Talk:The Bad News Bears

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Title, meaning?[edit]

What's the meaning of the title "The Bad News Bears"? I know the team is called "Bears" and they are no good athletically, but where's the joke here? Why "news"? Are there any good news bears? NB, I haven't seen the film, only the TV series, and that a long time ago. Thanks in advance! --Maikel 11:01, 25 August 2005 (UTC)[reply]

The "Bad News" in the title comes from a cheer that Walter Matthau as Buttermaker says before most games in the movies. Usually, it goes something like this:

Buttermaker: We're playing the Angels next and you know what that means.
The Team: Bad News for the Angels.

-- Sophitus 17:29, August 26, 2005 (UTC)

Thanks, Sophitus! --Maikel 16:17, 29 August 2005 (UTC)[reply]

The correct title of this movie is "The Bad News Bears." A remake of this movie was released in 2005 under the title "Bad News Bears." — Preceding unsigned comment added by 4.155.192.189 (talk) 03:05, 30 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Requested move[edit]

The Title should include "The", as that is part of the name. Since a standard move cannot take place, I've requested that an Admin move the page to include the "The". Since the 2005 version does not have "The" we won't need a year attached to the title of each article. BIGNOLE (Question?) (What I do) 00:29, 14 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Page moved, per request. Cheers. -GTBacchus^(talk) 17:43, 14 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

"Fixed OR problem"?[edit]

I restored one of the deleted paragraphs. I think the edit, while helpful, went a little too far. Cbsite (talk) 16:26, 4 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Motorcycle[edit]

Whats up with an eleven year old kid riding a motorcycle? Someone tell me. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 151.203.24.88 (talk) 03:08, 30 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

It was the 70s. 68.126.201.0 (talk) —Preceding undated comment added 06:58, 13 June 2009 (UTC).[reply]

This was a fairly subtle plot point. The implications were two: first, that this kid was a serious juvenile delinquent and would not care that riding a motorcycle was illegal for him; second, that the kid might very well have been older and lying about his age to play on the team, a subject that has scandalized more than one Little League World Series team over the years.Paul (talk) 22:47, 11 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Lots of kids had, what were referred to as "dirt bikes." I've seen this movie plenty of times and while I can't remember the model, I'd be very surprised he was riding a "Harley." — Preceding unsigned comment added by Gmakovic (talk • contribs) 02:28, 11 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Taglines[edit]

Quoting directly from WP:MOSFILM - Marketing: "If the tagline is not very famous but still considered relevant to a film's marketing, it can belong in the appropriate section of the article body." This was a cutting edge film in its day, and at least the first tag line is appropriate here. Radiopathy (talk) 01:27, 19 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Note: in the appropriate section of the article body. "Taglines" is not a viable section, which is good because one does not currently exist in the article; instead, the taglines have simply been added to the lead, which is not the proper place for them and violates WP:LEAD. Either way, they don't belong in the article without a reliable source as to their usage, as per film guidelines. I believe I was correct in removing them. María (habla conmigo) 02:04, 19 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I agree with all of your points. I'd like to work on this, but can't get to it right away. Please leave the tag in place and I'll fix the problems. Radiopathy (talk) 02:34, 19 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

You'll have to do a bit better than quoting directly from IMDB, which implies absolutely nothing about the tagline being "controversial". I just don't understand what's so confusing about all this. Crotchety Old Man (talk) 11:15, 19 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

"Make" an out[edit]

"They play their first game and do not even make an out..."

You "make" an out when you are batting. When you're in the field, you "record" or "get" an out. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 152.131.10.72 (talk) 19:52, 21 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Reference to Paper Moon[edit]

In my opinion, the article misses a key point when it mentions a reviewer who said it's "the best adult-child comedy since Paper Moon". Tatum O'Neal starred in that movie (with her father, Ryan) and won an Academy Award for her performance, becoming (and still is) the youngest performer to win a "competitive" Oscar. 2601:1C0:5000:5D00:61CE:FB07:78E0:36B1 (talk) 00:08, 17 August 2023 (UTC)2601:1C0:5000:5D00:61CE:FB07:78E0:36B1 (talk) 2601:1C0:5000:5D00:61CE:FB07:78E0:36B1 (talk) 00:06, 17 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]