Directed by:
Michael PressmanScreenplay:
Paul BrickmanCinematography:
Fred J. KoenekampComposer:
Craig SafanCast:
William Devane, Clifton James, Lane Smith, Jackie Earle Haley, Alfred Lutter III, Pat Corley, Fred Stuthman, Chris Barnes, Erin Blunt, George Gonzales (more)Plots(1)
The Bad News Bears in Breaking Training is the comic and poignant second-in-the-series of adventures with the pint-sized sandlot ballplayers initiated with the smash success, The Bad News Bears. The picture picks up the Bears’ career a year after their infamous second-place finish in the North Valley League. Faced with a chance to play the Houston Toros for a shot at the Japanese champs, they devise a way to get Texas to play at the famed Astrodome. On their pilgrimage to Houston, the Bears gain a new coach; dump that coach; add a new pitcher who can’t get his fastball over the plate; find another coach who shows him how it’s done, and go on to a come-back victory with all eyes on Japan. (Via Vision Entertainment)
(more)Cast
![William Devane](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/165/439/165439382_eb2bc3.jpg)
William Devane
USA
Best movies:
The Dark Knight Rises (2012)
Interstellar (2014)
Payback: Straight Up (2006)
![Clifton James](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/426/426662_3838d7.jpg)
Clifton James
USA
Best movies:
Cool Hand Luke (1967)
The Untouchables (1987)
The Chase (1966)
![Lane Smith](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/267/267811_569893.jpg)
Lane Smith
USA
Best movies:
If Tomorrow Comes (1986) (series)
The Legend of Bagger Vance (2000)
Frances (1982)
![Jackie Earle Haley](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/276/276126_03cbb2.jpg)
Jackie Earle Haley
USA
Best movies:
Shutter Island (2010)
Watchmen (2009)
Little Children (2006)
Alfred Lutter III
USA
Best movies:
Love and Death (1975)
Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1974)
The Bad News Bears (1976)
![Pat Corley](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/354/158354595_fe9ac3.jpg)
Pat Corley
USA
Best movies:
Roots (1977) (series)
Coming Home (1978)
The Rose (1979)
![Fred Stuthman](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/459/161459982_083901.gif)
Fred Stuthman
USA
Best movies:
The Gift of Love (1978) (TV movie)
Roots: The Next Generations (1979) (series)
Escape from Alcatraz (1979)
Chris Barnes
Best movies:
The Bad News Bears (1976)
Erin Blunt
USA
Best movies:
The Bad News Bears (1976)
Car Wash (1976)
George Gonzales
USA
Best movies:
The Bad News Bears (1976)
Brett Marx
USA
Best movies:
Thrashin' (1986)
The Bad News Bears (1976)
Burglar (1987)
David Pollock
USA
Best movies:
American Hot Wax (1978)
The Bad News Bears (1976)
Freaky Friday (1976)
Quinn Smith
USA
Best movies:
The Bad News Bears (1976)
Jaime Escobedo
Best movies:
The Bad News Bears (1976)
David Stambaugh
Best movies:
The Bad News Bears (1976)
Dolph Sweet
USA
Best movies:
Finian's Rainbow (1968)
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974)
The Swimmer (1968)
Jimmy Baio
USA
Best movies:
The Mirror Has Two Faces (1996)