The Bad News Bears (franchise)

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The Bad News Bears
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Created by Bill Lancaster
Original work The Bad News Bears (1976)
Owner Paramount Pictures
Years1976–present
Films and television
Film(s)
Television series The Bad News Bears (1979–1980)

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.

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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

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)

FilmU.S. release dateDirectorScreenwriter(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 LancasterMichael Ritchie
Bad News Bears July 22, 2005 Richard Linklater John Requa & Glenn Ficarra Richard Linklater & J. Geyer Kosinski

Television

Main cast and characters

CharacterFilmTelevision 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 DaviesGregg Forrest
Ahmad Abdul-RahimErin BluntKenneth "K.C." Harris Kristoff St. John
Miguel AguilarGeorge GonzalesCarlos EstradaCharles Nunez
Mike EngelbergGary Lee CavagnaroJeffrey Louis StarrBrandon CraggsJ. Brennan Smith
Jose AguilarJaime EscobedoEmmanuel EstradaDanny Nunez
Tanner Boyle Chris Barnes Timmy Deters Meeno Peluce
Timmy LupusQuinn Smith Tyler Patrick Jones Shane Butterworth
Rudi SteinDavid Pollock Billy Jayne
Toby WhitewoodDavid 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)
Joey Turner Brandon Cruz Carter Jenkins
(as Joey Bullock)
Regi TowerScott 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 RutherfordDouglas Anderson
Chip RobertsJerry Lawson
Lester EastlandFred Stuthman
Coach Shimizu Tomisaburo Wakayama
Antonio Inoki Himself
The Network Director George Wyner
Louis the Gambler Lonny Chapman
E.R.W. Tillyard, IIIMatthew Douglas Anton
Harry Hahn Regis Philbin
Matthew Hooper Troy Gentile
Prem LahiriAman Johal
Garo DaragabrigadienJeffrey Tedmori
Shari Bullock Arabella Holzbog
Dr. Emily Rappant Catherine Hicks
FrostyBill Lazarus
Josh MatthewsRad Daly
StudentPersephanie Silverthorn
MarshaSherrie Wills

Reception

Box office performance

FilmBox office grossBudgetRef.
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

    Film Rotten Tomatoes Metacritic
    The Bad News Bears (1976)97% (33 reviews) [1] 84% (15 reviews) [10]
    The Bad News Bears in Breaking Training50% (10 reviews) [2]
    The Bad News Bears Go to Japan6% (16 reviews) [3]
    Bad News Bears (2005)48% (158 reviews) [5] 65 (35 reviews) [11]

    References

    1. 1 2 "The Bad News Bears (1976)". Fandango Media . Rotten Tomatoes . Retrieved January 3, 2022.
    2. 1 2 "The Bad News Bears in Breaking Training (1977)". Fandango Media Rotten Tomatoes . Retrieved 2022-01-02.
    3. 1 2 "The Bad News Bears Go To Japan (1978)". Rotten Tomatoes . Retrieved 2022-01-02.
    4. ↑ https://baseballismy.life/baseball-movies/the-bad-news-bears-tv-series/ [ better source needed ]
    5. 1 2 "Bad News Bears (2005)". Rotten Tomatoes . Fandango Media . Retrieved 2021-07-05.
    6. ↑ "The Bad News Bears, Box Office Information". The Numbers. Retrieved January 3, 2017.
    7. ↑ "The Bad News Bears in Breaking Training". Box Office Mojo.
    8. ↑ "The Bad News Bears Go to Japan". Box Office Mojo.
    9. ↑ Bad News Bears at Box Office Mojo
    10. ↑ "The Bad News Bears". Metacritic .
    11. ↑ "Bad News Bears". Metacritic . CBS.
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