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The Country Bears

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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.
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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 A dumb story about a bear adopted by humans. Rated: 3/5 Dec 28, 2010 Full Review Dallas Morning News Rated: C+ Feb 7, 2004 Full Review Daniel Fienberg L.A. Weekly 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. Sep 26, 2002 Full Review Richard Propes TheIndependentCritic.com This Disney film is an underrated, wonderful view for the entire family. Rated: 3.0/4.0 Sep 5, 2020 Full Review Rachel Wagner Rachel's Reviews (YouTube) Besides the oddity of the bears it doesn't have much else going for it Aug 8, 2020 Full Review Danielle Solzman Solzy at the Movies The Country Bears may not be a perfect film but it's still a lot of fun to watch. Rated: 4/5 Jun 29, 2020 Full Review Read all reviews

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Hunter R Big AL was by far then BEST character. He carried the movie Rated 4 out of 5 stars 06/08/25 Full Review Jonathan O Cast in bear suits looks horrifying that Shelley Duvall from The Shining this is what we look like 😨 Rated 1 out of 5 stars 01/29/25 Full Review Billy Ray A Most Underrated Movie Rated 5 out of 5 stars 12/22/24 Full Review Dale R The first movie Disney created that is based on one of their amusement park attractions - The Country Bear Jamboree, follows a young bear named Beary that convinces an old, broken-up band of bears to reunite to raise money to save their old performance venue. The characters used in the movie are all from the attraction, but a majority are from The Five Bear Rugs, the large group in the middle of the performance. These bears I would consider to be side or background performers and lesser known than some of the soloists. So I question the decisions on what bears from the attraction to use in the movie. There are quite a few cameos in this movie and some of them break out into songs that turn into music videos. This slows down the plot a lot, though some of the songs are enjoyable. The songs were a mix of rock with some country influence and this differs greatly from the music in the attraction. The puppeteering of the bears ranged from not good to well done. I enjoy the characters from the theme park and I think they could work in a film, they just don’t in this one, skip it. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 07/07/24 Full Review Barilla T Extremely Underrated movie. Yes it is goofy but it is perfect for kids and adults will appreciate the cameos from the famous musicians plus Walken at his wackiest Rated 4 out of 5 stars 03/28/24 Full Review Dalton Funny, good paced, family friendly entertainment. Surprisingly good SFX! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/16/24 Full Review Read all reviews
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Peter Hastings

Director

Christopher Walken

Reed Thimple

Stephen Tobolowsky

Norbert Barrington

Daryl "Chill" Mitchell

Officer Hamm

M.C. Gainey

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Diedrich Bader

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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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