Bad News Bears
Promotional poster for Bad News Bears
Directed by	Richard Linklater
Produced by	Richard Linklater
Written by	Bill Lancaster Glenn Ficarra John Requa
Starring	Billy Bob Thornton Greg Kinnear Marcia Gay Harden Sammi Kraft
Music by	Ed Shearmur
Cinematography	Rogier Stoffers
Editing by	Sandra Adair
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release date	July 22,2005
Running time	113 min
Language	English
Budget	$35 million
IMDb profile

Bad News Bears is a remake of the 1976 movie The Bad News Bears, produced by Paramount Pictures. It is directed by Richard Linklater, and stars Billy Bob Thornton, Greg Kinnear, Marcia Gay Harden and Sammi Kraft. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (509x755, 85 KB)Bad News Bears film poster File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Richard Linklater (born July 30, 1961, in Houston, Texas, USA) is an American film director and writer. ... Richard Linklater (born July 30, 1961, in Houston, Texas, USA) is an American film director and writer. ... Billy Bob Thornton (born William Robert Thornton on August 4, 1955) is an Academy Award-winning American screenwriter, actor, and also an occasional director, playwright and singer. ... Greg Kinnear (born June 17, 1963 in Logansport, Indiana) is an American actor. ... Marcia Gay Harden Marcia Gay Harden (born August 14, 1959) is an Academy Award-winning American actress. ... The Paramount Pictures logo used since 2003. ... July 22 is the 203rd day (204th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 162 days remaining. ... This is a list of film-related events in 2005. ... // Events March 22 - Filming begins on George Lucas Star Wars science fiction film. ... The Bad News Bears is a 1976 film directed by Michael Ritchie. ... The Paramount Pictures logo used since 2003. ... Richard Linklater (born July 30, 1961, in Houston, Texas, USA) is an American film director and writer. ... Billy Bob Thornton (born William Robert Thornton on August 4, 1955) is an Academy Award-winning American screenwriter, actor, and also an occasional director, playwright and singer. ... Greg Kinnear (born June 17, 1963 in Logansport, Indiana) is an American actor. ... Marcia Gay Harden Marcia Gay Harden (born August 14, 1959) is an Academy Award-winning American actress. ...

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Synopsis

Morris Buttermaker (Billy Bob Thornton) is a washed-up alcoholic minor-league baseball player. He is an exterminator, who was kicked out of professional baseball for attacking an umpire. He is a crude womanizer. He leads a baseball team of poorly playing teenagers. Amanda Whurlitzer (Sammi Kraft) is a daughter he had with one of his ex-girlfriends. At his request she joins the team. They do not win, but have the satisfaction of trying, knowing that winning is not so important. Billy Bob Thornton (born William Robert Thornton on August 4, 1955) is an Academy Award-winning American screenwriter, actor, and also an occasional director, playwright and singer. ... This article needs cleanup. ... A view of the playing field at Busch Stadium II St. ...

Also the name of a musical group featuring the MSACC. The group hit the top of the charts in Trinidad and took the country by storm with its smashing hit "Shake it You're on Fire"

Differences with the first version

In the first film Buttermaker was a pool cleaner. He is depicted now as an exterminator and a crude womanizer, whereas that is not so clear in the 1976 original.

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External links

• Official site
• Bad News Bears at the Internet Movie Database
• Review at Moviesforguys.com
• The music of the Bears