A small time promotor/hustler takes the pint-sized baseball team to Japan for a match against the country's best little league baseball team which sparks off a series of adventures and mishaps the boys come into.
Not for scares, big ideas or tears.
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Tony CurtisMarvin Lazar
Jackie Earle HaleyKelly Leak
Tomisaburō WakayamaCoach Shimizu
Kanji InokiSelf
George WynerThe Network Director
Lonny ChapmanLouis the Gambler
Matthew AntonE.R.W. Tillyard III
Erin BluntAhmad Rahim
Brett MarxJimmy Feldman
David PollockRudy Stein
David StambaughToby Whitewood
Dick ButtonSelf
Regis PhilbinHarry Hahn
Kinichi HagimotoGame Show Host
Hugh GillinPennywall
Michael YamaUsher
James StaleyNetwork Man #4
Tak KubotaReferee
Jerry ZiesmerEddie of Network
Gene LeBellMean Bones' Manager
Bin AmatsuArika's Father
Jerry MarenPage Boy
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GoodWatch score 73June 30, 1978 · 1 h 32 min · PG
6 questions, like "Where can I stream The Bad News Bears Go to Japan?"
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In the United States, you can rent or buy The Bad News Bears Go to Japan from Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, and Fandango At Home. It streams in 1 other country, but not in the United States.
Reviews are weak, with a GoodWatch score of 24 (IMDb 3.7, Rotten Tomatoes 11%, and Metacritic 31). Audiences rate it higher (33 out of 100) than critics (21).
Yes: it's movie 3 of 3 in its series, after The Bad News Bears in Breaking Training (1977).
Yes: it's rated PG in the United States, and the viewing guide lists it for kids.
Yes: the humor is mostly situational comedy (8 of 10) and slapstick (7 of 10).
Yes: it's easy to follow, with complexity at only 4 of 10, and the viewing guide calls it good for background watching.
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