Bad News Bears

2005 film by Richard Linklater
Movie film Q1211837
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Bad News Bears

Summary

Bad News Bears is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,189 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Bad News Bears's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • Bad News Bears's director is recorded as Richard Linklater[4].
  • Bad News Bears's screenwriter is recorded as Bill Lancaster[5].
  • Bad News Bears's screenwriter is recorded as Glenn Ficarra[6].
  • Bad News Bears's screenwriter is recorded as John Requa[7].
  • Bad News Bears's composer is recorded as Edward Shearmur[8].
  • Bad News Bears's genre is recorded as comedy film[9].
  • Bad News Bears's based on is recorded as The Bad News Bears[10].
  • Bad News Bears's cast member is recorded as Billy Bob Thornton[11].
  • Bad News Bears's cast member is recorded as Greg Kinnear[12].
  • Bad News Bears's cast member is recorded as Marcia Gay Harden[13].
  • Bad News Bears's cast member is recorded as Carlos Estrada[14].
  • Bad News Bears's cast member is recorded as Carter Jenkins[15].
  • Bad News Bears's cast member is recorded as Ridge Canipe[16].
  • Bad News Bears's cast member is recorded as Troy Gentile[17].
  • Bad News Bears's cast member is recorded as Tyler Patrick Jones[18].
  • Bad News Bears's director of photography is recorded as Rogier Stoffers[19].
  • Bad News Bears's IMDb ID is recorded as tt0408524[20].
  • Bad News Bears's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[21].
  • Bad News Bears's distribution format is recorded as video on demand[22].
  • Bad News Bears's review score is recorded as 48%[23].
  • Bad News Bears's review score is recorded as 5.7/10[24].
  • Bad News Bears's review score is recorded as 65/100[25].
  • Bad News Bears's color is recorded as color[26].
  • Bad News Bears's FilmAffinity film ID is recorded as 148057[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Bad News Bears's director is recorded as Richard Linklater[4]. Screenwriters include Bill Lancaster[5], Glenn Ficarra[6], and John Requa[7]. Cast members include Billy Bob Thornton[11], Greg Kinnear[12], Marcia Gay Harden[13], Carlos Estrada[14], Carter Jenkins[15], and Ridge Canipe[16].

Publication

Publication dates include +2005-07-22T00:00:00Z[28] and +2006-04-20T00:00:00Z[29]. Bad News Bears's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[21]. Its genre is recorded as comedy film[9].

Reception

Reviews include 48%[23], 5.7/10[24], and 65/100[25].

Why It Matters

Bad News Bears ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,189 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . metacritic.com. Retrieved . metacritic.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . metacritic.com. Retrieved . metacritic.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . metacritic.com. Retrieved . metacritic.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . bbfc.co.uk. Retrieved . bbfc.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . bbfc.co.uk. Retrieved . bbfc.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . bbfc.co.uk. Retrieved . bbfc.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . bbfc.co.uk. Retrieved . bbfc.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . bbfc.co.uk. Retrieved . bbfc.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . The Movie Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  27. [29] . kinokalender.com. Retrieved . kinokalender.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [31] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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