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The Bad News Bears Go to Japan
The Bad News Bears Go to Japan

The Bad News Bears Go to Japan

They never met an adult they couldn't drive crazy.

Genres

Comedy

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In this third film version of the Bad News Bears series, Tony Curtis plays a small time promotor/hustler who takes the pint-sized baseball team to Japan for a match against the country's best little league baseball team which sparks off a series of adventures and mishaps the boys come into.

Others

Budget

$--

Revenue

$7092495

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

92 mins

Rating

4.9/10

Release Date

30 June 1978

Country

Japan

Cast

Tony Curtis

Tony Curtis

Marvin Lazar

Jackie Earle Haley

Jackie Earle Haley

Kelly Leak

Tomisaburō Wakayama

Tomisaburō Wakayama

Coach Shimizu

Kanji Inoki

Kanji Inoki

Self

Hatsune Ishihara

Hatsune Ishihara

Arika

George Wyner

George Wyner

The Network Director

Lonny Chapman

Lonny Chapman

Louis the Gambler

Matthew Anton

Matthew Anton

E.R.W. Tillyard III

Erin Blunt

Erin Blunt

Ahmad Rahim

George Gonzales

George Gonzales

Miguel Agilar

Brett Marx

Brett Marx

Jimmy Feldman

David Pollock

David Pollock

Rudy Stein

David Stambaugh

David Stambaugh

Toby Whitewood

Jeffrey Louis Starr

Jeffrey Louis Starr

Mike Engleberg

Scoody Thornton

Scoody Thornton

Mustapha Rahim

Abraham Unger

Abraham Unger

Abe Bernstein

Dick Button

Dick Button

Self

Regis Philbin

Regis Philbin

Harry Hahn

Kinichi Hagimoto

Kinichi Hagimoto

Game Show Host

Hugh Gillin

Hugh Gillin

Pennywall

Robert Sorrells

Robert Sorrells

Locke

Sonny Barnes

Sonny Barnes

Mean Bones Beaudine

Michael Yama

Michael Yama

Usher

James Staley

James Staley

Network Man #4

Dick McGarvin

Dick McGarvin

Network Man #3

Tak Kubota

Tak Kubota

Referee

Jerry Ziesmer

Jerry Ziesmer

Eddie of Network

Gene LeBell

Gene LeBell

Mean Bones' Manager

Bin Amatsu

Bin Amatsu

Arika's Father

Dean A. Okinaka

Dean A. Okinaka

Manager

Victor Toyota

Victor Toyota

Interpreter

Yangi Kitadani

Yangi Kitadani

Fight Announcer

Marjorie Jackson

Marjorie Jackson

Waitress

Jerry Maren

Jerry Maren

Page Boy

Tim P. Sullivan

Tim P. Sullivan

Network Man #2

Bob Kino

Bob Kino

Moderator

Dennis Freeman

Dennis Freeman

Network Man #5

Kyôko Fuji

Kyôko Fuji

Madam

Ginger Martin

Ginger Martin

Director's Aide

Daniel Sasaki

Daniel Sasaki

Band Leader

Don Watters

Don Watters

Network Man #1

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