Release Date: 1978
DVD Release Date: February 12th, 2002
PG|1 hr 31 min
Plot Summary
Led by Marvin Lazar (Tony Curtis), their latest in a string of bumbling coaches, beleaguered Little Leaguers the Bad News Bears head to Japan to face off against coach Shimizu (Tomisaburô Wakayama) and a team of the best young baseball talents in the country. While a scheming Lazar tries to scare up big-time television money, the now-teenage Kelly Leak (Jackie Earle Haley) falls for Arika (Hatsune Ishihara), a Japanese teenager who doesn't speak a word of English.
Cast: Tony Curtis, Jackie Earle Haley, Tomisaburô Wakayama, Hatsune Ishihara, George Wyner, Lonny Chapman, Matthew Anton, Erin Blunt
Director: John Berry
Genres: Family, Comedy
Production Co: Paramount
Keywords: Underdog, Love, 1970s, Heartwarming, Growing up, Hilarious
