The Bad News Bears
“The coach is waiting for his next beer. The pitcher is waiting for her first bra. The team is waiting for a miracle. Consider the possibilities.”
An aging, down-on-his-luck ex-minor leaguer coaches a team of misfits in an ultra-competitive California little league.
Genres
Family, Comedy
Studio
Paramount Pictures
Language
en
Status
Released
How The Bad News Bears performed
Budget
$9.0M
Worldwide Gross
$42.3M
Gross Profit
$33.3M
Return
4.7× budget
Opening Wknd (est.)
$5M
Source: TMDB. Domestic/international split (~42/58, genre-typical) and the opening-weekend figure (28% of the domestic run, typical for Family) are MoviesRankd estimates. Profit is gross revenue minus production budget and excludes marketing — studios typically need ~2–2.5× budget to break even.
Where to Watch
Cast
Coach Morris Buttermaker
Walter Matthau
Coach Morris Buttermaker
Amanda Whurlitzer
Tatum O'Neal
Amanda Whurlitzer
Roy Turner
Vic Morrow
Roy Turner
Cleveland
Joyce Van Patten
Cleveland
Councilman Whitewood
Ben Piazza
Councilman Whitewood
Kelly Leak
Jackie Earle Haley
Kelly Leak
Ogilvie
Alfred Lutter
Ogilvie
Tanner Boyle
Chris Barnes
Tanner Boyle
Ahmad Abdul Rahim
Erin Blunt
Ahmad Abdul Rahim
Endelberg
Gary Lee Cavagnaro
Endelberg
Jose Agilar
Jayme Escobedo
Jose Agilar
Regi Tower
Scott Firestone
Regi Tower
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