''Here Come the Tigers'' is a 1978 American

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directed by Sean S. Cunningham.

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." 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

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movie.' I guess ''Here Come the Tigers'' made its money back, but they lied about America wanting G-rated films."

Reception

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'' called it a

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of ''

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'' (1976), trying to cash in on the success of the original and its sequel, with dull direction and dreadful acting.

References

External links

* {{Sean S. Cunningham 1978 films 1970s sports comedy films American sports comedy films American baseball films Fictional sports clubs and teams American International Pictures films Films scored by Harry Manfredini Films directed by Sean S. Cunningham Films shot in Connecticut Films with screenplays by Victor Miller (writer) 1978 comedy films 1970s English-language films 1970s American films Films produced by Sean S. Cunningham Films produced by Steve Miner