Bad News Bears - DVD

A major surprise as one of 1976's top grossing films. THE BAD NEWS BEARS is a movie about children that is refreshing, utterly believable, and quite cleverly funny. Walter Matthau is at his absolute best as the grumbling beer-guzzling former minor-league pitcher who gets roped into coaching a band of half-pint misfits somewhat loosely called a team. With this bunch in uniform, it's impossible to get caught up in the suburban competitive spirit that drives other adults to extremes of parental dscipline. So, instead, the Bears have a good time. (English), A major surprise as one of 1976's top grossing films. THE BAD NEWS BEARS is a movie about children that is refreshing, utterly believable, and quite cleverly funny. Walter Matthau is at his absolute best as the grumbling beer-guzzling former minor-league pitcher who gets roped into coaching a band of half-pint misfits somewhat loosely called a team. With this bunch in uniform, it's impossible to get caught up in the suburban competitive spirit that drives other adults to extremes of parental dscipline. So, instead, the Bears have a good time. (Spanish)

In director Richard Linklater's (InchSchool of RockInch) updating of the classic underdog comedy, Billy Bob Thornton is Morris Buttermaker, a perpetually soused former minor leaguer who winds up coaching a club of Little League outcasts. With the addition of a ringer pitcher, can skipper Buttermaker lead his team to victory against a rival squad? With Greg Kinnear, Marcia Gay Harden, Sammi Kane Kraft. 113 min. Widescreen; Soundtracks English Dolby Digital 5.1, Dolby Digital stereo Surround, French Dolby Digital 5.1, Spanish Dolby Digital 5.1; Subtitles English, French, Spanish; audio commentary by Linklater; deleted scenes; featurettes.

Hilarious horsehide hoot follows the Bears, a bottom-of-the-barrel Little League team made up of some of the worst players to ever set foot on a baseball field. The squad is raised from dead last, however, thanks to the arrival of a beer-swilling coach (Walter Matthau), a female pitcher (Tatum O'Neal), and a motorcycle-riding juvenile delinquent (Jackie Earle Haley). With Vic Morrow, Joyce Van Patten, Ben Piazza; scripted by Bill Lancaster (Burt's son). 101 min. Widescreen; Soundtracks English Dolby Digital 5.1, Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles English; featurettes.