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 Bad News Bears | |
|---|---|
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| Created by | Bill Lancaster |
| Original work | The Bad News Bears (1976) |
| Owner | Paramount Pictures |
| Years | 1976–present |
| Films and television | |
| Film(s) |
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| Television series | The Bad News Bears (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;[1] its two sequels gained a mixed and negative reception, respectively.[2][3] While the television series received an overall warmer response,[4] the remake once again received a mixed-at-best reception from film critics.[5]
Film
editThe Bad News Bears (1976)
editThe Bad News Bears in Breaking Training (1977)
editThe Bad News Bears Go to Japan (1978)
editBad News Bears (2005)
edit| Film | U.S. release date | Director | Screenwriter(s) | Producer(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Bad News Bears | April 7, 1976 | Michael Ritchie | Bill Lancaster | Stanley R. Jaffe |
| The Bad News Bears in Breaking Training | July 8, 1977 | Michael Pressman | Paul Brickman | Leonard Goldberg |
| The Bad News Bears Go to Japan | June 30, 1978 | John Berry | Bill Lancaster | Michael Ritchie |
| Bad News Bears | July 22, 2005 | Richard Linklater | John Requa & Glenn Ficarra | Richard Linklater & J. Geyer Kosinski |
Television
editMain cast and characters
edit| 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 | ||||
| Amanda Wurlitzer | Tatum O'Neal | Mentioned | Sammi Kane Kraft | Tricia Cast | |
| Morris Buttermaker | Walter Matthau | Billy Bob Thornton | Jack Warden | ||
| Alfred Ogilvie | Alfred W. Lutter | Sparky Marcus (as Leslie Ogilvie) | |||
| Roy Turner | Vic Morrow | Greg Kinnear (as Ray Bullock) |
Phillip Richard Allen | ||
| Bob Whitewood | Ben Piazza | Marcia Gay Harden (as Liz Whitewood) |
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| Joey Turner | Brandon Cruz | Carter Jenkins (as Joey Bullock) |
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| Regi Tower | Scott Firestone | Corey Feldman | |||
| Cleveland | Joyce Van Patten | ||||
| Mike Leak | William Devane | ||||
| Sy Orlansky | Clifton James | ||||
| Carmen Ronzonni | Jimmy Baio | ||||
| Officer Mackie | Lane Smith | ||||
| Mister Manning | Dolph Sweet | ||||
| Morrie Slaytor | Pat Corley | ||||
| Carl Rutherford | Douglas Anderson | ||||
| Chip Roberts | Jerry Lawson | ||||
| Lester Eastland | Fred Stuthman | ||||
| Coach Shimizu | Tomisaburo Wakayama | ||||
| Antonio Inoki | Himself | ||||
| The Network Director | George Wyner | ||||
| Louis the Gambler | Lonny Chapman | ||||
| E.R.W. Tillyard, III | Matthew Douglas Anton | ||||
| Harry Hahn | Regis Philbin | ||||
| Matthew Hooper | Troy Gentile | ||||
| Prem Lahiri | Aman Johal | ||||
| Garo Daragabrigadien | Jeffrey Tedmori | ||||
| Shari Bullock | Arabella Holzbog | ||||
| Dr. Emily Rappant | Catherine Hicks | ||||
| Frosty | Bill Lazarus | ||||
| Josh Matthews | Rad Daly | ||||
| Student | Persephanie Silverthorn | ||||
| Marsha | Sherrie Wills | ||||
Reception
editBox office performance
edit| Film | Box office gross | Budget | Ref. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North America |
Other territories |
Worldwide | |||
| The Bad News Bears | $42,349,782 | — | $42,349,782 | $9 million | [6] |
| The Bad News Bears in Breaking Training | $19,104,350 | — | $19,104,350 | — | [7] |
| The Bad News Bears Go to Japan | $7,092,495 | — | $7,092,495 | — | [8] |
| Bad News Bears | $32,868,349 | $1,384,498 | $34,252,847 | $35 million | [9] |
| Total | |||||
Critical response
edit| Film | Rotten Tomatoes | Metacritic |
|---|---|---|
| The Bad News Bears (1976) | 97% (33 reviews)[1] | 84% (15 reviews)[10] |
| The Bad News Bears in Breaking Training | 50% (10 reviews)[2] | |
| The Bad News Bears Go to Japan | 6% (16 reviews)[3] | |
| Bad News Bears (2005) | 48% (158 reviews)[5] | 65 (35 reviews)[11] |
References
edit- ^ a b "The Bad News Bears (1976)". Fandango Media. Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved January 3, 2022.
- ^ a b "The Bad News Bears in Breaking Training (1977)". Fandango Media Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 2022-01-02.
- ^ a b "The Bad News Bears Go To Japan (1978)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 2022-01-02.
- ^ https://baseballismy.life/baseball-movies/the-bad-news-bears-tv-series/ [better source needed]
- ^ a b "Bad News Bears (2005)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved 2021-07-05.
- ^ "The Bad News Bears, Box Office Information". The Numbers. Retrieved January 3, 2017.
- ^ "The Bad News Bears in Breaking Training". Box Office Mojo.
- ^ "The Bad News Bears Go to Japan". Box Office Mojo.
- ^ Bad News Bears at Box Office Mojo
- ^ "The Bad News Bears". Metacritic.
- ^ "Bad News Bears". Metacritic. CBS.