Where Is the Cast of ‘The Bad News Bears’?

The Bad News Bears hit theaters on April 7, 1976, and even then, it didn’t feel like a typical sports comedy. The kids were messy and Coach Buttermaker wasn’t exactly handing out life lessons. That rough-around-the-edges feel is really what made the movie stick with fans. The film was a hit with critics too, earning strong reviews for its honesty and humor, and it went on to spawn two sequels, The Bad News Bears in Breaking Training and The Bad News Bears Go to Japan, plus a 2005 remake.

Fifty years later, it’s worth looking back at the cast who made the Bears so memorable, and where life took them after the film wrapped.