Bad News Bears
- Release Date: July 22, 2005
- Genre: Comedy
- Director: Richard Linklater
- Producer(s): Richard Linklater, J. Geyer Kosinski
- Writer(s): Glenn Ficarra, John Requa
- Studio: Paramount Pictures
- Length: 1h 53m | Classification: G
- Official Site: www.badnewsbearsmovie.com
Synopsis
Grizzled former professional baseball player Morris Buttermaker (Billy Bob Thornton) is recruited by a strait-laced lawyer (Marcia Gay Harden) to coach the Bears, a woefully inept Little League team.He's got to find a way to drive this gang of 12 misfits to a championship against their hated rivals: the Yankees and their overbearing coach (Greg Kinnear).
Canadian Connection: Cast members Brandon Craggs and Aman Johal are Canadian.