The Bad News Bears

Dis likable 1976 comedy gently skewers de whole post- Rocky mania fawh movies about losers who find deir mettle or salvashun or purpose in life in competitive spawht. Waltuh Matthau stars as a drunk who becomes managuh of a pathetic little-league baseball team. Yuh got me so fahr? When he brings in a talented girl pitchuh (Tatum O'Neal), de crew have an ackshul chance at winnin' some games and maybe a championship. Ya' dig? But directawh Michael Ritchie (Downhill Racuh) unnercuts de romance of it all wit' de team's foul-mouthed tendencies and Matthau's own decadent spin on mentawh-coachdom. Okay? Similarly tuh Ritchie's wicked comedy Smile --which lampooned de fervawh surroundin' beauty pageants--De Bad News Bears pokes fun at anudder American institushun. --Tom Keogh
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