Here Come the Tigers

"It's a whole new ball game!"

1978 1h 27m EN

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★6.0TMDB · 2

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Synopsis

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A cop and his partner manage a little league baseball team, trying to turn the group of misfits into a competitive team.

“It's a whole new ball game!”

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Cast

Richard Lincoln
Eddie Burke
James Zvanut
Burt Honneger
Samantha Grey
Betty Burke
Noel Cunningham
Noel 'Peanuts' Cady
Manny Lieberman
Felix the Umpire
Fred Lincoln
Aesop
Xavier Rodrigo
Buster Rivera
Kathy Bell
Patty O'Malley

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Sean S. Cunningham
Writers: Victor Miller
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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87 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 8

MONEY

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Shot for just $0.2M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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3 / 8

ERA

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48 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Sean S. Cunningham, shot by Barry Abrams. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Harry Manfredini. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Steve Miner shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Richard Lincoln and James Zvanut and Samantha Grey carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "It's a whole new ball game!".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Sean S. Cunningham directs. Barry Abrams behind the camera. Harry Manfredini scores. Steve Miner cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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Things worth knowing

187 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Shot for just $0.2M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
348 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
4Directed by Sean S. Cunningham, shot by Barry Abrams. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Harry Manfredini. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Steve Miner shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Richard Lincoln and James Zvanut and Samantha Grey carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "It's a whole new ball game!".
9IMDB entry: tt0077668 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.