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. Alongside Matthau, the film's cast includes Tatum O'Neal, Vic Morrow, Joyce Van Patten, Ben Piazza, Jackie Earle Haley, Alfred W. Lutter, Chris Barnes, and Erin Blunt. Its score, composed by Jerry Fielding, adapts the principal themes of Bizet's opera Carmen. Released by Paramount Pictures, The Bad News Bears received generally positive reviews. It was followed by two sequels, The Bad News Bears in Breaking Training in 1977 and The Bad News Bears Go to Japan in 1978, a short-lived 1979–80 CBS television series, and a 2005 remake.
Réalisateur | Michael Ritchie |
Produced by | Stanley R. Jaffe |
Writer(s) | Bill Lancaster |
Starring | Walter Matthau, Tatum O'Neal, Vic Morrow |
Music | Jerry Fielding |
Cinematography | John A. Alonzo |
Edited by | Richard A. Harris |
Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
Released | April 07, 1976 |
Running time | 102 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English, Spanish |
Budget | $9 million |
Box office | $42.3 million |
Netflix ID | 60021989 |
À propos de The Bad News Bears
A heavy-drinking washed up minor league player agrees to coach a struggling little league team in this sports comedy. The film spawned several sequels, a TV series, and a remake.
Réalisation de The Bad News Bears
Actor Walter Matthau was nominated for a BAFTA award for his performance.
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The Bad News Bears (TV series) - The Bad News Bears is an American sitcom that aired on CBS from March 24, 1979, until July 26, 1980, consisting of 26 episodes. It was based on the 1976 film of the same name, that was followed by two sequels in 1977 and 1978.. Films directed by Michael Ritchie.. Fictional sports teams.. Films set in the San Fernando Valley.. American baseball films.. American sports comedy films.
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