The Bad News Bears Go to Japan

The Bad News Bears Go to Japan (1978)

Genres - Comedy, Sports & Recreation  |   Sub-Genres - Sports Comedy  |   Release Date - Jun 30, 1978 (USA - Unknown), Jun 30, 1978 (USA)  |   Run Time - 91 min.  |   Countries - Japan, United States  |   MPAA Rating - PG
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Synopsis by Matthew Tobey

Filling the shoes occupied by Walter Matthau in the Bad News Bears and William Devane in The Bad News Bears in Breaking Training, Tony Curtis takes on the role of the teams newest coach in this, the third installment in the series. Jackie Earle Haley returns as Kelly Leak, the Bears' star player, as the team ventures to the other side of the world to face off against the best little league team in Japan. While there, the Bears find their way into mischief and Kelly finds love with a local girl. Though this was the last entry in the film series a television series followed a year later.

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baseball, competition, Little-League, obsession, rival, sports, underdog