The Country Bears
It's A Bear Getting The Family Together!
2002 | 88m | English
Popularity: 5 (history)
| Director: | Peter Hastings |
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| Writer: | Mark Perez |
| Staring: |
| For Beary Barrington, The Country Bears' young #1 fan, fitting in with his all-too-human family is proving im-paws-ible. When he runs away to find Country Bear Hall and his heroes, he discovers the venue that made them famous is near foreclosure. Beary hightails it over the river and through the woods to get the Bears in the Band back together for an all-out reunion concert to save Country Bear Hall. | |
| Release Date: | Jul 26, 2002 |
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| Director: | Peter Hastings |
| Writer: | Mark Perez |
| Genres: | Family, Comedy, Adventure |
| Keywords | human animal relationship, musical, clowning, bear, social satire, aftercreditsstinger, duringcreditsstinger |
| Production Companies | Walt Disney Pictures |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $18,012,097
Budget: $35,000,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 01, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Haley Joel Osment | Beary Barrington (voice) |
| Diedrich Bader | Officer Cheets / Ted Bedderhead (voice) |
| Candy Ford | Trixie St. Claire (voice) |
| James Gammon | Big Al (voice) |
| Brad Garrett | Fred Bedderhead (voice) |
| Toby Huss | Tennessee O'Neal (voice) |
| Kevin Michael Richardson | Henry Dixon Taylor (voice) |
| Stephen Root | Zeb Zoober (voice) |
| Christopher Walken | Reed Thimple |
| Stephen Tobolowsky | Norbert Barrington |
| Daryl Mitchell | Officer Hamm |
| M.C. Gainey | Roadie |
| Alex Rocco | Rip Holland |
| Meagen Fay | Mrs. Barrington |
| Jennifer Paige | Waitress |
| Eli Marienthal | Dexter "Dex" Barrington |
| Queen Latifah | Cha-Cha |
| Chip Chinery | Tom Tamina |
| Carolyn Almos | Tina Tamina |
| Marcus Knight | Chef |
| Michael Lawrence Morgan | Benny Bogswaggle |
| Alpheus Merchant | Elderly Black Man |
| Daniel Escobar | Store Manager |
| Christopher Darga | Mr. Slamboni |
| Jess Harnell | Long-Haired Dude |
| Ann Hastings | Elderly Woman |
| Paul Rugg | TV Reporter |
| Betty Weiss | Cashier |
| Josh Quirk | Fry Cook |
| Sean O'Connell | Grip |
| Larry Burke | Video Roadie |
| Wyclef Jean | Self |
| Elton John | Elton John |
| Willie Nelson | Willie Nelson |
| Don Henley | Don Henley / Tennessee O'Neal (singing voice) |
| Krystal Harris | Self |
| Bonnie Raitt | Self / Trixie St. Claire (singing voice) |
| Brian Setzer | Self |
| Don Was | Self |
| Xzibit | Self |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| John Hiatt | Songs |
| Marguerite Pomerhn Derricks | Choreographer |
| Mitchell Amundsen | Director of Photography |
| Peggy Holmes | Choreographer |
| Todd Toon | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Tim A. Davison | Stunt Coordinator |
| Gregory Irwin | First Assistant Camera |
| Doug Shamburger | Boom Operator |
| Steve R. Nelson | Sound Mixer |
| Bruce Hendricks | Second Unit Director |
| Christopher Young | Original Music Composer |
| Christopher Boyes | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Joseph Magee | Sound Mixer |
| George Bowers | Editor |
| Dan Bishop | Production Design |
| Genevieve Tyrrell | Costume Design |
| Charles Rapp | Production Supervisor |
| Mark Perez | Writer |
| Seth Flaum | Editor |
| Maria Baker | Art Direction |
| Jamie D. Boscardin | Production Supervisor |
| Michael Leon | Location Manager |
| Drew Boughton | Assistant Art Director |
| Ritchie Kremer | Property Master |
| Carolyn Dessert | Costume Supervisor |
| Janice Zoladz | Key Hair Stylist |
| Michael Stone | Camera Operator |
| Richard J. Cartwright | Still Photographer |
| Trudy Yee | First Assistant Editor |
| Nora Felder | Music Supervisor |
| Angie Rubin | Music Editor |
| Charles W. Ritter | Sound Editor |
| Ruth Lambert | Casting |
| Kathe Klopp | Set Decoration |
| Stephen Lim | Unit Production Manager |
| Pamela Alch | Script Supervisor |
| John G. Scotti | First Assistant Director |
| Monica Frommholz | Art Department Coordinator |
| Monica Perez | Assistant Property Master |
| Tricia Sacchi | Set Costumer |
| Tonyia Verna | Key Makeup Artist |
| Pamela Jaeckle | Production Coordinator |
| Kristen Ploucha | Second Assistant Director |
| Gary Damian Thomas | Storyboard Designer |
| Brian Seccombe | Assistant Property Master |
| Roberta Bilé | Set Costumer |
| John C. Kruize | Production Accountant |
| Christopher Duskin | Camera Operator |
| Doron Shauly | Associate Editor |
| Kristen Young | Post Production Assistant |
| Thomas Milano | Music Editor |
| Kostas Christides | Orchestrator |
| John Kwiatkowski | Sound Editor |
| Adam Kopald | Sound Editor |
| G.W. Brown | Supervising ADR Editor |
| Thomas Whiting | ADR Editor |
| Andy D'Addario | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Leslie J. Kovacs | Chief Lighting Technician |
| Kim Williams | Casting Associate |
| Eddie Lee Voelker | Transportation Coordinator |
| Dean Holland | Editorial Staff |
| Claudia Guerrero-Zalokar | Assistant Editor |
| Tara Lynn Tortorello | ADR Coordinator |
| Tim Colletti | Assistant Editor |
| Tim Boot | Music Editor |
| Pete Anthony | Orchestrator |
| Donald J. Malouf | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Dan Yale | Sound Editor |
| Valerie Davidson | Sound Editor |
| Kimberly Harris | ADR Editor |
| Ann L. Thornberg | Assistant Sound Editor |
| David P. Kelsey | Special Effects Coordinator |
| Ben Beaird | Key Grip |
| Toni Atterbury | Unit Publicist |
| Jeff Smithwick | Color Timer |
| Eric Rosenberg | Graphic Designer |
| Erin Deis | Music Coordinator |
| Hal Cohen | Effects Supervisor |
| Nancy MacLeod | Sound Editor |
| Mark A. Tracy | First Assistant Sound Editor |
| Benny McNulty | Best Boy Electric |
| Steve A. Hagberg | Construction Coordinator |
| Guy Tardif | Transportation Captain |
| Jody Spilkoman | Second Second Assistant Director |
| Mary Finn | Set Designer |
| David Barrington-Holt | Special Effects |
| Tom Roach | Animal Wrangler |
| Kevin 'Rambo' Fitzgerald | Best Boy Grip |
| Peter Hastings | Director |
| Victoria Sampson | ADR Editor |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Andrew Gunn | Producer |
| John G. Scotti | Associate Producer |
| Jeffrey Chernov | Producer |
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
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| 2024 | 4 | 14 | 22 | 10 |
| 2024 | 5 | 16 | 25 | 10 |
| 2024 | 6 | 13 | 22 | 8 |
| 2024 | 7 | 14 | 23 | 8 |
| 2024 | 8 | 14 | 25 | 9 |
| 2024 | 9 | 12 | 19 | 7 |
| 2024 | 10 | 13 | 21 | 7 |
| 2024 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 7 |
| 2024 | 12 | 10 | 23 | 5 |
| 2025 | 1 | 11 | 19 | 7 |
| 2025 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 3 |
| 2025 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 2 |
| 2025 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 3 |
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Wow, that was an excruciating watch. From literally the first few seconds you know where <em>'The Country Bears'</em> is going, both with the plot but also with the concept of the bears themselves. That's if you didn't already guess from the poster. As always I try to find the positive parts: ... ... ... Yeah. If I was forced to pick something, it would be one or two of the songs which are not horrid; there's also a notable cameo from an English musician, I guess that's one? As you can tell, it's not good at all. On the contrary, where to start with the negatives?! The bears. Having people in costumes is always a bad idea, it cheapens everything else around it. They have little or no emotion, so it's impossible to feel attached to the characters. The dub-like audio for them, and other parts of film, is very poor. No-one stands out in the cast, with the exception of Christopher Walken (Reed) - but that's only because of Walken's fame, not his role in this. The premise is so predictable and lazy, they don't even attempt to throw you off the scent - instead trying to force a heartwarming story, which doesn't land whatsoever. I, no matter what, always feel 1* is harsh, but this deserves it. Of the 1,106 films I've currently seen, this is just the fifth time a film has scored this low with me. Truly dreadful.