The Bad News Bears in Breaking Training (1977) is a movie that I recently watched with my daughter on HBOMAX. The storyline follows the Bad News Bears as recent little league champions that want to compete for the national championship in Texas. They don't have a coach or a means to get there. The kids put their heads together to find a way to make it happen, get to Texas and compete.
This movie is directed by Michael Pressman (The Great Texas Dynamite Chase) and stars William Devane (Marathon Man), Jackie Earle Haley (The Watchmen), Jimmy Baio (Soap), Dolph Sweet (The Wanderers) and Chris Barnes (The Time Crystal).
This movie badly missed Walter Matthau. The storyline was flimsy but had potential. The kids are always great and their back and forth dialogue is a lot of fun. This didn't have the magic of the first film but Haley was fantastic and Devane delivers a solid supporting performance. The various situations were fun and the ending was rewarding and makes you want to standup and cheer.
Overall, this is a very average family movie that's still worth a watch. I would score this a 6/10 and recommend seeing it once.
This movie is directed by Michael Pressman (The Great Texas Dynamite Chase) and stars William Devane (Marathon Man), Jackie Earle Haley (The Watchmen), Jimmy Baio (Soap), Dolph Sweet (The Wanderers) and Chris Barnes (The Time Crystal).
This movie badly missed Walter Matthau. The storyline was flimsy but had potential. The kids are always great and their back and forth dialogue is a lot of fun. This didn't have the magic of the first film but Haley was fantastic and Devane delivers a solid supporting performance. The various situations were fun and the ending was rewarding and makes you want to standup and cheer.
Overall, this is a very average family movie that's still worth a watch. I would score this a 6/10 and recommend seeing it once.