Continuity mistake: In Kelly Leak's first shown at-bat, he hit a home run to win the game, and the team the Bears defeated was sponsored by Denny's, as you can see from their catcher's logo when Kelly crosses the plate. Problem is, Denny's sponsors the Yankees, who went the entire season undefeated. We know this because in several scenes, including the one after the home-run where the head lady mocked the Bears' victory, you saw the standings where the Yankees had no losses.
The Bad News Bears (1976)
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Directed by: Michael Ritchie
Starring: Walter Matthau, Tatum O'Neal, Vic Morrow, Joyce Van Patten
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9.9/10. One of the best sports movies ever made.It does the Rocky theme of going the distance excellently. Walter Matthau plays the grizzled minor league player turned coach brilliantly with a touch of warmth. You can see he cares for the kids like a kindly uncle albeit a drinking one. I think the best scene is when he's training them only with an actual caring attitude. The movie also seems to predict the future of the pain in the butt sports obsessed parents who care not a whit about their kids well being too. The Bears are positively hilarious when celebrating going the distance at the end. This movie ranks up there with Hoosiers, Rocky, Chariots Of Fire, etc.
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Coach Morris Buttermaker: Now, guys, somebody's gonna pay for this windshield. And I think, Engelberg, it's gonna be your father.
Engelberg: Bullshit.
Trivia: After this movie was released, the character Engleberg had to be recast because the actor who played him lost a lot of weight and no longer could play the "fat" catcher so a new heavy actor replaced him in the next two sequels.
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Chosen answer: That red headed kid is Regi Tower, played by now-screenwriter and director Scott Firestone. Several of the boys had very minor roles, so Regi wasn't really an exception. His character did not appear in either of the sequels to The Bad News Bears.