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The Country Bears

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The Country Bears

G

Released Jul 26, 2002

1h 28m

Kids & Family

Comedy

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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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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

A dumb story about a bear adopted by humans.

Rated: 3/5

Dec 28, 2010

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Dallas Morning News

Rated: C+

Feb 7, 2004

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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

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Richard Propes

TheIndependentCritic.com

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

Rated: 3.0/4.0

Sep 5, 2020

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Rachel Wagner

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

Aug 8, 2020

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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

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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

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Billy Ray A

Most Underrated Movie

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

12/22/24

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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

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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

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Dalton

Funny, good paced, family friendly entertainment. Surprisingly good SFX!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/16/24

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Warren A

This movie's terrible script has earned it every one of these bad reviews. But mixed in with the unfortunate adoption plot and the Blues Brothers inspired road trip are a few fantastic musical performance, voiced by Bonnie Raitt, Don Henley, Jon Hiatt and others. Given the brisk 90 minute running time, sitting through (or fast forwarding past) the bad leaves a few scenes that are quite enjoyable.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

09/10/23

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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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