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The Bad News Bears in Breaking Training

1977 · 100 min

A scrappy, loose-limbed kids' sports sequel that ambles along with easy charm and a few heartfelt father-son beats.

Directed by
Michael Pressman
Genres
Comedy, Family
Starring
William Devane, Clifton James, Jackie Earle Haley
Tagline
The Bad News Bears are one year older and one year wilder.
Overview
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.

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Directed by
Michael Pressman
Genres
Comedy, Family
Starring
William Devane, Clifton James, Jackie Earle Haley
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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • friendship
  • sport
  • coming-of-age
  • redemption
Places
  • big city
  • road trip
Era
contemporary
Audience
family
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror0
Humour6
Realism7
Romance1
Tension3
Darkness3
Complexity2
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
comedy, family
Directed by
Michael Pressman
Written by
Paul Brickman
Starring
William Devane, Clifton James, Jackie Earle Haley, Jimmy Baio, Chris Barnes, Erin Blunt, Jayme Escobedo, George Gonzales
Music
Craig Safan
Cinematography
Fred J. Koenekamp
Runtime
100 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English, Spanish

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