The Bad News Bears franchise consists of American sports-comedies, based on an original story by Bill Lancaster. The franchise includes theatrical films (the original release, its two sequels, and the 2005 remake), and a television series which aired from 1979–1980.
The franchise as a whole has been met with mixed-to-positive reception. While the original film received positive reaction from critics, with praise directed at its cast; its two sequels gained a mixed and negative reception, respectively. While the television series received an overall warmer response,https://baseballismy.life/baseball-movies/the-bad-news-bears-tv-series/ the remake once again received a mixed-at-best reception from film critics.
Film The Bad News Bears (1976)
The Bad News Bears in Breaking Training (1977)
The Bad News Bears Go to Japan (1978)
Bad News Bears (2005)
Film U.S. release date Director Screenwriter(s) Producer(s) The Bad News Bears Michael Ritchie Bill Lancaster Stanley R. Jaffe The Bad News Bears in Breaking Training Michael Pressman Paul Brickman Leonard Goldberg The Bad News Bears Go to Japan John Berry Bill Lancaster Michael Ritchie Bad News Bears Richard Linklater John Requa & Glenn Ficarra Richard Linklater & J. Geyer Kosinski
Television
Main cast and characters Character Film Television series The Bad News Bears The Bad News Bears in Breaking Training The Bad News Bears Go to Japan Bad News Bears The Bad News Bears Kelly Leak Jackie Earle Haley Jeffrey Davies Gregg Forrest Ahmad Abdul-Rahim Erin Blunt Kenneth "K.C." Harris Kristoff St. John Miguel Aguilar George Gonzales Carlos Estrada Charles Nunez Mike Engelberg Gary Lee Cavagnaro Jeffrey Louis Starr Brandon Craggs J. Brennan Smith Jose Aguilar Jaime Escobedo Emmanuel Estrada Danny Nunez Tanner Boyle Chris Barnes Timmy Deters Meeno Peluce Timmy Lupus Quinn Smith Tyler Patrick Jones Shane Butterworth Rudi Stein David Pollock Billy Jayne Toby Whitewood David Stambaugh Ridge Canipe Jimmy Feldman Brett Marx colspan="2" Amanda Wurlitzer Tatum O'Neal rowspan="2" Sammi Kane Kraft Tricia Cast Morris Buttermaker Walter Matthau Billy Bob Thornton Jack Warden Alfred Ogilvie Alfred W. Lutter colspan="2" Sparky Marcus Roy Turner Vic Morrow colspan="2" Greg Kinnear Phillip Richard Allen Bob Whitewood Ben Piazza colspan="2" Marcia Gay Harden Joey Turner Brandon Cruz colspan="2" Carter Jenkins Regi Tower Scott Firestone colspan="3" Corey Feldman Cleveland Joyce Van Patten colspan="4" Mike Leak William Devane colspan="3" Sy Orlansky Clifton James colspan="3" Carmen Ronzonni Jimmy Baio colspan="3" Officer Mackie Lane Smith colspan="3" Mister Manning Dolph Sweet colspan="3" Morrie Slaytor Pat Corley colspan="3" Carl Rutherford Douglas Anderson colspan="3" Chip Roberts Jerry Lawson colspan="3" Lester Eastland Fred Stuthman colspan="3" Coach Shimizu colspan="2" Tomisaburo Wakayama colspan="2" Antonio Inoki colspan="2" Himself colspan="2" The Network Director colspan="2" George Wyner colspan="2" Louis the Gambler colspan="2" Lonny Chapman colspan="2" E.R.W. Tillyard, III colspan="2" Matthew Douglas Anton colspan="2" Harry Hahn colspan="2" Regis Philbin colspan="2" Matthew Hooper colspan="3" Troy Gentile Prem Lahiri colspan="3" Aman Johal Garo Daragabrigadien colspan="3" Jeffrey Tedmori Shari Bullock colspan="3" Arabella Holzbog Dr. Emily Rappant colspan="4" Catherine Hicks Frosty colspan="4" Bill Lazarus Josh Matthews colspan="4" Rad Daly Student colspan="4" Persephanie Silverthorn Marsha colspan="4" Sherrie Wills
Reception Box office performance Film Box office gross Budget North America Other territories Worldwide The Bad News Bears $42,349,782 $42,349,782 $9 million The Bad News Bears in Breaking Training $19,104,350 $19,104,350 The Bad News Bears Go to Japan $7,092,495 $7,092,495 Bad News Bears $32,868,349 $1,384,498 $34,252,847 $35 million Total
Critical response Film Rotten Tomatoes Metacritic The Bad News Bears (1976) 97% (33 reviews) 84% (15 reviews) The Bad News Bears in Breaking Training 50% (10 reviews) The Bad News Bears Go to Japan 6% (16 reviews) Bad News Bears (2005) 48% (158 reviews) 65 (35 reviews)
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