{"product_id":"the-bad-news-bears-in-josh-wilker-9781593764180","title":"The Bad News Bears in Breaking Training: A Novel Approach to Cinema","description":"In 1977, \u003ci\u003eThe Bad News Bears in Breaking Training\u003c\/i\u003e had a moment in the sun. A glowing junk sculpture of American genres--sports flick, coming-of-age story, family melodrama, after-school special, road narrative--the film cashed in on the previous year's success of its predecessor, \u003ci\u003eThe Bad News Bears\u003c\/i\u003e. Arguing against the sequel's dismissal as a cultural afterthought, Josh Wilker lovingly rescues from the oblivion of cinema history a quintessential expression of American resilience and joy. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRushed into theaters by Paramount when the beleaguered film industry was suffering from \"acute sequelitis,\" the (undeniably flawed) movie miraculously transcended its limitations to become a gathering point for heroic imagery drawn from American mythology. Considered in context, the film's unreasonable optimism, rooted in its characters' sincere desire to keep playing, is a powerful response to the political, economic, and social stresses of the late 1970s. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTo Wilker's surprise, despite repeated viewings, \u003ci\u003eThe Bad News Bears in Breaking Training\u003c\/i\u003e continues to move him. Its huge heart makes it not only the ultimate fantasy of the baseball-obsessed American boy, but a memorable iteration of that barbed vision of pure sunshine itself, the American dream.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Josh Wilker\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1593764189\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781593764180\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Catapult\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/14\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 128\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 6.55h x 4.79w x 0.35d","brand":"Josh Wilker","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44052545995007,"sku":"9781593764180","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ed1346a3-3cf6-4c2d-b85c-bd7741498480.jpg?v=1685019421","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-bad-news-bears-in-josh-wilker-9781593764180","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}