The Bad News Bears Go to Japan

The Bad News Bears Go to Japan

They never met an adult they couldn't drive crazy.

PG 1978 · 92 min · ★ 4.8 · Comedy

A small time promotor/hustler takes the pint-sized baseball team to Japan for a match against the country's best little league baseball team which sparks off a series of adventures and mishaps the boys come into.

Directed by John Berry · Written by Bill Lancaster

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