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The Bad News Bears

year 1976decade 70sdirector Michael Ritchiegenre Sportsgenre Comedy
host Bill Simmonshost Van Lathanproducer Craig Horlbeck theme 1970s Sports Movie Month
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Most Rewatchable Scene · 33:04

The final Yankees–Bears game

Bill Simmons: The opening credits efficiently introduce Buttermaker, Toby, Kelly and Turner while establishing the coach’s drinking.

Van Lathan: The first practice establishes the misfits’ incompetence through bunting confusion and chocolate on the ball; Necessary Roughness is compared as an heir.

The film

The Bad News Bears (1976)

Directed by Michael Ritchie · Sports

102 minutes

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Cast

Selected cast credits · Film reference

Walter Matthau Coach Morris Buttermaker
Tatum O’Neal Amanda Whurlizer
Vic Morrow Roy Turner
Joyce Van Patten Miss Cleveland
Ben Piazza Bob Whitewood
Jackie Earle Haley Kelly Leak
Chris Barnes Tanner Boyle
Erin Blunt Ahmad Abdul Rahim
Gary Lee Cavagnaro Engelberg
Jaime Escobedo Jose Agilar
Scott Firestone Regi Tower
George Gonzales Miguel Agilar
Brett Marx Jimmy Feldman
David Pollock Rudi Stein
Quinn Smith Timmy Lupus
David Stambaugh Toby Whitewood
Brandon Cruz Joey Turner
Timothy Blake Mrs. Lupus
Bill Sorrells Mr. Tower
Shari Summers Mrs. Turner
Joe Brooks Umpire
George Wyner White Sox manager
David Lazarus Yankee
Charles Matthau Athletic
Maurice Marks Announcer

Everything from the episode

In the order the hosts got to it. Open a row for the discussion.

6:32

Half-Assed Internet Research

Origins; box office; salaries; child actors’ ages; language coaching

Origins; box office; salaries; child actors’ ages; language coaching

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  • The film is described as the first sports comedy centered on children and an early critique of overbearing youth-sports parents. — Bill Simmons
  • Matthau’s Tony, supporting Oscar, two lead nominations and ten Lemmon collaborations are recalled. — Bill Simmons
  • O’Neal reportedly recalled Tarantino’s first fan letter and an uncomfortable later request to wear her childhood Bears uniform. — Bill Simmons
  • A 9 million budget,43 million gross and tenth-place 1976 ranking are reported, alongside Rocky’s success as a sports-film turning point. — Bill Simmons
  • The child actors’ ages are listed: Lupus six, Miguel eight, Tanner ten, Ahmad, Amanda and Engelberg twelve, Ogilvie thirteen, and Toby, Kelly and Rudy fourteen. — Bill Simmons
  • The Aguilar actors reportedly did not speak Spanish and were taught their lines, despite playing boys who could not speak English. — Bill Simmons
  • Reported compensation was $750,000 plus ten percent of theatrical box office for Matthau and $350,000 plus a profit percentage for O’Neal. — Bill Simmons
  • Bill Lancaster reportedly based the film on his father, Burt Lancaster; his three screenplays are identified as this film, The Bad News Bears Go to Japan and The Thing. — Bill Simmons
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17:35

Probably Unanswerable Questions

Absent parents; Kelly’s family and talent; Joey’s title share; Mrs. Turner; free agency; Ogilvie’s future

Absent parents; Kelly’s family and talent; Joey’s title share; Mrs. Turner; free agency; Ogilvie’s future

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  • Amanda’s absent mother and Kelly’s unsupervised smoking and motorcycle riding raise parental questions. — Van Lathan
  • Kelly’s family life is questioned. — Bill Simmons
  • Kelly’s unexplained resources and lack of supervision inspire alternatives involving wealth, an absent working parent or an overwhelmed large family. — Van Lathan
  • Kelly Leak is praised as an elite sports-character name, alongside Jimmy Chitwood and Paul Crewe. — Bill Simmons
  • Whether Joey received a championship ring or share after quitting is questioned. — Bill Simmons
  • The appeal of Turner’s wife and her now-fashionable 1970 s clothes becomes a playful question. — Van Lathan
  • Recruiting Amanda and Kelly is jokingly proposed as inventing baseball free agency. — Bill Simmons
  • Ogilvie is imagined working for Bill James and later building a major-league pitching dynasty. — Bill Simmons
  • Kelly’s revealing throw is compared with A League of Their Own, Jerry Maguire and Remember the Titans as a demonstration of athletic talent. — Van Lathan
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29:30

What’s Aged the Best?

Subtle character growth; Breaking Training; Kentucky Fried Chicken; Kelly; Tanner; Ahmad; Engelberg; Los Angeles; pos...

Subtle character growth; Breaking Training; Kentucky Fried Chicken; Kelly; Tanner; Ahmad; Engelberg; Los Angeles; poster; youth sports; beer; pitching; Carmen; baseball analytics

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  • Buttermaker’s changes unfold subtly without explanatory speeches; reconnecting with Ahmad in the tree is a rare visible turning point. — Bill Simmons
  • Breaking Training is praised as a rare naturally satisfying sports sequel, featuring the unsupervised drive to Houston and the Astrodome. — Bill Simmons
  • Lying to children while parenting is praised. — Van Lathan
  • The Kentucky Fried Chicken bucket looks unusually appetizing; the full name is considered more evocative than KFC and compared with Popeyes. — Van Lathan
  • Kelly’s believable age, motorcycle, smoking, jacket and coordination make him an archetypal cool troubled kid; Bender and a doomed soldier are comparisons. — Bill Simmons
  • Tanner is compared with Culkin crossed with Bill Burr. — Bill Simmons
  • Ahmad is appreciated as a then-uncommon Black child character with distinct sibling insecurity, Hank Aaron admiration and a successful bunt. — Bill Simmons
  • Ahmad subverts the assumption that the Black child must be the best athlete, with sibling comparisons and Muslim identity adding individuality. — Bill Simmons
  • Engelberg’s comedy, hitting and trash talk are praised, including the flood-the-valley pool joke; the sequel actor and Sandlot analogue are compared. — Bill Simmons
  • Mid 1970 s Los Angeles and Jack Davis’s illustrated poster are appreciated. — Bill Simmons
  • A parental lawsuit creating a team for excluded players anticipates later youth-sports entitlement and feels specifically Los Angeles. — Bill Simmons
  • Chico’s Bail Bonds is described as a real business incorporated into the film. — Bill Simmons
  • Turner’s intentional walks anticipate analytical strategy. — Bill Simmons
  • Cheap Igloo coolers, removable beer tabs and large cans evoke the era; unbelted convertible rides are recalled with ironic affection. — Bill Simmons
  • Turner’s overbearing youth-coach behavior feels increasingly relevant as private training and parental pressure grow. — Van Lathan
  • Real beer brands are praised over invented labels; the spoken list includes Coors, Lucky Lager, Mickey’s, Pabst, Schlitz, a garbled brand, Miller High Life and Budweiser while claiming seven. — Bill Simmons
  • O’Neal’s pitching is convincing; she reportedly trained for weeks and performed most throws with occasional doubling. — Bill Simmons
  • Bizet’s Carmen music is considered central to the film. — Bill Simmons
  • Ogilvie’s statistics, walks and defensive shifts anticipate Bill James and Moneyball; the Joey-Engelberg rivalry is also praised. — Bill Simmons
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32:17

Roger Ebert's review
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  • Ebert gave three stars and praised the film’s critique of American competition; a higher score is thought deserved. — Bill Simmons
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33:04

Most Rewatchable Scene

The final Yankees–Bears game

The final Yankees–Bears game

In the discussion (13)
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  • The opening credits efficiently introduce Buttermaker, Toby, Kelly and Turner while establishing the coach’s drinking. — Bill Simmons
  • The first practice establishes the misfits’ incompetence through bunting confusion and chocolate on the ball; Necessary Roughness is compared as an heir. — Van Lathan
  • The Yankees’ first-game rout includes Tanner throwing his glove and Turner encouraging withdrawal. — Bill Simmons
  • The attempted team resignation follows Tanner fighting the seventh grade and prompts Buttermaker’s quitting-is-a-hard-habit lesson. — Van Lathan
  • Amanda loses air hockey to Kelly, walks out defeated and argues with Buttermaker about the resulting Rolling Stones date. — Van Lathan
  • Kelly monopolizing the game exposes the cost of relying on one star and reflects a familiar youth-sports temptation. — Van Lathan
  • Kelly’s winning hit receives little celebration after his teammates resent his monopoly. — Bill Simmons
  • The final game’s brawl and Engelberg-Turner rivalry lead to Turner striking his son and Joey deliberately allowing a run; the slap would create a modern public scandal. — Bill Simmons
  • Buttermaker chooses to play everyone and Lupus makes the emotional catch, establishing a much-reused weakest-player-comes-through trope. — Bill Simmons
  • The final rally ends with Kelly reaching across an intentional walk, being called out at home and Tanner rejecting the trophy; Kelly is thought visibly safe. — Bill Simmons
  • The entire final game is the agreed most-rewatchable sequence, with Joey holding the ball a pinpoint choice. — Bill Simmons
  • The Ahmad tree conversation is a separate personal favorite: an invented Hank Aaron 42-error story restores belief and shows Buttermaker’s coaching instincts. — Van Lathan
  • The ballet-window visit is recalled as an omitted favorite: Engelberg eats chicken, Kelly flirts and Amanda is embarrassed. — Bill Simmons
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1:02:49

The Great Shot Gordo Award for Most Cinematic Shot

Closing field pullback; opening shot

Closing field pullback; opening shot

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  • The closing pullback from the celebrating children and the opening shot are separate choices that echo one another. — Bill Simmons
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1:03:07

The Den of Thieves Benihana Award for Scene-Stealing Location

Little League field

Little League field

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  • The Little League field is selected; its connection to screenwriter Bill Lancaster’s childhood and Los Angeles geography is discussed. — Bill Simmons
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1:04:01

The Slow Ride / Kid Cudi – Pursuit of Happiness Award for Best Needle Drop

Carmen during Kelly’s first home run

Carmen during Kelly’s first home run

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  • Carmen accompanying Kelly’s first homer, transitioning from batting practice into a game, is selected. — Bill Simmons
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1:04:37

The Big Kahuna Burger Award for Best Use of Food and Drink

Tanner’s burrito

Tanner’s burrito

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  • Tanner’s burrito in Joey’s face wins over general drinking; the demand for 30 cents is a favorite line. — Bill Simmons
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1:04:37

The Butch’s Girlfriend Award for the Weakest Link in the Film

Buttermaker’s cruelty to Amanda; councilman father

Buttermaker’s cruelty to Amanda; councilman father

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  • Buttermaker’s cruel rejection of Amanda in the dugout is considered too harsh toward an 11-year-old. — Bill Simmons
  • The councilman father is another choice because his convincingly cynical politics are unpleasant, not because of poor acting. — Bill Simmons
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1:05:53

What’s Aged the Worst?

Lost contemporary context; offensive language; no mercy rule; uninterrupted brawl; pitching overuse; Brandon Cruz’s d...

Lost contemporary context; offensive language; no mercy rule; uninterrupted brawl; pitching overuse; Brandon Cruz’s diminished fame

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  • O’Neal’s contemporary stardom and the novelty of a girl pitching are less legible to later audiences. — Bill Simmons
  • Offensive language is acknowledged without extended discussion. — Bill Simmons
  • No mercy rule allows a 26–0 first-inning rout; modern thresholds are debated rather than settled. — Van Lathan
  • The game continuing after a bench-clearing brawl is contrasted with a modern investigation. — Bill Simmons
  • Amanda pitching every game several times a week raises an overuse objection. — Bill Simmons
  • Brandon Cruz’s contemporary fame from The Courtship of Eddie’s Father is less apparent to later audiences. — Bill Simmons
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1:08:52

Picking Nits

Kelly’s slide and safe call; pitching; batting order; field positions; motorcycle crash; league eligibility; chemistr...

Kelly’s slide and safe call; pitching; batting order; field positions; motorcycle crash; league eligibility; chemistry; Yankees recruitment; Rudy’s athleticism

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  • Kelly should have slid headfirst to score; his exceptional hitting makes the unsuccessful slide frustrating. — Bill Simmons
  • Rudy’s size prompts the argument that he should hit for power and could beat up Kelly. — Bill Simmons
  • Repeated slow-motion viewing supports the claim that Kelly scored, prompting a joking theory that Turner bribed the hostile umpires. — Van Lathan
  • Kelly should pitch, especially the final inning, because the best young athlete normally pitches; losing him in center field is considered an acceptable trade. — Bill Simmons
  • Rudy should not bat between Kelly and Engelberg; an alternative order puts Kelly first, Engelberg second and Rudy third to maximize Kelly’s appearances. — Bill Simmons
  • Ahmad is wasted in right field; left or center field is proposed despite his desire to imitate Hank Aaron. — Bill Simmons
  • Kelly should play shortstop and Tanner should move to second base. — Bill Simmons
  • Kelly inexplicably rides his motorcycle into a wall after vandalizing the field. — Bill Simmons
  • Kelly is permitted to join the league despite his earlier vandalism. — Van Lathan
  • Kelly’s sudden lack of chemistry problems is questioned, with a defense that others feared him without knowing him. — Bill Simmons
  • The Yankees should already have recruited Kelly given his obvious ability. — Bill Simmons
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1:13:44

The Ruffalo / Hanna / Rubinek / Partridge Overacting Award

Tanner’s fighting

Tanner’s fighting

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  • Tanner’s fighting is criticized as unconvincing grappling rather than the wild punches expected from children. — Bill Simmons
  • The fighting is defended as Tanner holding on to avoid getting hurt, with a joke about his burrito. — Bill Simmons
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1:14:33

Is There a Better Title for This Movie?

The Bad News Bears

The Bad News Bears

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1:14:33

The Stephen A. Smith Hottest Take Award

Ground zero for the Yankees as sports villains

Ground zero for the Yankees as sports villains

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  • The film is proposed as a formative source of the Yankees’ villainous public image, before the late-1970 s Reggie Jackson era. — Bill Simmons
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1:16:33

Casting What-Ifs

Warren Beatty; Steve McQueen; Jodie Foster; Kristy McNichol

Warren Beatty; Steve McQueen; Jodie Foster; Kristy McNichol

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1:17:48

Van Lathan Award for Did This Movie Need More Black People?

No

No

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1:17:48

The Joey Pants “That Guy” Award

Vic Morrow

Vic Morrow

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1:17:48

The Dion Waiters Award for Best Heat Check Performance

Vic Morrow, with screen-time qualification

Vic Morrow, with screen-time qualification

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  • Vic Morrow is selected, with Joey Turner offered if Morrow has too much screen time to qualify. — Bill Simmons
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1:18:21

Recasting Couch

Original director and Los Angeles

Original director and Los Angeles

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  • The director and Los Angeles setting are considered untouchable. — Van Lathan
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1:18:43

What Would Tony Romo’s Director’s Commentary for This Movie Sound Like?

Cris Collinsworth

Cris Collinsworth

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  • Cris Collinsworth is chosen, with an imitation involving Ogilvie’s statistics. — Bill Simmons
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1:21:19

Apex Mountain

1975 Harley-Davidson Z-90; air hockey; children’s sports movies; Little League baseball; Carmen; inappropriate Archie...

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

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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
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1:24:11

Cruise or Hanks?

Tom Hanks

Tom Hanks

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  • Hanks is preferred for having effectively played the role in A League of Their Own; Cruise is defended as an interesting washed-up former player. — Van Lathan
  • The tiebreaker goes to Hanks, moving the running tally to seven versus six. — Bill Simmons
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1:24:49

Best Movie-Related Fantasy Football Team Name From This Movie

Buttermakers; Chico’s Bail Bonds

Buttermakers; Chico’s Bail Bonds

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  • Buttermakers and Chico’s Bail Bonds are proposed; the latter has been encountered as a real fantasy-team name. — Bill Simmons
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1:32:24

Sequel, Prequel, Limited Series, or All-Black Remake

Sequels, television and a Black-cast variation already exist

Sequels, television and a Black-cast variation already exist

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  • The film is considered to have already received sequels, television and a Black-cast variation through Hardball. — Bill Simmons
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1:32:24

Is This Movie Better With…?

Samuel L. Jackson as Buttermaker

Samuel L. Jackson as Buttermaker

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1:33:04

Just One Oscar

Walter Matthau; screenplay

Walter Matthau; screenplay

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  • Buttermaker is selected, with screenplay also considered. — Bill Simmons
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1:39:46

Best Double Feature

The Bad News Bears in Breaking Training
The Bad News Bears
The Bad News Bears in Breaking Training
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  • The second Bad News Bears film is selected. — Van Lathan
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1:39:46

The Andy and Red – Zihuatanejo Award for What Happens the Next Day?

The sequel

The sequel

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  • The sequel is said to supply the answer. — Van Lathan
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1:39:46

What Piece of Memorabilia Would You Want From This Movie?

Kelly’s motorcycle; jersey

Kelly’s motorcycle; jersey

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  • Kelly’s motorcycle is chosen twice; a jersey is another option. — Bill Simmons
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1:40:10

The Coach Finstock Award for Best Life Lesson

Quitting is a hard habit to break once started

Quitting is a hard habit to break once started

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  • Quitting becomes a difficult habit to break once started. — Bill Simmons
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1:40:10

Who Won the Movie?

The Bears; Walter Matthau

The Bears; Walter Matthau

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  • The Bears are emphatically selected as a team. — Bill Simmons
  • Walter Matthau is selected; O’Neal is defended as an acceptable alternative because her believable performance makes the film work. — Bill Simmons
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1:47:10

Producer review

The Sandlot’s childhood appeal and youthful perspective

The Sandlot’s childhood appeal and youthful perspective

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  • The Sandlot is preferred through childhood attachment and its youthful, mystical perspective; The Bad News Bears feels like an adult film that children wanted to see.
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1:48:39

Mrs. Turner’s Jeans Award for Van Will Definitely Bring This Up

Mrs. Turner’s jeans

Mrs. Turner’s jeans

The panel proposes a new category here.

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  • Mrs. Turner’s jeans inspire a joking proposed award for something Van will inevitably discuss. — Bill Simmons
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The episode explicitly closes 1970 s sports-movie theme month; future 1999 rereleases are separately announced.
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The 1976 film is praised as an enduring, emotionally affecting children’s sports movie, especially when viewed after parenting.
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A father’s intense fielding drills and critical assessment of children’s athletic potential are recalled.
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A youth-soccer parent’s anger over playing time culminated in removing his child permanently, recalling Joey Turner’s mound confrontation.
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The central question is whether youth sports serve children’s growth or adults’ need to win; the Bears morally win by choosing the children.
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Coach Turner’s celebration amid family collapse embodies an adult compensating for frustration by controlling young players.
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Buttermaker and Amanda’s ambiguous father-figure relationship permits unusually candid conversations.
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Losing-the-title endings are compared with Tin Cup, Rocky, The Color of Money and A League of Their Own; the approach works here because gains outside the score are convincing.
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Above the Rim provides the opposite preference for tournament victory, followed by a double-shootout joke.
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The possibility that a chain-smoking alcoholic can coach a team to the finals is jokingly treated as a lesson.
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The original’s blunt child stereotypes are considered more natural than the remake’s self-conscious inclusivity.
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The ensemble is defended as observed youth-baseball culture rather than assembled archetypes; Little Giants, Sandlot, Rookie of the Year and Mighty Ducks inherit its formula.
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Drinking while driving unbelted children and beer celebrations seem shocking now but recall a freer, rougher childhood, including truck-bed rides to games.
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Matthau is considered the supreme likable curmudgeon, making even Cactus Flower’s objectionable character charming; Buttermaker may outlast his other roles as an archetype.
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A modern Matthau might be confined to supporting roles; Thornton and Tommy Lee Jones are compared but not considered exact equivalents.
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Ritchie’s eight cited films are Downhill Racer, The Candidate, The Bad News Bears, Semi-Tough, Fletch, Wildcats, The Golden Child and Diggstown. His work is praised for letting characters and scenes breathe; the top-eight phrase is career praise, not an ordered ranking.
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O’Neal and Haley are considered far ahead of the other child actors, with her confident first scene essential to the story.
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O’Neal’s Paper Moon Oscar, youthful popularity and later difficulties are compared with Lohan’s trajectory; this performance merits inclusion among great child roles.
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A reported Majors-Fawcett-O’Neal romantic-betrayal anecdote is introduced as a Pulp Fiction-like situation.
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Tanner is remembered as a breakout who seemed destined for stardom, a child Archie Bunker whose offensive bluster coexists with loyalty.
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Buttermaker’s limited baseball backstory suggests he once quit himself, explaining his resistance to the children giving up.
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A dominant childhood teammate and deliberately selecting selfish pickup stars illustrate sacrificing participation to keep winning.
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Warrior Strong is identified as a recent disliked example recycling the reluctant overweight player’s winning shot.
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Yankees congratulating Kelly during his home-run trot is tentatively attributed to a friendlier youth-baseball era.
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Matthau was 56 during filming; the conversation contrasts how middle-aged people looked then and now.
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The unsuccessful television adaptation prompts comparisons with Clueless, Friday Night Lights and Parenthood.
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Vic Morrow’s death during Twilight Zone filming and his relationship to Jennifer Jason Leigh are discussed alongside his performance.
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Foster’s later career is compared with the trajectory once expected for O’Neal.
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The Japan sequel is condemned, followed by an anecdote about a son wanting to watch it after enjoying the first two films.
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The son who insisted on watching the Japan sequel disliked it and complained that he had not been warned.
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Kip Pardue’s grip and throw are cited as evidence of real quarterback experience.
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The original is preferred to the remake for its less cartoonish Buttermaker, stronger relationships and better children.
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Lupus’s devastated expression at the snack stand makes Tanner’s burrito retaliation satisfying.
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Turner’s behavior recalls youth-baseball coaching and parental interference, including being made to pitch with a sore elbow.
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O’Neal is praised as an exceptional child actor after prior familiarity with Paper Moon.
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Kelly’s delinquent-athlete combination is disputed through differing personal experiences and possible generational differences.
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The remake’s similar ending and the original’s enduring pace prompt the argument that an entirely watchable film did not need remaking.
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The remake initially seemed promising because of Linklater and Thornton, but is now viewed as part of an unsuccessful remake wave.
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Elaborately silly insults prompt debate over genuine period speech versus a movie convention.
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The closing credits name Craig Horlbeck and thank Jack Sanders; the current 1970 s sports month ends and future 1999 episodes are announced.
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Mentions across The Rewatchables

Recorded movie reference

Breaking Away

The Rewatchables · aired June 11, 2024

Seventies sports pyramid; 1979 domestic box-office list (twelve named)

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