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The Bad News Bears Go to Japan (1978)
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Reviews Counted:9
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Average Rating:2.9/10
Synopsis: In the final film in the BAD NEWS BEARS trilogy, the lovably delinquent Little League team is hot off of a victory at the Houston Astrodome. Their next mission is to travel to Japan for the Little... In the final film in the BAD NEWS BEARS trilogy, the lovably delinquent Little League team is hot off of a victory at the Houston Astrodome. Their next mission is to travel to Japan for the Little League World Series in Tokyo. Enter Hollywood huckster Marvin Lazar (Tony Curtis), who sees a goldmine in the "little team that could." Off the field, the team learns about Sumo wrestling, and star player Kelly Leak finds teen romance with a Japanese girl. Bill Lancaster, writer of the original film, returned for this installment of the saga. [More]
Starring: Tony Curtis, Jackie Earle Haley, Tomisaburo Wakayama, George Wyner
Starring: Tony Curtis, Jackie Earle Haley, Tomisaburo Wakayama, George Wyner
Director: John Berry
Director: John Berry
Screenwriter: Bill Lancaster
Producer: Michael Ritchie
Reviews for The Bad News Bears Go to Japan
Manages the amazing feat of seeming to both drag out its material and completely skim over it.
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