| 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.
See main article: The Bad News Bears.
See main article: The Bad News Bears in Breaking Training.
See main article: The Bad News Bears Go to Japan.
See main article: Bad News Bears.
| 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 | |
See main article: The Bad News Bears (TV series).
| 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 | Sammi Kane Kraft | Tricia Cast | ||
| Morris Buttermaker | Walter Matthau | Billy Bob Thornton | Jack Warden | ||
| Alfred Ogilvie | Alfred W. Lutter | Sparky Marcus | |||
| Roy Turner | Vic Morrow | Greg Kinnear | Phillip Richard Allen | ||
| Bob Whitewood | Ben Piazza | Marcia Gay Harden | |||
| Joey Turner | Brandon Cruz | Carter Jenkins | |||
| Regi Tower | Scott Firestone | 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 | Tomisaburo Wakayama | colspan="2" | |||
| Antonio Inoki | Himself | colspan="2" | |||
| The Network Director | George Wyner | colspan="2" | |||
| Louis the Gambler | Lonny Chapman | colspan="2" | |||
| E.R.W. Tillyard, III | Matthew Douglas Anton | colspan="2" | |||
| Harry Hahn | Regis Philbin | colspan="2" | |||
| 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 | ||||
| Film | Box office gross | Budget | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||||||
| Film | Rotten Tomatoes | Metacritic | |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Bad News Bears (1976) | 97% (33 reviews)[5] | 84% (15 reviews)[6] | |
| The Bad News Bears in Breaking Training | 50% (10 reviews)[7] | ||
| The Bad News Bears Go to Japan | 6% (16 reviews)[8] | ||
| Bad News Bears (2005) | 48% (158 reviews)[9] | 65 (35 reviews)[10] |