Summaries

A grizzled little league coach tries to turn his team of misfits into champs.

To scrape up some extra cash, the semi-inebriated, cigar-smoking, former minor-league pitcher and now professional exterminator, Morris Buttermaker, agrees to coach the inept little-league baseball team of young misfits, the Bears. Against the backdrop of a tough championship and an intense rivalry with the impeccable Yankees, Coach Buttermaker goes as far as to recruit Amanda Whurlitzer, the twelve-year-old daughter of one of his ex-girlfriends and star pitcher, and the troubled bike-riding baseball hitter, Kelly Leak. Under those circumstances, do Morris' uncoordinated boys have what it takes to start winning? Did the maladroit Bears bite off more than they could chew?—Nick Riganas

Morris Buttermaker, an alcoholic pest removal worker and former professional baseball player (for a very short time), is recruited to coach and train a failing baseball team of 12-year-olds which is about to be thrown out of the league.—Anonymous

Details

Keywords
  • child
  • farce comedy
  • baseball sport
  • little league baseball
  • male wears shorts
Genres
  • Comedy
  • Sport
Release date Jul 21, 2005
Motion Picture Rating (MPA) PG-13
Countries of origin United States
Language English Spanish
Filming locations Skatelab Skatepark, 4226 Valley Fair St, Simi Valley, California, USA
Production companies Paramount Pictures Detour Filmproduction Media Talent Group

Box office

Budget $35000000
Gross US & Canada $32868349
Opening weekend US & Canada $11382472
Gross worldwide $34252847

Tech specs

Runtime 1h 53m
Color Color
Sound mix DTS Dolby Digital
Aspect ratio 1.85 : 1

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