The Bad News Bears -

The film follows (Walter Matthau), an alcoholic ex-minor league pitcher who is hired to coach a team of "misfits" in a competitive Southern California Little League.

was paid $750,000 plus a share of rentals to bring his signature "crotchety but lovable" persona to Buttermaker. The Bad News Bears

The score, composed by Jerry Fielding, cleverly adapts themes from Bizet's opera Carmen , juxtaposing high-art sophistication with the "low-brow" behavior of the kids and coach. Casting: The film follows (Walter Matthau), an alcoholic ex-minor