The Bad News Bears (8/9) Movie CLIP - Lupus Makes the Catch (1976) HD

CLIP DESCRIPTION:
Timmy Lupus (Quinn Smith) makes an unexpected, sensational catch in the championship game.

FILM DESCRIPTION:
The success this underdog comedy from director Michael Ritchie almost single-handedly spawned the kids' sports film boom of the 1980s and '90s. When beer-breathed ex-minor-league ball player and professional pool cleaner Morris Buttermaker (Walter Matthau) agrees to coach a little league team in the San Fernando Valley, he soon finds he's in over his head, having inherited an assortment of pint-sized peons and talentless losers. They play well-organized teams and lose by tremendous margins, and the parents threaten to disband the Bears to save the kids (and themselves) any further embarrassment. Buttermaker refuses, though, and brings in a pair of ringers: Amanda (Tatum O'Neal), his ex-girlfriend's tomboy daughter, and Kelly (Jackie Earle Haley), a cigarette-smoking delinquent who happens to be a gifted athlete. With their help, the Bears manage to change their losing ways and qualify for the championship, where they face their arch-rivals, the Yankees.

CREDITS:
TM & © Paramount (1976)
Cast: Walter Matthau, Chris Barnes, Vic Morrow, Joyce Van Patten, David Pollock, Quinn Smith
Director: Michael Ritchie
Producer: Stanley R. Jaffe
Screenwriter: Bill Lancaster

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[mwhite]

This scene always makes me cry. I struggled as an infielder until one game I stuck out my glove and caught a screaming line drive for the third out. The team all ran to congratulate me, just like in this scene, and after that, I had the confidence to improve greatly, and they moved me to first base (because I was the only lefty on the team), where I never missed a throw for the rest of my little league years.

[andu]

I love this scene, Lupus makes a great catch and his teammates show him great love and real enjoyment that their teammate made a great play…

[chuckHart]

This movie is much deeper than most realize.

May we ALL NEVER FORGET what its like to be a kid.

[mauricioberdugo]

We all knew a Lupus as kids, they were always the good kids.

[JeffreyGlover]

"Stein you're up are'nt ya? Grab a cruddy bat!"
Love Tanner...love Lupus...love this movie!

[mikevicchiarelli]

The 2nd baseman whipping his glove off and running to the outfield to celebrate is hilarious and what the movie is all about!

[ccwnoob]

I also love how the scene shows the parents in the opposing team shaking their heads in disappointment. This movie tells so much about parents behaviors and attitudes in youth sports ... things that still apply today if not even more.

[bennylevine]

This movie makes me cry like a baby. I have no idea why. I mean, yeah, I played baseball as a kid around this era, but so did everyone. It's really insane the affect this movie has on me.

[freddiecongote]

Dammnnnn, this movie brings me back to my childhood. I was also very bad at baseball and when Lupus catches the ball it brings a lump to my throat as I know how he feels.

[robertmclamb]

The reactions of Buttermaker and then Jose at second base are absolute gold. It helps turn a good movie scene into an unforgettable one.

[MarleyFan]

This happened to my son today, didn’t get it on video unfortunately but he made a game ending catch. His teammates crowded him like this because they knew it was a big moment for him. Great feeling to watch it.

[AnthonyMcqueen]

The greatest baseball film ever made about a bunch of kids who came together as one in the championship game.

[joycekoch]

We all love Lupus because inside, we are all Lupus - even if we aren't a towhead.
God bless Lupus!

[Shannon-rdvf]

It makes my heart melt when Lupus catched the ball

[valseyer]

That was the day Lupos made Sports Center highlight reel, as all other 8 players congratulated him.

[dannyzuehlsdorf]

The booger eating spaz made the effing catch! I'm not crying!

[xpez]

one of the greatest moments in cinema history..its up there!

[lynngregory]

Every one of us 'kids' need this, we may have had it or maybe, yet to come. But it always stays with you!

[MunstersGoHome]

One of the best things about this scene is it comes out of nowhere. There is no buildup to it. The fact that it just happens is pure script, plot and editing gold.

[jacktheripoff]

For every kid who had that one catch in their life.