THE BAD NEWS BEARS (1976) -- movie reaction -- FIRST TIME WATCHING 

Highly recommend Tatum O'Neal and her recently late father Ryan O'Neal in Paper moon [1973].Tatum won Best Supporting Actress Oscar for this. She was 9 when the film was made and at the age of 10, she became the youngest person ever to win a competitive Academy Award.

One of the greatest unwholesome wholesome movies ever.

I saw this in the drive-in theater in 76. And I was these kid's ages, didn't get some of the jokes, but the physical comedy and Walter Mattheu were funny. Tatum O'neill was great too. Another great Tatum O'neill movie is Paper Moon.

You edited out one of Matthau's best lines!!!! Woman: "Buttermaker here's your 2nd place trophy" Buttermaker: "Thank you sir"

Nice reaction. I would have been their age back in '76. Life was different back then and I wouldn't trade my youth for all the game-boys, iPods and cell phones kids have nowadays. We had imaginations and were part of a community.

loved bad news bears in breaking training too

Any woman who knows her Bizet is instantly my favorite reactor.

"This quitting thing, it's a hard habit to break once you start." Fun Fact: The film's poster art was drawn by Jack Davis, one of the founding illustrators for MAD Magazine. Family Affair Fact: Walter Matthau's real life son Charles Matthau appeared as an opposing team player for the Athletics little league baseball team. Music Enthusiast Fact: The theme music is from the opera Carmen by Georges Bizet. Coincidentally, as the movie was being filmed on the 100th anniversary of the debut of the opera. Action Star Fact: Tatum O'Neal trained with a professional sports trainer for several weeks before filming began in August 1975. Although some of the pitches in the movie were done by stunt doubles, O'Neal did the bulk of them on her own. Casting Notes Fact: Jackie Earle Haley played Kelly Leak in all three original Bad News Bears movies: The Bad News Bears (1976), The Bad News Bears In Breaking Training (1977), and The Bad News Bears Go To Japan (1978). Jackie Earle Haley would have a big comeback in the 2000s after a thirteen-year hiatus. He played many roles, including a child molester in Little Children (2006), for which he received an Academy Award nomination, as well as turning in an impressive performance as Rorschach in Watchmen (2009). He also played a prominent role as Freddy Krueger in the A Nightmare On Elm Street (2010) reboot, and was in two other reboots, Dark Shadows (2012) and RoboCop (2014).

Love this movie. B.1970 still amazes me how many rules of civilization hadn’t been invented yet 😂 what a wonderful time.

Back in the late 70's when I was 13-14 my 3 cousins and I played American Legion Baseball. Believe it or not our Coach/Manager was just like "Buttermaker". He let us do whatever we wanted, we could chew tobacco, smoke, swear and fight. We often traveled to other cities for tournaments and would stay in hotels with just him as our guardian. After a game when we were all back at the hotel for the night he would buy us a couple of six packs of beer if we promised to stay in our rooms while he sat in the hotel bar getting drunk. We had a blast back then.

The brilliance of the movie is that it shod how parents take youth sports more seriously than kids most of the time. Playing sports all my life, these parents in the movie were very realistic. The sad thing is the movie was made in 1976, and almost 50 years later, so many parents are the same way.

I grew up in the 70s and that's how we were. I was on a baseball team we had green and white uniforms and had a real estate agency as a sponsor Vaseline gives you more break on a curve ball but illegal to use

This is my childhood..70's were the best!

I saw this at drive in like another comment I saw. 10 years old and this was the funniest movie I ever saw. IT's still funny. Reminds me of the good old days.

I saw this in the theater when I was about the same age as the kids on the team. It really resonated with me then (even though some of it went over my head), and I still enjoy it. I played ball about as well as Lupus, so he's the one I most related to. Thanks for sharing it with us :)

This along with the Poseidon adventure, the towering inferno, the original death wish, taking of the Pelham one two three and the Sting. Are some of the most criminally underreacted to '70s films on RU-vid. Keep up the good work.

The old Pizza Hut roof warms the soul...

Ah, you poor deprived 80s kids. The best thing about 1970s Pizza Hut was the jukebox.

Hello Christina, " Kelly Leek " is Jack Earle Haley. He is not tall. He did one more Bad News Bears movie. His next best project was in " Breaking Away ". He then did a road trip movie. Other projects too. Last movie that I saw him in was " Alita: Battle Angel ". In 1965, at age of 14 I received my 5-horsepower motorcycle license. At age 16 received my unlimited motorcycle license. " Amanda " is Tatum O'Neal, daughter of Ryan O'Neal. I think it was the previous year she received the Oscar for Best Actress. She has done several movies. She married the #1 Tennis Champion. Was a wild child but calmed down to be a nice lady. Walter Matthau was Legendary. My favorites of his was " Hopscotch, Lonely are the Brave, Charley Varrick, Kotch, Buddy Buddy ".

2:26 Vic Morrow was decapitated while filming Twilight Zone: The Movie. Morrow was playing the role of Bill Connor, a racist who is taken back in time and placed in various situations where he would be a persecuted victim: as a Jewish man in Vichy France, a black man about to be lynched by the Ku Klux Klan, and a Vietnamese man about to be killed by U.S. soldiers. In the early morning hours of July 23, 1982, Morrow and two child actors, seven-year-old Myca Dinh Le and six-year-old Renee Shin-Yi Chen, were filming on location in California, in an area that was known as Indian Dunes, near Santa Clarita. They were performing in a scene for the Vietnam sequence, in which their characters attempt to escape out of a deserted Vietnamese village from a pursuing U.S. Army helicopter. The helicopter was hovering at approximately 24 feet (7.3 m) above them when the heat from special effect pyrotechnic explosions reportedly delaminated the rotor blades and caused the helicopter to plummet and crash on top of them, killing all three instantly. Morrow and Le were decapitated and mutilated by the helicopter rotor blades, while Chen was crushed by a helicopter skid. Landis and four other defendants, including the helicopter pilot Dorcey Wingo, were ultimately acquitted of involuntary manslaughter after a nearly nine-month trial. The parents of Le and Chen sued and settled out of court for an undisclosed amount. Both of Morrow's daughters, notably Jennifer Jason Leigh, also sued and settled for an undisclosed amount.

The best baseball movie ever made, I was 6 years old when this came out and it made me want to play Little League. I also love your poster, Rocky came out the same year 1976 a few months later. Saw that in the theater also.

was born in 77, played little league in the late 80's...the concession stands still sold candy cigarettes and big league chew...no girls played baseball with us back then, but they played soccer with us

A seriously underrated and great movie from the 70s. The director, Michael Ritchie, was a documentarian before he became a filmmaker and he certainly knows how to make it real. Smile is another of his movies from 1975 about a beauty pageant which is also a banger.

This movie was SO on point in every way. I was playing little league ball myself when this movie came out, and to some degree or another I lived and experienced almost everything that happens in this movie.

One kid's favorite player was Hank Aaron. 1976 was his final season. He holds the record for most home runs in a career (among other things).

As a fellow ‘80s kid, I loved this reaction. 👍

Saw this when it first came out. Was only 9 then and 57 now. Man time flies. Big Detroit Tiger fan here btw.

The scene where both managers are yelling, is pivotal. Matthau realizes his mistake in time; the Yankees coach doesn’t. That’s your morality lesson of the film right there: it’s not your game. It’s your kid’s.

I never was a big baseball fan growing up, but I always loved this movie. Maybe because it's more about youth sports and how grownups try to vicariously live though the kids playing sports. Even seen adults lose their cool like they do in this movie. I played sports (football, basketball, tennis, and lacrosse) growing up, just not baseball. But I understand it, I had a brother that played college baseball (I knew what all that meant in the tree too). My perspective of this movie from when I was a kid to adulthood has changed. Seeing it from the kid's perspective when I was a kid, and from the adult's now. Got to still be one of my top 10 movies, I'm a late 70s and 80s kid too. So, that's a lot of movies in 50 years to still be in my top 10. P.S. I was down for Pizza Hut too back then (a lot of memories there), even Denny's.

Fantastic job. Best job I’ve seen with this movie. Subscribed 🙂💯

Greatest Baseball Movie ever made😂😂thanks for sharing 😊👍✌️🇺🇸

I had such a crush on Tatum O'Neal when this came out. I forget how many times I blew my allowance to go see it.

This movie has everything. Best baseball movie IMO

This was Little League when I was a kid .. It was awesome!!!

“Two hands Engelberg! Two hands!”

Nice reaction! I love re-watching movies with someone closer to my own age; the references hit differently. I definitely remember Pizza Hut growing up. The way the building looked (we have one nearby that has been taken over by a Mexican shop), how hugely popular it was to go inside and play some table Pac Mac, the salad bar... so many memories. The kid that played Kelly is Jackie Earle Haley. I know him from just two other movies: the newer A Nightmare on Elm Street as Freddie and Watchmen as Rorschach. He might have been like 15 years old when he was in this movie; still not old enough to smoke, but hey... my mom used to get me candy cigarettes when I was 6, so... Okay, let's see what else you've watched. Subscribed!

" Basebol has been bery, bery good, to me. " - Chico Esquela

@ 13:50 "Thank God Hank Arron Didn't Quit!" I Remember 🤔 My Mother 👩🏻 Taking Me To See Thjs Movie In A Movie Theater 📽️🎟️🎟️🍿🍿🍫🍫🥤🥤 Way Back In The Summer ⛱️🌞 Of 1976!🙋🏻🙂 I Remember 🤔 Asking My Mother 👩🏻 Who Hank Arron Is. I Remember 🤔 My Mother 👩🏻 Telling Me That Hank Arron Is A Famous Baseball Player.🏟️⚾ ( I Really Miss The 1970's , Where Everyone Over 12 Years Old Was Riding Motorcycles 🏍️ 🏍️, Including My Mother 👩🏻 🏍️😁😎🤓🙂☺️) I Am Typing This On Tuesday Evening 🌆 , At 7:34 p.m. , May 14 ,2024.

Great movie. You might like Little Darlings and Meatballs. Not baseball movies but great summertime 70’s teen movies. Million Dollar Arm is a great recently made baseball movie. 2014.

the Old Pizza Huts🥰. they were special

This was great to watch. Thank you

The kid on the bike goes on to star in "Watchmen" 2009. Def recommend👍

We grew up like this it was no big deal to have a swig of beer or light our parents cigarettes

Carmen by Bizet. The habanera seems like a good choice for a tune during their mishaps. I liked that you recognized it and i enjoyed watching the movie with you. It's one of my favorites. I went to Pizza Hut a lot too. There was one near my house in the mid-70s.

Had 6years in little league, tee ball I was blue ribbon. Next when I was 11.lot of junk on between. 2 and 14, adversity builds character. You were great keep going.❤

56 year old Walter Matthau was paid $750,000 plus over 10% of the theatrical rentals - which is $4.1 million in 2024. 13 year old Tatum O'Neal was paid $350,000 plus a percentage of the profits - which is $1.9 million in 2024.

I watched an old documentary from the BBC (Britbox) on the Vikings who invaded England. One of the Historians pointed out that the modern British descendants of these Norwegian Vikings have a curve in their pinky fingers, like yours.

The boy playing Kelly Leak is Jackie Earl Haley. He left acting for some years, but returned to film in 2006. He was nominated for an Oscar for his performance in Little Children. He's best known for his roles in Watchmen, and as Freddy Kruger in the Nightmare on Elm Street reboot. He was also in a TV series called Human Target. Loved reliving this favorite film with you!

I did see this as a kid and I did go out and play baseball. Sadly there was no beer involved.

Great Reaction 👏😄 Enjoy ✌️❤️

If you like sports films from the 1970s with fantastic classical scores, you need to watch Breaking Away, which features music by Rossini and Mendelssohn.

This has been a favorite of mine since I saw it when it was released. Tatum O'Neal (Amanda) and Brandon Cruz (the Yankees pitcher who "mic dropped" his dad) were already established child stars when they appeared in this. In fact, Tatum had already earned an Academy Award for her role in Paper Moon with her father. Brandon later became a musician and was a key member of the Nardcore punk movement in the late 70s and 80s, playing with several bands. He and I grew up in the same area and he even borrowed my surfboard once.

I'm also an 80s kid and watched this for the first time in the 80s. Loved it the very first time I saw it! Tatum O'Neal (Amanda) was a famous child actress in the 70s and 80s. She's the daughter of Ryan O'Neal. You might wanna check out Paper Moon, which she stars in with her Dad, and Little Darlings.

Nice reaction! There is actually a remake of this, though imo not as good as this one lol. And Hey you're rocking your little baseball cap! Looks cute, now I know who you remind me of especially with that hat, Diane Lane! She's a pretty and talented actress! Without the hat Kim Catrall! 😊

There's a difference between then and now. I noticed the ethnic slurs were deleted; can no longer be heard in the modern society. Other insults were okay though, lol. Vaseline affects the movement of the ball, making it kinda twist and turn. Other products are used too.. They are generically called "spitballs"because saliva is also used to that end.

I forgot how funny this movie was and also why I haven't let my two younger kids watch it yet

Jackie Earl Haley (Kelly Leak) has had a long career, some standouts were "Damnation Alley" (1977), "Breaking Away" (1979) and "Watchmen" (2009). Vic Morrow (the opposing coach) was killed in a helicopter accident along with two young child actors while filming "Twilight Zone: The Movie" (1983) Kelly Leak rode a Harley Davidson Sprint. It was a cheap, rebranded Italian motorcycle in an attempt to combat Honda. Air Hockey was my game too. All these locations were in my hood. You definitely need to add "The Natural" (1984) and "Field of Dreams" (1989) to your Baseball journey.

after the game they all went to Chico's bail bonds to celebrate

The boy that played Timmy Lupus was only 5(!) years old at the time of filming. I saw him in a RU-vid video with a T shirt that read(paraphrasing) I would tell you to go to hell, but I don't really want to see you again. lol

Of the kids, only Tatum O'Neal (Amanda), Jackie Earle Haley (Kelly) and Brandon Cruz (Joey - the pitcher on the other team that is smacked by his coach/father) had acting roles before and after this film. And, for Jackie and Brandon their later acting roles were not substantial.

Jackie Earl Hailey also went on to play in shutter Island, the remake of Robocop, and also starred as Freddy Krueger in the remake of Nightmare On Elm Street.

If baseball is the theme, “The Sandlot” is all you need.

I saw this at the cinema with some friends. we were about 8 or 9 and unchaperoned.

I saw this movie at the drive in

Top 5 baseball movie. Remember we didn't really pay attention to laws and rules in the 70s I was the age of the players when this came out so it was how my friends and I were. 😊

The story of a broken down minor league baseball player is hired to coach a Little League team of misfits who learn how to be a great ball team. The music from Bizet's Carmen is unusual for a baseball movie but who cares! It worked well. It was old with no copyright and why not use it? Still, it is a great movie that still works to this day.

To me, this movie was better when I was a child.

Great movie.

I am 149!

Proud to give Like Number 200... that was based on your awesome baseball cap!! (GO GIANTS!!)... I'll check out the your channel now and subscribe! (I'd like to HIGHLY recommend the following BRILLIANT films you will LOVE: "PLEASANTVILLE," "STRANGER THAN FICTION," "GRAVITY," "ARRIVAL," "AMELIE," and "CHILDREN OF MEN".. all of them are wonderfully written, acted, directed, with amazing effects. You'll never forget any of them. Cheers!

I would donate a dollar to the pizza hut book it program everytime I ordered, but they took it off recently, after being up for like 10 years. :/

Don't look up what happened to the actor who plays the opposing coach. And go Giants even if they are sht now.

A good football movie with kids is "Little Giants", in case you'd like to watch that. Bye!

I have a Chico's Bail Bonds Jersey.

Field of dreams

Christina, please watch Eight Men Out (1988). Baseball movie based on true events. 1919 Chicago White Sox. John Cusack, Charlie Sheen, Christopher Lloyd

Vic Morrow and two illegally hired child actors were killed in a helicopter crash while working on the Twlight Zone movie in 1983.

As raunchy and inappropriate as this is, it’s also amazingly insightful and predicted the problem of sporting parents long before it was a thing. It’s also a real story about divorce and growing up with a broken family unit, and about how sticking together is as important as winning. One of my favorite all time films. It tackles so many real world issues on the field, and it doesn’t sugarcoat anything.

The Ban on Girls allowed to play Little League was lifted in 1974. I was the first girl to sign up in my California town that year . I was totally ready and prepared @ 6yrs old . ⭐️🤍I was8 when this came out . So much nostalgia to me. Tatum O’Neal was already an Academy Award nominee here . For the movie she did with her Dad Ryan calledPaper Moon ⭐️

this movie came out four years before pacman and going to pizza hut wasnt yet a thing we went to local pizza places that pizza hut closed down during the 80s