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11 Things You Didn’t Know About ‘The Bad News Bears’ (Which Turns 40 On Thursday)

First ground rule here: there will be no discussion of the 2005 version of The Bad News Bears, that unfortunate remake starring Billy Bob Thornton and a bunch of kids straight out of Hollywood casting. That film was blasphemy of the highest order, on par with both the Adam Sandler version of The Longest Yard, and a foul tip to the groin. You don’t remake Casablanca or The 400 Blows, and you don’t screw with The Bad News Bears.

TANNER BOYLE: “Hey Yankees! You can take your apology and your trophy and shove it straight up your ass!