Walter Matthau stars as the grumbling, beer-guzzling Morris Buttermaker, a former minor-league pitcher roped into coaching a crass bunch of perpetually losing half-pint misfits. Desperate to win, Coach Morris brings in two ringers. One is his ex-girlfriend's athletic daughter, Amanda (Tatum O'Neal), and the other the rebellious but talented Kelly (Jackie Earle Haley). Director Michael Ritchie's kids' sports comedy catapulted the genre's popularity.