• The Bad News Bears Go to Japan (1978)

    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...

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The Bad News Bears Go to Japan

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: Children , Comedy

Production Co: Paramount

Keywords: Love, Underdog, Hilarious, Heartwarming, 1970s, Growing up

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