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The Bad News Bears Go to Japan (1978)
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Bill Lancaster (written by)
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30 June 1978 (USA) more
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They never met an adult they couldn't drive crazy. more
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In this third film version of the Bad News Bears series, Tony Curtis plays a small time promotor/hustler... more | add synopsis
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De Niro Tops List Of Quality Actors Starring In Dreadful Films
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(Cast overview, first billed only) | Tony Curtis | ... | Marvin Lazar |
 | Jackie Earle Haley | ... | Kelly Leak |
 | Tomisaburo Wakayama | ... | Coach Shimizu |
| Antonio Inoki | ... | Himself |
| Hatsune Ishihara | ... | Arika |
 | George Wyner | ... | the Network Director |
| Lonny Chapman | ... | Louis the Gambler |
| Matthew Anton | ... | E.R.W. Tillyard III (as Matthew Douglas Anton) |
| Erin Blunt | ... | Ahmad Rahim |
| George Gonzales | ... | Miguel Agilar |
| Brett Marx | ... | Jimmy Feldman |
 | David Pollock | ... | Rudy Stein |
| David Stambaugh | ... | Toby Whitewood |
| Jeffrey Louis Starr | ... | Mike Engleberg |
| Scoody Thornton | ... | Mustapha Rahim |
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91 min
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Abe Bernstein:
Marvin I can't take off my shoes, I'll get athletes foot!
Marvin Lazar:
Well then that'll be the only part of you that is an athlete.
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References "Happy Days" (1974) more
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MEAN BONES more
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I just turned on the telly this afternoon and was rather surprised to hear people speaking Japanese without subtitles. Turned out I was halfway through this film and I can't recall ever seeing a more realistic depiction of Japan (I lived there for five years). Another user commented on the Godzilla advert - a nice touch was the phrasing of the catch line. "With this bat you can beat the anyone!" An excellent film for anyone who has ever lived in Japan, and one which is surprisingly undated considering its age.
I also think it was very brave - and realistic - of them to release a film in which more than half of what goes on does so in a language that most of the audience doesn't understand, leaving them in the same position as the characters. Lost in translation? Perhaps.