The Bad News Bears (franchise) explained

The Bad News Bears
Creator:Bill Lancaster
Origin:The Bad News Bears (1976)
Owner:Paramount Pictures
Years:1976–present
Tv 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.

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,[1] the remake once again received a mixed-at-best reception from film critics.

Film

The Bad News Bears (1976)

See main article: The Bad News Bears.

The Bad News Bears in Breaking Training (1977)

See main article: The Bad News Bears in Breaking Training.

The Bad News Bears Go to Japan (1978)

See main article: The Bad News Bears Go to Japan.

Bad News Bears (2005)

See main article: Bad News Bears.

FilmU.S. release dateDirectorScreenwriter(s)Producer(s)
The Bad News BearsMichael RitchieBill LancasterStanley R. Jaffe
The Bad News Bears in Breaking TrainingMichael PressmanPaul BrickmanLeonard Goldberg
The Bad News Bears Go to JapanJohn BerryBill LancasterMichael Ritchie
Bad News BearsRichard LinklaterJohn Requa & Glenn FicarraRichard Linklater & J. Geyer Kosinski

Television

See main article: The Bad News Bears (TV series).

Main cast and characters

CharacterFilmTelevision series
The Bad News BearsThe Bad News Bears in Breaking TrainingThe Bad News Bears Go to JapanBad News BearsThe Bad News Bears
Kelly LeakJackie Earle HaleyJeffrey DaviesGregg Forrest
Ahmad Abdul-RahimErin BluntKenneth "K.C." HarrisKristoff St. John
Miguel AguilarGeorge GonzalesCarlos EstradaCharles Nunez
Mike EngelbergGary Lee CavagnaroJeffrey Louis StarrBrandon CraggsJ. Brennan Smith
Jose AguilarJaime EscobedoEmmanuel EstradaDanny Nunez
Tanner BoyleChris BarnesTimmy DetersMeeno Peluce
Timmy LupusQuinn SmithTyler Patrick JonesShane Butterworth
Rudi SteinDavid PollockBilly Jayne
Toby WhitewoodDavid StambaughRidge Canipe
Jimmy FeldmanBrett Marxcolspan="2"
Amanda WurlitzerTatum O'NealSammi Kane KraftTricia Cast
Morris ButtermakerWalter MatthauBilly Bob ThorntonJack Warden
Alfred OgilvieAlfred W. LutterSparky Marcus
Roy TurnerVic MorrowGreg Kinnear
Phillip Richard Allen
Bob WhitewoodBen PiazzaMarcia Gay Harden
Joey TurnerBrandon CruzCarter Jenkins
Regi TowerScott FirestoneCorey Feldman
ClevelandJoyce Van Pattencolspan="4"
Mike LeakWilliam Devanecolspan="3"
Sy OrlanskyClifton Jamescolspan="3"
Carmen RonzonniJimmy Baiocolspan="3"
Officer MackieLane Smithcolspan="3"
Mister ManningDolph Sweetcolspan="3"
Morrie SlaytorPat Corleycolspan="3"
Carl RutherfordDouglas Andersoncolspan="3"
Chip RobertsJerry Lawsoncolspan="3"
Lester EastlandFred Stuthmancolspan="3"
Coach ShimizuTomisaburo Wakayamacolspan="2"
Antonio InokiHimselfcolspan="2"
The Network DirectorGeorge Wynercolspan="2"
Louis the GamblerLonny Chapmancolspan="2"
E.R.W. Tillyard, IIIMatthew Douglas Antoncolspan="2"
Harry HahnRegis Philbincolspan="2"
Matthew HooperTroy Gentile
Prem LahiriAman Johal
Garo DaragabrigadienJeffrey Tedmori
Shari BullockArabella Holzbog
Dr. Emily RappantCatherine Hicks
FrostyBill Lazarus
Josh MatthewsRad Daly
StudentPersephanie Silverthorn
MarshaSherrie Wills

Reception

Box office performance

FilmBox office grossBudget
North
America
Other
territories
Worldwide
The Bad News Bears$42,349,782$42,349,782$9 million[2]
The Bad News Bears in Breaking Training$19,104,350$19,104,350[3]
The Bad News Bears Go to Japan$7,092,495$7,092,495[4]
Bad News Bears$32,868,349$1,384,498$34,252,847 $35 million
Total

Critical response

FilmRotten TomatoesMetacritic
The Bad News Bears (1976)97% (33 reviews)[5] 84% (15 reviews)[6]
The Bad News Bears in Breaking Training50% (10 reviews)[7]
The Bad News Bears Go to Japan6% (16 reviews)[8]
Bad News Bears (2005)48% (158 reviews)[9] 65 (35 reviews)[10]

Notes and References

  1. https://baseballismy.life/baseball-movies/the-bad-news-bears-tv-series/
  2. Web site: The Bad News Bears, Box Office Information. The Numbers. January 3, 2017.
  3. Web site: The Bad News Bears in Breaking Training . Box Office Mojo.
  4. Web site: The Bad News Bears Go to Japan . Box Office Mojo.
  5. Web site: The Bad News Bears (1976) . . . January 3, 2022.
  6. Web site: The Bad News Bears . Metacritic.
  7. Web site: The Bad News Bears in Breaking Training (1977) . . 2022-01-02.
  8. Web site: The Bad News Bears Go To Japan (1978) . . 2022-01-02.
  9. Web site: Bad News Bears (2005) . . . 2021-07-05.
  10. Web site: Bad News Bears . . CBS.