Bad News Bears

Richard Linklater remade this? Okay. A beer-swilling ex-athlete is strong-armed into coaching a Little League team. He whips the hopeless team into shape to face their pinstriped rivals. It seems like a pleasant enough way to spend a couple of hours.

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Richard Linklater directed Bad News Bears in 2005. See Richard Linklater's full filmography, where to start with Richard Linklater, or where to go after you've seen everything by Richard Linklater.

Bad News Bears was released in 2005 (EN original-language production), with a runtime of 113 minutes.