The Country Bears

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The Country Bears

G,

2002,

1h 28m,

Kids & Family/

Comedy

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29%

84 Reviews

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34%

10,000+ Ratings

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29%

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84 Reviews

34%

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10,000+ Ratings

Like other celebrated rock-and-roll groups, the members of the legendary group the Country Bears were torn apart by the perils of their own success: ego, jealousy, and a little too much honey. The story of how eager young fan Beary Barrington can convince the bitter ex-members of the rock band to put aside their differences and perform a benefit concert to save Country Bear Hall, the legendary venue where the band got its start.

Critics Consensus

Despite all the celebrities on hand, this spin-off from a theme park attraction still feels tired and hokey.

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Nell Minow

Common Sense Media

Dec 28, 2010

3/5

A dumb story about a bear adopted by humans.

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Daniel Fienberg

L.A. Weekly

Sep 26, 2002

Kids will probably enjoy the sight of huge, bumbling teddy bears... Parents will exit wondering why this piece of unnecessary cross-promotion wasn't released straight to video.

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Marc Savlov

Austin Chronicle

Aug 4, 2002

0/5

By turns numbingly dull-witted and disquietingly creepy.

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Richard Propes

TheIndependentCritic.com

Sep 5, 2020

3.0/4.0

This Disney film is an underrated, wonderful view for the entire family.

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Rachel Wagner

Rachel's Reviews (YouTube)

Aug 8, 2020

Besides the oddity of the bears it doesn't have much else going for it

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Danielle Solzman

Solzy at the Movies

Jun 29, 2020

4/5

The Country Bears may not be a perfect film but it's still a lot of fun to watch.

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George W

Oct 23, 2018

It's cheesy, corny, predictable, and weird, but I love it! I'm totally biased and have a strong nostalgic connection to it, nevertheless it's still entertaining as heck and it has a good cast, even if they just collected a paycheck on this one. The music is the shining star of this film, John Hiatt's music, even if his voice could be an aqquired taste, is great and the animatronic work done by Jim Henson's company is good enough to suspend your disbelief and like these character stuff for what they are. "That guy looks like Elton John? Nah, Elton John's taller."

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Poe R

Jun 21, 2018

Love it ?? ???????????? Amazing fantastic Brilliant

Finn W

Apr 19, 2018

I love Christopher Walken as the villain but when he's not on screen, you should just fast forward the film.

Finn W

Mar 15, 2018

16 years late but I loved this movie, I'm an adult now so it's a little corny but when I was a kid this was the best.

Abraham G

Aug 16, 2017

I love this movie, the music is incredible and the jokes are still funny to me even in 2017.

Harry S

Aug 27, 2015

One of the cheesiest god-awful movies I've ever seen.

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Peter Hastings

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Christopher Walken

Reed Thimple

Stephen Tobolowsky

Norbert Barrington

Daryl "Chill" Mitchell

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Synopsis

Like other celebrated rock-and-roll groups, the members of the legendary group the Country Bears were torn apart by the perils of their own success: ego, jealousy, and a little too much honey. The story of how eager young fan Beary Barrington can convince the bitter ex-members of the rock band to put aside their differences and perform a benefit concert to save Country Bear Hall, the legendary venue where the band got its start.

Director: Peter Hastings
Producer: Jeffrey Chernov, Andrew Gunn
Screenwriter: Mark Perez
Distributor: Walt Disney Pictures
Production Co: Walt Disney Pictures, Working Bear Productions Inc.
Rating: G
Genre: Kids & Family, Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jul 26, 2002, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 1, 2014
Box Office (Gross USA): $17.0M
Runtime: 1h 28m
Sound Mix: Dolby Stereo, Dolby A, SDDS, DTS, Surround, Dolby Digital, Dolby SR
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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