Bad News Bears
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| Directed by | Richard Linklater |
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| Based on | The Bad News Bears by Bill Lancaster |
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| Cinematography | Rogier Stoffers |
| Edited by | Sandra Adair |
| Music by | Ed Shearmur |
Production companies | Media Talent Group Detour Filmproduction |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
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Running time | 114 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $35 million |
| Box office | $34.3 million |
Bad News Bears is a 2005 American sports comedy film co-produced and directed by Richard Linklater, written by Glenn Ficarra and John Requa and starring Billy Bob Thornton, Greg Kinnear, Marcia Gay Harden and Sammi Kane Kraft. It is a remake of the 1976 sports film The Bad News Bears, produced by Paramount Pictures. Unlike the original film, it received mixed reviews and grossed just $34 million against its $35 million budget.