The Bad News Bears

Apex Mountain

1975 Harley-Davidson Z-90; air hockey; children’s sports movies; Little League baseball; Carmen; inappropriate Archie Bunker-like children; Pizza Hut in movies; children pouring beer on one another

In the discussion (12)
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  • Matthau’s peak is assigned to The Odd Couple. — Bill Simmons
  • O’Neal is disputed: Paper Moon supplied her Oscar and career opportunities, while this film is defended as her acting career highlight. — Bill Simmons
  • Kelly’s 1975 Harley-Davidson Z-90 is accepted. — Bill Simmons
  • Catfish Hunter references are nominated, with recognition of the film’s reference. — Bill Simmons
  • Haley’s peak is proposed as Breaking Training, with his later Little Children character-actor resurgence raised as an alternative. — Bill Simmons
  • Air hockey is accepted; The Toy is considered an inferior comparison. — Van Lathan
  • Children’s sports movies and Little League baseball are accepted. — Van Lathan
  • Carmen is accepted. — Bill Simmons
  • The 1964 Cadillac DeVille convertible is nominated. — Bill Simmons
  • Inappropriate Archie Bunker-like child characters are accepted. — Bill Simmons
  • Pizza Hut in movies is accepted, prompting nostalgia for the restaurant before its early-1990 s change. — Van Lathan
  • Children pouring beer on one another is accepted. — Van Lathan