5.8
Summary
Morris Buttermaker is a burned-out minor league baseball player who loves to drink and can't keep his hands to himself. His long-suffering lawyer arranges for him to manage a local Little League team, and Buttermaker soon finds himself the head of a rag-tag group of misfit players. Through unconventional team-building exercises and his offbeat coaching style, Buttermaker helps his hapless Bears prepare to meet their rivals, the Yankees.
Cast
Billy Bob Thornton
Morris Buttermaker
Greg Kinnear
Roy Bullock
Marcia Gay Harden
Liz Whitewood
Sammi Kane Kraft
Amanda Whurlitzer
Ridge Canipe
Toby Whitewood
Brandon Craggs
Mike Engelberg
Jeffrey Davies
Kelly Leak
Timmy Deters
Tanner Boyle
Carlos Estrada
Miguel Agilar
Emmanuel Estrada
Jose Agilar
Troy Gentile
Matthew Hooper
Kenneth 'K.C.' Harris
Ahmad Abdul Rahim
Aman Johal
Prem Lahiri
Tyler Patrick Jones
Timmy Lupus
Jeffrey Tedmori
Garo Daragabrigadien
Carter Jenkins
Joey Bullock
Seth Adkins
Jimmy
Chase Winton
Ms. Cleveland
Arabella Holzbog
Shari Bullock
Nectar Rose
Paradise
Lisa Arturo
Peaches
Lizz Carter
Chandalier
Monique Cooper
Lolita
Candace Kita
China
Kate Luyben
Daisy
Shamron Moore
Cherry Pie
Jeffrey Hutchinson
Baseball Official
Sonya Eddy
Saleslady
Karen-Eileen Gordon
Saleslady
Maura Vincent
Shopper
Jennifer Carta
Softball Player Suzy
Dennis LaValle
Deaver Dad
Robert Peters
Yankee Dad
Kevin R. Kelly
Yankee Dad
Shannon O'Hurley
All American Mom
Hunter Cole
All American Boy
Wil Myer
All American Boy
Pancho Moler
Kevin
Jack Acampora
Yankee Player
Bretton Blayde
Yankee Player
Ryan Cruz
Yankee Player
Nick Lovullo
Yankee Player
Richard Martinez
Yankee Player
Payton Milone
Yankee Player
Ernesto Junior Prado
Yankee Player
Kirby James Shaw
Yankee Player
Cody Ray Thompson
Yankee Player
Hayden Tsutsui
Yankee Player
Matthew Walker
Yankee Player
Darin Rossi
Umpire
Gary Rodriguez
Umpire
Scott Adsit
Umpire
Kevin Makely
Umpire
Robert Wagner
Umpire
Ken Medlock
Umpire
Josh Goldfield
Umpire
Mike Paciorek
Umpire
Jeff Conrad
State Band Member
Sam Farrar
State Band Member
Alex Greenwald
State Band Member
Darren Robinson
State Band Member
Shane Ryan-Reid
Concert Goer
Crew
Director
Richard Linklater
Screenplay
Bill Lancaster
Screenplay
Glenn Ficarra
Screenplay
John Requa
Reviews
Kamurai
September 22, 2020
6
Decent watch, probably won't watch again, and can recommend.
I'm not a fan of baseball on any level, but this is a surprisingly charming movie, and Billy Bob Thorton is great with inappropriate humor. After this watch, I'm thinking this is from where "Benchwarmers" might have been inspired.
I think it's more of the "misfits working together" trope that gets me, and you see it in lots of kids sports movies: "Kicking & Screaming", "The Sandlot", "Little Giants", "Mighty Ducks".
This rolls in a lot of adult humor as well, so while you might have to have a few talks with your kids (which you should have had before watching a movie that would unexpectedly prompt them), but I think it's a movie that the whole family could actually watch.
It's not great, but it was fun.
Media
Status:
Released
Original Language:
English
Budget:
$30,000,000.00
Revenue:
$34,252,847.00
Keywords
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