Former minor leaguer Morris Buttermaker (Walter Matthau) is a lazy, beer swilling swimming pool cleaner who takes money to coach the Bears, a bunch of disheveled misfits who have virtually no baseball talent.
Realizing his dilemma, Coach Buttermaker brings aboard girl pitching ace Amanda Whurlizer (Tatum O'Neal), and Kelly Leak (Jackie Earle Haley), a motorcycle punk who happens to be the best player around. Brimming with confidence, the Bears look to sweep into the championship game and get even with their nemesis, the Yankees.
Cast: | Walter Matthau, Tatum O'Neal, Ben Piazza, Chris Barnes, Jackie Earle Haley, Alfred Lutter, Shari Summers, Joe Brooks, Maurice Marks, Quinn Smith, Gary Cavagnaro, Erin Blunt, Jaime Escobedo, George Gonzales, David Pollock, David Stambaugh, Scott Firestone |
Director: | Michael Ritchie |
Studio: | Paramount Pictures |
Producer(s): | Stanley Jaffe |
Writer(s): | Bill Lancaster |