Language
EN
Budget
$30,000,000
Revenue
$34,252,847