The Bad News Bears

1976 film by Michael Ritchie
Movie film Q1211829
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The Bad News Bears

Summary

The Bad News Bears is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,720 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Bad News Bears's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • The Bad News Bears's director is recorded as Michael Ritchie[4].
  • The Bad News Bears's screenwriter is recorded as Bill Lancaster[5].
  • The Bad News Bears's composer is recorded as Jerry Fielding[6].
  • The Bad News Bears's genre is recorded as coming-of-age film[7].
  • The Bad News Bears's genre is recorded as comedy film[8].
  • The Bad News Bears's followed by is recorded as The Bad News Bears in Breaking Training[9].
  • The Bad News Bears's cast member is recorded as Walter Matthau[10].
  • The Bad News Bears's cast member is recorded as Tatum O'Neal[11].
  • The Bad News Bears's cast member is recorded as Chris Barnes[12].
  • The Bad News Bears's cast member is recorded as Vic Morrow[13].
  • The Bad News Bears's cast member is recorded as Jackie Earle Haley[14].
  • The Bad News Bears's cast member is recorded as Joyce Van Patten[15].
  • The Bad News Bears's cast member is recorded as Quinn Smith[16].
  • The Bad News Bears's cast member is recorded as Ben Piazza[17].
  • The Bad News Bears's cast member is recorded as Brandon Cruz[18].
  • The Bad News Bears's cast member is recorded as Charles Matthau[19].
  • The Bad News Bears's cast member is recorded as George Wyner[20].
  • The Bad News Bears's cast member is recorded as Alfred Lutter[21].
  • The Bad News Bears's cast member is recorded as Brett Marx[22].
  • The Bad News Bears's producer is recorded as Stanley R. Jaffe[23].
  • The Bad News Bears's production company is recorded as Paramount Pictures[24].
  • The Bad News Bears's director of photography is recorded as John A. Alonzo[25].
  • The Bad News Bears's IMDb ID is recorded as tt0074174[26].
  • The Bad News Bears's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[27].

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Authorship and Creation

The Bad News Bears's producer is recorded as Stanley R. Jaffe[23]. Its director is recorded as Michael Ritchie[4]. Its screenwriter is recorded as Bill Lancaster[5]. Cast members include Walter Matthau[10], Tatum O'Neal[11], Chris Barnes[12], Vic Morrow[13], Jackie Earle Haley[14], and Joyce Van Patten[15].

Publication

Publication dates include +1976-04-05T00:00:00Z[28], +1976-04-07T00:00:00Z[29], +1976-05-08T00:00:00Z[30], +1976-11-26T00:00:00Z[31], +1976-12-04T00:00:00Z[32], and +1976-12-17T00:00:00Z[33]. Original languages include English[27] and Spanish[34]. Genres include coming-of-age film[7] and comedy film[8].

Reception

Reviews include 97%[35], 7.8/10[36], and 84/100[37].

Adaptations and Inspiration

The Bad News Bears's followed by is recorded as it in Breaking Training[9].

Why It Matters

The Bad News Bears ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,720 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[38] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[39]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  20. [22] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
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  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [34] . wikidata.org.
  27. [35] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [36] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [37] . wikidata.org.
  30. [28] . imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [29] . imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [30] . imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [31] . imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  34. [32] . imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  35. [33] . imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [38] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [39] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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