The Bad News Bears in Breaking Training

"The Bad News Bears are one year older and one year wilder."

1977 1h 40m EN

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5.8

MID

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42%

ROTTEN

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METACRITIC

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5.6

IMDB

★5.8TMDB · 48🥫42%Rotten Tomatoes●47Metacritic★5.6IMDB · 3,920

ComedyFamily

Synopsis

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A troubled, rebellious teen drives his rambunctious baseball team out to Houston where they play an exhibition game and the boy meets his estranged father, and hires him as the teams coach.

“The Bad News Bears are one year older and one year wilder.”

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Cast

William Devane
Mike Leak
Clifton James
Sy Orlansky
Jackie Earle Haley
Kelly Leak
Jimmy Baio
Carmen Ronzonni
Chris Barnes
Tanner Boyle
Erin Blunt
Ahmad Abdul Rahim
Jayme Escobedo
Jose Agilar
George Gonzales
Miguel Agilar

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Michael Pressman
Writers: Paul Brickman
Languages: English, Spanish
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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

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2 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Spanish.

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3 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "The Bad News Bears Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Michael Pressman, shot by Fred J. Koenekamp. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Craig Safan. 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 John W. Wheeler 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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William Devane and Clifton James and Jackie Earle Haley carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

ERA

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Marketing tagline: "The Bad News Bears are one year older and one year wilder.".

MoodPlayr · trivia#08

Cinephile deep dive

The take

Michael Pressman directs. Fred J. Koenekamp behind the camera. Craig Safan scores. John W. Wheeler cuts. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English, Spanish.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

149 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Spanish.
3Part of the "The Bad News Bears Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Directed by Michael Pressman, shot by Fred J. Koenekamp. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Craig Safan. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor John W. Wheeler shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7William Devane and Clifton James and Jackie Earle Haley carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "The Bad News Bears are one year older and one year wilder.".
9IMDB entry: tt0075718 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Only 48 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.