Here Come the Tigers

Here Come the Tigers is a 1978 American sports comedy film directed by Sean S. Cunningham.

Here Come the Tigers
Theatrical release poster
Directed bySean S. Cunningham
Written byArch McCoy
Produced bySean S. Cunningham
Steve Miner
StarringRichard Lincoln
James Zvanut
Samantha Grey
CinematographyBarry Abrams
Edited bySteve Miner
Music byHarry Manfredini
Production
company
Sean S. Cunningham Films
Distributed byAmerican International Pictures
Release date
  • May 26, 1978 (1978-05-26)
Running time
87 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$250,000[1]
Box office$1 million[2]

Plot

"A wild team of misfits think that they can make it big. What's a coach to do with a chronic nose-picker, a flatulent fielder, an out of control pitcher, a juvenile delinquent and the prettiest girl in the state? Turn this bunch of losers into a winning team! When their new coach enlists an unusual new teammate, it's a whole new ballgame as they band together to win their first championship, determined to prove that losers can be winners, too."

Cast
  • Richard Lincoln – Eddie Burke
  • James Zvanut – Burt Honneger
  • Samantha Grey – Bette Burke
  • Manny Lieberman – Felix the Umpire
  • William Caldwell – Kreeger
  • Fred Lincoln – Aesop
  • Xavier Rodrigo – Buster
  • Sean Patrick Griffin – Art "The Fart" Bullfinch

Production

Cunningham said in Crystal Lake Memories: The Complete History of Friday the 13th (2005) he believed that the film cost $250,000 to make, "if that. It could be much lower. It was guerrilla filmmaking. It was all kids from the little leagues; it was like being on a three-week field trip with a bunch of sixth-graders. It was good and bad, frustrating and exciting. I loved it."[1]

Victor Miller, who wrote the film under the pseudonym Arch McCoy, said: "Those were the days when everybody said, 'What America needs is a good G-rated movie.' I guess Here Come the Tigers made its money back, but they lied about America wanting G-rated films."[1]

Reception

Variety called it a ripoff of The Bad News Bears (1976), trying to cash in on the success of the original and its sequel, with dull direction and dreadful acting.[3]

References
  1. Bracke, Peter (October 11, 2006). Crystal Lake Memories. United Kingdom: Titan Books. p. 17. ISBN 978-1-845-76343-5.
  2. Donahue, Suzanne Mary (1987). American film distribution : the changing marketplace. UMI Research Press. p. 301. Please note figures are for rentals in US and Canada
  3. Hege. (May 31, 1978). "Film Reviews: Here Come The Tigers". Variety. p. 22.
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