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Actors: Billy Bob Thornton, Greg Kinnear, Marcia Gay Harden, et. al. Directer by Richard Linklater
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Bad News Bears (2005) |
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Billy Bob Thornton plays washed-up former professional baseball pitcher Morris Buttermaker, who briefly played in the major leagues. He is hired by a concerned parent to coach a little-league team filled with misfits and kids who otherwise wouldn't be able to play on any team in the league. Buttermaker initially takes the job just for a paycheck.
Thornton's character has an estranged step daughter whom he taps to pitch for his all-boys team. She's a sort of ringer who other players dismiss because she's a girl, much to their own peril. She at first refuses to play but then recants and her and Thornton's relationship is of primary importance; it is critical to Buttermaker's redemption as a person who's never 'finished anything in his life.' Greg Kinnear plays Thornton's chief rival, the coach of another team in the league, who the Bears face in the in the championship game, the movie's climax. Kinnear is the movie's chief antagonist, a hypercompetitive, mean man who makes Thornton's life miserable.
The movie's primary appeal is in the chemistry between Thornton and the children and there are some pretty good laughs that occur between the children (who are antagonistic, undisciplined kids when Thornton first starts coaching them) and between Thornton and the children. Buttermaker is more likeable on a human level.
--Robert Cox, Resident Scholar
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Plot
Time/era of movie:
- present (2000-2010)
Inner struggle or disability
Yes
Struggle with
- learns to be more sensitive
Kind of sports story:
- baseball
Sports story?
Yes
Story of girl(s) doing boy sport?
Yes
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- coach
Age:
- 40's-50's
Eccentric:
Yes
- obsessed
Hair color?
- another color
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) very skinny
Events of movie makes character more...
- happy
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Sense of humor?
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
Hair style
- (woman) medium/shoulderlgn straight
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 40's-50's
Profession/status:
- coach/trainer
Eccentric:
Yes
- obsessed
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 90%-100%
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- mean, arrogant
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Setting
City?
Yes
Misc setting
- sports arena
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- no torture/death
Movie makes you feel...
- full of laughter
Any profanity?
- Occasional swearing
If this is a kid's movie...
- Ages 10-15
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