Kristen Wiig spreads her wings Sep 19, 2008
"I'm not in this for the big push. I don't have ambitions of being a big movie star. I'm a private person. I'd rather have a small part in a big movie than a big part in a small one," says Wiig, who lists her favourite movie of all time as The Bad News Bears. Seriously. (Canada.com)
ODDBALL ITEMS: Welcome to the Too Much Information age Sep 18, 2008
The too much information age - John Rolfe - SI.com. Posted: Wednesday September 17, 2008 3:16PM; Updated: Wednesday September 17, 2008 4:41PM. (SportsIllustrated.CNN)
Star Wars: Journey to meet the N.H. Mandalorians Aug 14, 2008
The only movies I had seen at the theater before that were "The Bad News Bears" and "Herbie the Love Bug" so this movie was like nothing I had seen before. I played with "Star Wars" action figures, had a set of trading cards and even had an illustrated poster from the movie. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
Tatum O'Neal pleads guilty in drug case Jul 3, 2008
That led to her role in 1976s The Bad News Bears in which she became, at the time, the highest-paid child star in history, according to the Internet Movie Database. In her memoir A Paper Life, ONeal wrote about her addiction to heroin. (MSNBC -- Crime)
Tatum O'Neal: "I was saved by the bell" Jun 4, 2008
Three years later, her 350,000- U.S. dollar paycheck for "The Bad News Bears" made her Hollywood's highest-paid child star. (Agencies). (Xinhuanet, China)
O'Neal charged over attempt to buy crack Jun 3, 2008
In 1976, she became Hollywood's highest-paid child star when she received $350,000 (175,000) for acting in the comedy The Bad News Bears. The arrest and court appearance is another setback for the actor. (Guardian Unlimited -- Film)
Team McCain: Ready for Prime Time? May 29, 2008
It was a bit like the Bad News Bears winning the National League pennant. Related Articles. (Time.com)
Test your smarts Mar 15, 2008
Pop Culture - Who coached The Bad News Bears. - What player starred on 'Little House on the Prairie. (The Palm Beach Post)
Academy Award(R) Winner Tatum O'Neal ('Paper Moon,' 'Rescue Me'), Jenna Dewan ('Step Up') and Ashley Benson ('Days of Our Lives') to Star in The Lifetime Original Movie, 'Fab Five: The Texas Cheerleader Scandal,' A Riveting Tale of Girls Go Feb 23, 2008
Tatum O'Neal garnered worldwide recognition as the youngest person ever to win an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress for her role in the 1973 classic "Paper Moon." She went on to star in well-known films such as "The Bad News Bears," "International Velvet," and "Little Darlings." Additional film credits include "Little Noises" and "Basquiat." Her television credits include a recurring role on the FX series "Rescue Me" as 'Maggie Gavin,' Tommy's (Denis Leary) foul-mouthed, hard drinking sister.... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
The Comeback Kid always gets work in Hollywood Feb 14, 2008
He was the delinquent slugger in The Bad News Bears, the diminutive townie in Breaking Away and an apocalypse-tough survivor in Damnation Alley. For 25 years, though, Mr. Haley disappeared from the Hollywood radar. (The Augusta Chronicle)
Ron Leavitt, TV Producer, dies Feb 11, 2008
A native of Brooklyn, Leavitt began his television career in the 1970s writing episodes for laffers "Happy Days," "Laverne ey" and "The Bad News Bears.". In 1987, Leavitt co-created "Married ... With Children" with Michael G. Moye. (Variety)
IGN Eyes Eagle Eye: Part Two Feb 8, 2008
His last few films, including Mr. Woodcock, The Bad News Bears and certainly Bad Santa established him as a foul-mouthed force to be reckoned with, and no doubt earned him some nice paychecks as a purveyor of yuks. Before then, however, Thornton was chiefly known for his searing dramatic performances, most notably in A Simple Plan and Sling Blade; and with Eagle Eye, Thornton ventures back into that territory, albeit in a decidedly more action-oriented role. (IGN FilmForce)
Fallon Health Makes Agency Changes Jan 23, 2008
One TV spot included a spoof of the '70s baseball comedy The Bad News Bears, while another showed three nerds who attempt to use the card as a totem of power in a fantasy role-playing game. The goal was to establish the card as an icon that would help FCHP stand out from national and local rivals such as Blue Cross Blue Shield, Harvard Community Health Plan and Tufts Health Plan. (AdWeek)
Remakes cause 'Heartbreak'; Oct 9, 2007
"The Bad News Bears." The 2005 modernizing of the classic 1976 baseball comedy struck out, grossing $32. 9 million. (Los Angeles Times)
U.S. movie industry records 1st $4 bln summer Sep 3, 2007
While there were a couple of box-office underachievers, Hollywood produced no outright bombs this summer, unlike two years ago, when the season was littered with flops such as "The Island," "Stealth" and "The Bad News Bears.". "It's a tribute to the fact that we as a collective group paid attention to the audience and made sure that what we put out was satisfying," said Chris Aronson, senior vice president of distribution for 20th Century Fox. (Xinhuanet, China)
Rob Zombie's Halloween (2007) Movie Review Sep 2, 2007
There is the danger in showing us how Michael Myers became the monster he is; we might show some empathy for this pathetic kid who looks like a demented Tanner from The Bad News Bears films. By showing us a very human Michael Myers, Rob Zombie has recreated a very cruel beast. (2SNAPS.TV)
All fun and games Aug 29, 2007
Among the most beloved baseball movies -- The Pride of the Yankees, Field of Dreams and The Natural notwithstanding -- are free-for-all comedies such as Major League and The Bad News Bears (1976). Plus, of course, the superior Bull Durham (1988). (Winnipeg Sun)
Mailbag: Who will be promoted? Aug 28, 2007
"The Bad News Bears.". For you movie connoisseurs, unfortunately it wasn't the classic version with Walter Matthau. (MLB.com -- Pittsburgh Pirates)
Predictable 'Day Camp' Aug 9, 2007
If you can't figure out who's going to win in the end, you probably haven't seen "Daddy Day Care," "Meatballs," "The Bad News Bears," "School of Rock," "Animal House" or any of the other movies this one is based on. And if that's true, you're probably under age 13, which puts you right in the target age bracket for this movie. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Gross-out humor fills 'Daddy Day Camp' Aug 8, 2007
Having absorbed movies like "Meatballs" and "The Bad News Bears" at a cellular level, the five screenwriters give Charlie and Phil the standard mixed bag of campers: the Thug, the Nerd, the Know-It-All, the Kid Who Pukes on Everything. All of them talk like miniature 40-year-olds and each has one big problem that will be solved by the end credits. (Boston Globe)
Watchmen Casting Comparison Aug 4, 2007
Haley, who is a former child actor best known for his turn in The Bad News Bears, is ideally suited for the role of Walter Kovacs (a. k.a. Rorschach) not just because of his unique physical appearance, but also thanks to his turn as a sex offender in 2006's Little Children. (IGN FilmForce)
Diamondbacks power past Orioles Jun 17, 2007
The Diamondbacks won their second in a row after looking like the Bad News Bears against the Yankees last week not just because of Gonzalez, but also thanks to their on-again, off-again offense which slammed three home runs off Orioles starter Daniel Cabrera in the first three innings. Melvin said the Diamondbacks were trying to lay off Cabrera's off-speed pitches and get themselves into favorable counts so as to anticipate a fastball. (AZCentral -- Sports)
Gypsy Spirit Jun 14, 2007
It's most famous use in popular culture, though, may be in the 1976 movie The Bad News Bears, when it accompanied the unfortunate baseball antics by the film's little league players. The Toreador song and the Overture will be familiar to many as well. (Hillsborough Beacon, NJ)
Yankees clip this one May 21, 2007
Salvage finale behind rookie Clippard, homers by Jeter, Posada, A-Rod. BY DAVID LENNON May 21, 2007. (Newsday -- New York City)
Yankees had to get this one May 21, 2007
SUBWAY SERIES: YANKEES 6, METS 2. Salvage finale behind rookie Clippard, homers by Jeter, Posada, A-Rod. (Newsday -- Sports)
Carded: Connelly Empowers FCHP May 9, 2007
One TV spot includes a spoof of the '70s baseball comedy The Bad News Bears, while another shows three nerds who attempt to use the FCHP card as a totem of power in a fantasy roll-playing game. Spots conclude with voiceovers such as "Knowing you are always protected, that's the power of Fallon Community Health Plan" and "The feeling of security you want in your life. That's the power of Fallon Community Health Plan.". (AdWeek)
This film may make you sick May 4, 2007
They have been wildly diverse, ranging from goofy comedy (School of Rock, 2003) through an animated search for life's meaning (Waking Life, 2001) to a kiddie baseball comedy (The Bad News Bears, 2005). "I try different stuff - what can I tell you?" Linklater sighs. (Telegraph.co.uk)
All the King's Watchmen Mar 19, 2007
Haley, a former child star who appeared in the Bad News Bears films, made a comeback last year with roles in two high-profile dramas, Little Children and All the King's Men. Haley co-starred in King's Men opposite Jude Law, a comic book fan who sports a Rorschach tattoo in real life and has long coveted the role of Ozymandias in Watchmen. (IGN FilmForce)
The actress Tatum O'Neal revives her career with zeal Mar 19, 2007
It was a far cry from her heyday, when she was named best supporting actress for her first movie, "Paper Moon," in 1974, and became the highest-paid child star at the time when she earned $350,000 for "The Bad News Bears" in 1976. "I did everything my father, a '70s movie star, would have said was beneath me," she said of Ryan O'Neal, her co-star in "Paper Moon" and the lesser- known 1976 film "Nickelodeon.". (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
Gratton's toughness wins fans Mar 15, 2007
In that way, he's kind of like Tanner Boyle, the shortstop from the movie The Bad News Bears. "He always goes after the biggest guys he can," coach Wayne Gretzky said. (AZCentral -- Sports)
When a boy becomes a man Mar 1, 2007
One who has is Jackie Earle Haley, the antic teenage actor of The Bad News Bears trio of films in the 1970s, who this year against the odds achieved newfound legitimacy, and an Oscar nomination, for playing a paedophile in Little Children. Daniel Radcliffe, to his credit, has chosen not to wait three decades to shift perceptions, courtesy of a part that in stage terms is every bit as dramatic and extreme as Haley's recent screen gig - more so, arguably, since Radcliffe will have to summon fierce... (Telegraph.co.uk)
Off into space Feb 27, 2007
" No, he isn't. But his career is full of just about everything else. In the decade since "Sling Blade" was released, he's played a sleazeball president of the United States ("Love, Actually"), a blackmailing barber ("The Man Who Wasn't There"), a Southern prison guard battling his inherited racism ("Monster's Ball"), a strip-club owner ("The Ice Harvest"), even a hard-drinking Little League baseball coach (the 2005 remake of "The Bad News Bears"). True, that may not be the most family-friendly... (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
A KID, AGAIN Feb 26, 2007
Monday, February 26, 2007 Last Update: 09:25 AM EST. JACKIE EARLE HALEYS LONG OSCAR RETURN. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
This year the golden guy goes global, drawn to all things foreign Feb 25, 2007
Previously known as the delinquent Little League phenom in The Bad News Bears, Jackie Earle Haley, after a long hiatus from the movies, is perfection in Little Children as the creepy pedophile who moves back home with his mother and causes an uproar in her suburban neighborhood. I was midway through the Tom Perrotta novel when I saw Little Children, and I eventually became disgusted at the ridiculous Hollywood ending. (Orangeburg Times Democrat)
Oscars open mind Feb 24, 2007
Comeback of the year: Jackie Earle Haley, who as a child actor became a household name for his work in the Bad News Bears movies, then dropped out of acting for two decades before coming back to movies this year with roles in All the King s Men and Little Children. He received a supporting actor nomination for his performance as a pedophile in Little Children. (Kansas City Star -- Entertainment)
Grappling with life Feb 24, 2007
He landed a few Hollywood stunt double gigs in flicks like "The Bad News Bears Go to Japan." And, along with his brother Chavo, he relished insulting the bloodlines of Cubans and Puerto Ricans in Miami. "Oh, they were throwing cups and beers and dirty diapers at us," Guerrero recalls with a nostalgic smile. (Herald-Tribune)
Who’s your choice for Oscars? Feb 23, 2007
The Trentonian - Who’s your choice for Oscars. Top Stories Who s your choice for Oscars. (The Trentonian, NJ)
Billy Bob Thornton Says He Turned Down Spidey; Won't Wear Funny Hats Feb 22, 2007
Only Thornton a star who is equally at home running mission control ("Armageddon") or coaching a ragtag group of young ballplayers ("The Bad News Bears") could pull off a believable performance as a man who builds a rocket in his barn. MTV News caught up with Billy Bob to talk astronauts, super-villains and why he'll never wear a funny hat. (VHI.com -- Music News)
A. HOFSTETTER: The Oscars have nothing on sports Feb 21, 2007
Just try to find an article about Best Supporting Actor nominee Jackie Earle Haley that doesn't mention his role as rebel Kelly Leak in The Bad News Bears. And plenty of athletes have found success as actors. (SportsIllustrated.CNN)
Iowa States Mike Taylor battles Missouris Keon Lawrence for a loose ball during the Tigers 77-55 victory Tuesday night at Hilton Coliseum, their most lopsided victory in Ames since 1920."> Feb 8, 2007
Mid-Iowa Newspapers - HOME COOKED. Thursday, February 08, 2007. (Ames Daily Tribune, IA)
Little Children Jan 26, 2007
Latter is very effectively played by Jackie Earle Haley, a teen standout in "The Bad News Bears" and "Breaking Away" absent from the bigscreen for 23 years; he's also in the upcoming "All the King's Men." A creepy, ferrety-looking man, McGorvey freaks out the moms one day by jumping in among the kids at the public pool. Principal attention naturally remains on the central couple, who 55 minutes in begin coupling in sweaty but, at least for the viewer, unerotic frenzies during the day when their... (Variety)
'Dreamgirls' left out of the biggest category Jan 26, 2007
"Little Children," another critics' favorite, received nominations for best actress (Kate Winslet), best supporting actor (Jackie Earle Haley, perhaps best known for his performances in the original 1976 version of "The Bad News Bears" and "Breaking Away") and best adapted screenplay. However, it didn't get nominated for best picture or best director. (CNN -- Showbiz)
Former 'Bad News Bear' now up for Oscar Jan 25, 2007
Haley was the child star of 1976's "The Bad News Bears" and appeared in 1979's "Breaking Away" and 1983's "Losin' It," but he found the transition to adult roles difficult. He spent the past several years working in the Alamo City as a limo driver, security guard and pizza deliverer. (CNN -- Showbiz)
South Texas Cinema Jan 17, 2007
Big news for another SA director: Transplanted resident Jackie Earle Haley, who s put together TV spots for Brake Check, H-E-B, and the San Antonio Symphony, but until last year was probably best known for teenaged roles in mid-to-late- 70s fare The Bad News Bears and Breaking Away, has netted himself a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination for his performance as a recently released pedophile in Todd Field s entrancing Little Children. Haley s turn as Ronnie is one of two high-profile comeback... (San Antonio Current, TX)
No silver lining found in this 'Nation' Jan 10, 2007
Though "Fast Food Nation" director Richard Linklater has been behind the lens for two commercially-oriented films ("School of Rock," "The Bad News Bears") in the last few years, he has always been much more of an independent-minded filmmaker. Aside from "School" and "Bears," none of his films have made more than $10. (The Crimson White, AL)
Child stars to 'Children' stars Jan 4, 2007
Did you know: The film also features Jackie Earle Haley from The Bad News Bears (1976) and Breaking Away (1979) fame. Haley also can be seen in the recent film, All the King's Men. (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
Read More... Jan 2, 2007
" Dick was describing his own heavy drug use, which led to pancreatic damage, and that of friends, some of whom died from overuse. The novel itself follows essentially the same storyline: hedonistic excess followed by horrible suffering, all spun through the trippy wormhole of Dick's imagination. Lest anyone miss its stern moral lesson, it is dedicated to his friends who were killed or disabled by drugs.'It's more than a little odd, then, that this is the Dick novel that Richard Linklater chose... (Disinformation)
More actors who deserve to return Jan 2, 2007
After acting work disappeared, the child star, who once played Kelly Leak in "The Bad News Bears" and Moocher in "Breaking Away," also took jobs as a limousine driver and security guard. "There was a bunch of stuff like that," Haley said during an interview last week. (San Francisco Chronicle)
