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What's the meaning of the title "The Bad News Bears"? I know the team is called "Bears" and they are no good athletically, but where's the joke here? Why "news"? Are there any good news bears? NB, I haven't seen the film, only the TV series, and that a long time ago. Thanks in advance! -- Maikel 11:01, 25 August 2005 (UTC)
The correct title of this movie is "The Bad News Bears." A remake of this movie was released in 2005 under the title "Bad News Bears." — Preceding unsigned comment added by 4.155.192.189 ( talk) 03:05, 30 September 2006 (UTC)
The Title should include "The", as that is part of the name. Since a standard move cannot take place, I've requested that an Admin move the page to include the "The". Since the 2005 version does not have "The" we won't need a year attached to the title of each article. BIGNOLE (Question?) (What I do) 00:29, 14 February 2007 (UTC)
I restored one of the deleted paragraphs. I think the edit, while helpful, went a little too far. Cbsite ( talk) 16:26, 4 July 2008 (UTC)
Whats up with an eleven year old kid riding a motorcycle? Someone tell me. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 151.203.24.88 ( talk) 03:08, 30 July 2008 (UTC)
It was the 70s. 68.126.201.0 ( talk) —Preceding undated comment added 06:58, 13 June 2009 (UTC).
This was a fairly subtle plot point. The implications were two: first, that this kid was a serious juvenile delinquent and would not care that riding a motorcycle was illegal for him; second, that the kid might very well have been older and lying about his age to play on the team, a subject that has scandalized more than one Little League World Series team over the years. Paul ( talk) 22:47, 11 May 2010 (UTC)
Lots of kids had, what were referred to as "dirt bikes." I've seen this movie plenty of times and while I can't remember the model, I'd be very surprised he was riding a "Harley." — Preceding unsigned comment added by Gmakovic ( talk • contribs) 02:28, 11 September 2019 (UTC)
Quoting directly from WP:MOSFILM - Marketing: "If the tagline is not very famous but still considered relevant to a film's marketing, it can belong in the appropriate section of the article body." This was a cutting edge film in its day, and at least the first tag line is appropriate here. Radiopathy ( talk) 01:27, 19 March 2009 (UTC)
"They play their first game and do not even make an out..."
You "make" an out when you are batting. When you're in the field, you "record" or "get" an out. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 152.131.10.72 ( talk) 19:52, 21 September 2009 (UTC)
In my opinion, the article misses a key point when it mentions a reviewer who said it's "the best adult-child comedy since Paper Moon". Tatum O'Neal starred in that movie (with her father, Ryan) and won an Academy Award for her performance, becoming (and still is) the youngest performer to win a "competitive" Oscar. 2601:1C0:5000:5D00:61CE:FB07:78E0:36B1 ( talk) 00:08, 17 August 2023 (UTC) 2601:1C0:5000:5D00:61CE:FB07:78E0:36B1 ( talk) 2601:1C0:5000:5D00:61CE:FB07:78E0:36B1 ( talk) 00:06, 17 August 2023 (UTC)
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What's the meaning of the title "The Bad News Bears"? I know the team is called "Bears" and they are no good athletically, but where's the joke here? Why "news"? Are there any good news bears? NB, I haven't seen the film, only the TV series, and that a long time ago. Thanks in advance! -- Maikel 11:01, 25 August 2005 (UTC)
The correct title of this movie is "The Bad News Bears." A remake of this movie was released in 2005 under the title "Bad News Bears." — Preceding unsigned comment added by 4.155.192.189 ( talk) 03:05, 30 September 2006 (UTC)
The Title should include "The", as that is part of the name. Since a standard move cannot take place, I've requested that an Admin move the page to include the "The". Since the 2005 version does not have "The" we won't need a year attached to the title of each article. BIGNOLE (Question?) (What I do) 00:29, 14 February 2007 (UTC)
I restored one of the deleted paragraphs. I think the edit, while helpful, went a little too far. Cbsite ( talk) 16:26, 4 July 2008 (UTC)
Whats up with an eleven year old kid riding a motorcycle? Someone tell me. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 151.203.24.88 ( talk) 03:08, 30 July 2008 (UTC)
It was the 70s. 68.126.201.0 ( talk) —Preceding undated comment added 06:58, 13 June 2009 (UTC).
This was a fairly subtle plot point. The implications were two: first, that this kid was a serious juvenile delinquent and would not care that riding a motorcycle was illegal for him; second, that the kid might very well have been older and lying about his age to play on the team, a subject that has scandalized more than one Little League World Series team over the years. Paul ( talk) 22:47, 11 May 2010 (UTC)
Lots of kids had, what were referred to as "dirt bikes." I've seen this movie plenty of times and while I can't remember the model, I'd be very surprised he was riding a "Harley." — Preceding unsigned comment added by Gmakovic ( talk • contribs) 02:28, 11 September 2019 (UTC)
Quoting directly from WP:MOSFILM - Marketing: "If the tagline is not very famous but still considered relevant to a film's marketing, it can belong in the appropriate section of the article body." This was a cutting edge film in its day, and at least the first tag line is appropriate here. Radiopathy ( talk) 01:27, 19 March 2009 (UTC)
"They play their first game and do not even make an out..."
You "make" an out when you are batting. When you're in the field, you "record" or "get" an out. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 152.131.10.72 ( talk) 19:52, 21 September 2009 (UTC)
In my opinion, the article misses a key point when it mentions a reviewer who said it's "the best adult-child comedy since Paper Moon". Tatum O'Neal starred in that movie (with her father, Ryan) and won an Academy Award for her performance, becoming (and still is) the youngest performer to win a "competitive" Oscar. 2601:1C0:5000:5D00:61CE:FB07:78E0:36B1 ( talk) 00:08, 17 August 2023 (UTC) 2601:1C0:5000:5D00:61CE:FB07:78E0:36B1 ( talk) 2601:1C0:5000:5D00:61CE:FB07:78E0:36B1 ( talk) 00:06, 17 August 2023 (UTC)