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The Bad News Bears Go To Japan (1978)

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Average Rating: 2.9/10
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Release Date: Jan 1, 1978 Wide

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Filling the shoes occupied by Walter Matthau in the Bad News Bears and William Devane in The Bad News Bears in Breaking Training, Tony Curtis takes on the role of the teams newest coach in this, the third installment in the series. Jackie Earle Haley returns as Kelly Leak, the Bears' star player, as the team ventures to the other side of the world to face off against the best little league team in Japan. While there, the Bears find their way into mischief and Kelly finds love with a local girl.

PG, 1 hr. 42 min.

Comedy

Directed By: John Berry

Written By: Bill Lancaster

In Theaters: Jan 1, 1978 Wide

On DVD: Feb 12, 2002

Cast

Tony Curtis
Marvin Lazar
Jackie Earle Haley
Kelly Leak
Tomisaburo Wakayama
Coach Shimizu
Hatsune Ishihara
Arika
George Wyner
Network Director
Lonny Chapman
Louis the Gambler
Chris Barnes
Mathew Douglas Anton
E.R.W. Tillyard III
Erin Blunt
Ahmad Rahim
George Gonzales
Miguel Aguilar
Brett Marx
Jimmy Feldman
David Pollock
Rudy Stein
David Stambaugh
Toby Whitewood
Jeffrey Louis Starr
Mike Engleberg
Scoody Thornton
Mustapha Rahim
Dick Button
Himself
Hugh Gillin
Pennywall
Gene Lebell
Mean Bones' Manager
Dick McGarvin
Network Man #3
Regis Philbin
Harry Hahm
James Staley
Network Man #4
Don Watters
Network Man #1
Michael Yama
Usher
Jerry Ziesmer
Eddie of Network
Tak Kubota
Referee
Jerry Maren
Page Boy
Robert Sorrells
Locke

Critic Reviews for The Bad News Bears Go To Japan

All Critics (13) | Top Critics (2) | Fresh (0) | Rotten (10) | DVD (5)

So how much more can they get out of cussing kiddies playing baseball? Apparently an additional 91 minutes - 91 painful, horrendous, baseball-bat-to-the-crotch-three-times minutes.

August 24, 2010 Full Review Source: Movie Views

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Ryan Cracknell

Movie Views Source: Movie Views

And they can stay there.

February 3, 2005 Comment

Ken Hanke

Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

Why, Lord, why?

November 17, 2004 Comment

Michael A. Smith

Nolan's Pop Culture Review Source: Nolan's Pop Culture Review

Enough of the Bears already! Even Matthau bailed out.

November 1, 2004 Comment

Steve Crum

Kansas City Kansan Source: Kansas City Kansan

Thankfully the Bears retired after their return from Japan.

July 26, 2002 Comment

Scott Weinberg

eFilmCritic.com

Manages the amazing feat of seeming to both drag out its material and completely skim over it.

May 4, 2002 Full Review Source: Apollo Guide

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Ian Waldron-Mantgani

Apollo Guide

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Great!

December 25, 2007

Leo L

Super Reviewer

this one is the third sequel to "the bad news bears" return to series again. tony curtis join the sequel as the 'new' coach with the team bears. well, i do like this film of the series and what the hell? there no baseball game and practice rest of the movie but it only 3 baseball game scene. great wrestling ring with

June 26, 2007