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Tony Curtis, Jackie Earle Haley, Tomisaburo Wakayama, Hatsune Ishihara, George Wyner ... see more see more... , Lonny Chapman , Chris Barnes , Mathew Douglas Anton , Erin Blunt , George Gonzales , Brett Marx , David Pollock , David Stambaugh , Jeffrey Louis Starr , Scoody Thornton , Dick Button , Hugh Gillin , Gene Lebell , Dick McGarvin , Regis Philbin , James Staley , Don Watters , Michael Yama , Jerry Ziesmer , Tak Kubota , Jerry Maren , Robert Sorrells

Filling the shoes occupied by Walter Matthau in the Bad News Bears and William Devane in The Bad News Bears in Breaking Training, Tony Curtis takes on the role of the teams newest coach in this, the t... read more read more...hird installment in the series. Jackie Earle Haley returns as Kelly Leak, the Bears' star player, as the team ventures to the other side of the world to face off against the best little league team in Japan. While there, the Bears find their way into mischief and Kelly finds love with a local girl. Though this was the last entry in the film series a television series followed a year later. ~ Matthew Tobey, Rovi

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PG, 1 hr. 42 min.

Directed by: John Berry

Release Date: January 1, 1978

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DVD Release Date: February 12, 2002

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  • ileo
    December 25, 2007
    ileo
    Great!
  • jackass001
    August 2, 2011
    jackass001
    this one is the third sequel to "the bad news bears" return to series again. tony curtis join the sequel as the 'new' coach with the team bears. well, i do like this film of the series and what the hell? there no baseball game and practice rest of the movie but it only 3 baseball... read more game scene. great wrestling ring with the coach and the bears team scene is funniest and hilarious.
  • jam233
    December 12, 2009
    jam233
    A totally unnecessary sequel to an already unnecessary sequel. There isn't as much ball playing in this one, instead it focuses more on their personal antics and dramas. A waste.
  • nativesunljt
    February 14, 2008
    nativesunljt
    Liked this film but Tony Curtis is more than a little annoying in this film. The storyline could have been so much better. Watchable.
  • MovieGuruDude72
    July 5, 2007
    MovieGuruDude72
    The first Bad News Bears was classic. The second? Not so much. This one? Horrendous. It didn't even have Tanner in it.

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Critic Reviews

Ryan Cracknell
August 24, 2010
Ryan Cracknell, Movie Views

So how much more can they get out of cussing kiddies playing baseball? Apparently an additional 91 minutes - 91 painful, horrendous, baseball-bat-to-the-crotch-three-times minutes. Full Review

Ken Hanke
February 3, 2005
Ken Hanke, Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

And they can stay there.

Michael A. Smith
November 17, 2004
Michael A. Smith, Nolan's Pop Culture Review

Why, Lord, why?

Steve Crum
November 1, 2004
Steve Crum, Kansas City Kansan

Enough of the Bears already! Even Matthau bailed out.

Scott Weinberg
July 26, 2002
Scott Weinberg, eFilmCritic.com

Thankfully the Bears retired after their return from Japan.

Ian Waldron-Mantgani
May 4, 2002
Ian Waldron-Mantgani, Apollo Guide

Manages the amazing feat of seeming to both drag out its material and completely skim over it. Full Review

March 26, 2009
Variety

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Vincent Canby
May 9, 2005
Vincent Canby, New York Times

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Emanuel Levy
July 1, 2005
Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com

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Philip Martin
February 18, 2005
Philip Martin, Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

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