The Country Bears

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1h 28min

The Country Bears (2002)

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Beary Barrington goes on an adventure to save Country Bear Hall by getting the Country Bears back together for a reunion concert.Beary Barrington goes on an adventure to save Country Bear Hall by getting the Country Bears back together for a reunion concert.Beary Barrington goes on an adventure to save Country Bear Hall by getting the Country Bears back together for a reunion concert.

Director
- Peter Hastings
Writer
- Mark Perez
Stars
- Haley Joel Osment(voice)
- Diedrich Bader(voice)
- Candy Ford(voice)

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Awards
- 4 nominations

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The Country Bears (2002)

Beary (center left) breaks bread with his overbearing family - his mother (Meagen Fay, left), father (Stephen Tobolowsky, center right), and brother, Dex (Eli Marienthal, right).

Beary (foreground, left) finds new friends in the Bears' manager, Henry (background left), and Roadie (M.C. Gainey, right).

Influential rock group The Country Bears (left to right: Ted Bedderhead, Fred Bedderhead, Tennessee O'Neal, and Zeb Zoober) show off Tennessee's "One-String Thang" to reporters as they prepare for their reunion concert.

Big Al (left), longtime caretaker of Country Bear Hall, gives the lowdown to Reed Thimple (Christopher Walken, right), an evil banker determined to destroy the legendary venue.

Diedrich Bader and Daryl Mitchell in The Country Bears (2002)

Honey barkeep Cha-Cha (Queen Latifah, right) and two regulars enjoy the entertainment at her establishment.

Zeb Zoober (left), master of the fiddle and founding member of the influential rock group The Country Bears, jams with 11-year-old fan Beary Barrington (right).

Pop sensation Krystal Marie Harris (right) meets one of her idols and influences, founding member of The Country Bears, Fred Bedderhead (left).

Zeb Zoober, fiddle master, performs for the camera.

The Country Bears, 2002, playing the role of Beary

Peter Hastings (pictured) directed the human and bear cast.

Based on an attraction at Disneyland, the Country Bear Jamboree, this movie is one in a long line of live action Disney family films. The movie is a satire of "Behind the Music" rock and roll bands. Beary, a young bear raised by a human family in a world where humans and talking bears coexist, attempts to trace his roots. He meets up with the Country Bears, a long-since broken-up band, a parody of bands like the Eagles. Beary helps the Country Bears reunite for one final concert, while searching for who he truly is. —Matt Dicker

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Taglines
- They're legends. Bearly.
Genres
Certificate
- G
Parents guide

Trivia
Featured on episode #215 of the podcast "How Did This Get Made?"

Goofs
When Ted is in the boat on the way to save the rest of the crew, he turns the corner the boat goes up on one wheel and the two extra wheels underneath that make the stunt possible are briefly visible.

Quotes
Reed Thimple: [after destorying a model of Country Bear Hall] Oh no, Country Bear Hall has been crushed!

Crazy credits
At the beginning of the credits, additional clips of music personalities telling their "memories" of the Country Bears are played on a video screen.

Connections
Featured in Nostalgia Critic: Top 11 Most Awkward Christopher Walken Moments (2010)

Soundtracks
Let It Ride
Written by John Hiatt
Produced by Jay Joyce
Performed by John Hiatt

Top review

If your a musician your going to love this film.

If your a musician your going to love this film.

Why? Because musically they have perfected every detail.

Every instrument, except the one string slide guitar are top of the line instruments a true musician would love to play.

Some I could pick out are as follows: Fender Stratocaster, Fender Precision Bass, Gibson J-200, and a resonator guitar, just to name a few.

And the stage sound setup is perfect with three wedge stage monitors in the front, not to mention an all star cameo line up.

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Dec 30, 2002

Release date
- July 26, 2002 (United States)
Country of origin
- United States
Official site
- Official site
Language
- English
Also known as
- The Bears
Filming locations
- Toluca Lake Car Wash - 10515 Magnolia Boulevard, North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
Production companies
- Walt Disney Pictures
- Working Bear Productions
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Budget
- $35,000,000 (estimated)
Gross US & Canada
- $16,990,825
Opening weekend US & Canada
- $5,309,675
- Jul 28, 2002
Gross worldwide
- $18,012,097

See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

Runtime
- 1h 28min
Sound mix
Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1

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