The Bad News Bears

Summary

The Bad News Bears is a film^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,953 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• The Bad News Bears's instance of is recorded as film^[3].
• The Bad News Bears was directed by Michael Ritchie^[4].
• Bill Lancaster wrote the screenplay for The Bad News Bears^[5].
• The Bad News Bears's composer is recorded as Jerry Fielding^[6].
• The Bad News Bears's genre is coming-of-age film^[7].
• The Bad News Bears's genre is comedy film^[8].
• The Bad News Bears was followed by The Bad News Bears in Breaking Training^[9].
• A cast member of The Bad News Bears was Walter Matthau^[10].
• A cast member of The Bad News Bears was Tatum O'Neal^[11].
• A cast member of The Bad News Bears was Chris Barnes^[12].
• A cast member of The Bad News Bears was Vic Morrow^[13].
• A cast member of The Bad News Bears was Jackie Earle Haley^[14].
• A cast member of The Bad News Bears was Joyce Van Patten^[15].
• A cast member of The Bad News Bears was Quinn Smith^[16].
• A cast member of The Bad News Bears was Ben Piazza^[17].
• A cast member of The Bad News Bears was Brandon Cruz^[18].
• A cast member of The Bad News Bears was Charles Matthau^[19].
• A cast member of The Bad News Bears was George Wyner^[20].
• A cast member of The Bad News Bears was Alfred Lutter^[21].
• A cast member of The Bad News Bears was Brett Marx^[22].
• The Bad News Bears was produced by Stanley R. Jaffe^[23].
• The Bad News Bears's production company is recorded as Paramount Pictures^[24].
• The Bad News Bears's director of photography is recorded as John A. Alonzo^[25].
• The original language of The Bad News Bears was English^[26].
• The original language of The Bad News Bears was Spanish^[27].

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Authorship and Creation

The Bad News Bears was produced by Stanley R. Jaffe^[23]. It was directed by Michael Ritchie^[4]. Bill Lancaster wrote the screenplay for it^[5]. Cast members include Walter Matthau^[10], Tatum O'Neal^[11], Chris Barnes^[12], Vic Morrow^[13], Jackie Earle Haley^[14], and Joyce Van Patten^[15].

Publication

Publication dates include April 5, 1976^[28], April 7, 1976^[29], May 8, 1976^[30], November 26, 1976^[31], December 4, 1976^[32], and December 17, 1976^[33]. Original languages include English^[26] and Spanish^[27]. Genres include coming-of-age film^[7] and comedy film^[8]. The Bad News Bears was distributed by video on demand^[34].

Reception

Reviews include 97%^[35], 7.8/10^[36], and 84/100^[37].

Adaptations and Inspiration

The Bad News Bears was followed by it in Breaking Training^[9].

Why It Matters

The Bad News Bears ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,953 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[38] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[39]