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MPAA Rating: PG Content Advisory: Questionable for Children, Adult Language Movie Release: 1978 DVD Release: 02/12/2002 Format: DVD - Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV Edition: Special Collection Audio Tracks: English Subtitles: English SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 32 mins Studio: Paramount Members Wishing: 0 Genres: Comedy, Sports Comedy See Also: The Bad News Bears Go to Japan

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 third 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, All Movie Guide

Tony Curtis - Marvin Lazar
Jackie Earle Haley - Kelly Leak
Tomisaburo Wakayama - Coach Shimizu
Hatsune Ishihara - Arika
George Wyner - Network Director

John Berry directed this third outing featuring the lovable little league team The Bad News Bears. The Bad News Bears Go to Japan comes to DVD with a widescreen anamorphic transfer that preserves the original theatrical aspect ratio of 1.85:1. The closed-captioned English soundtrack is rendered in Dolby Digital Mono. English subtitles are accessible. There are no supplemental materials of any consequence. This Paramount release is little more than a straight-ahead presentation of the film. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide