The Country Bears
When a group of country-singing bears are mistaken for a famous band and forced to hit the road, they must pull off a series of musical performances while keeping their secret from the world.
“They’re legends. Bearly.”
Synopsis
For Beary Barrington, The Country Bears
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A crew of 108+ credited
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Craft leads on file
Edited by George BowersShot by Mitchell AmundsenScored by Christopher YoungDesigned by Dan Bishop
Box Office
2002 · Box office
📉 Underperformed — grossed 0.5× its budget
Why 2.5×?
Cinemas keep roughly half of every ticket sold, and a wide release’s marketing often costs about as much again as the film — so a movie needs to gross around 2.5× its production budget just to break even theatrically. It’s a rule of thumb, not the studio’s ledger (home video and streaming come later).
Worldwide gross
$18.0M
US & Canada: $17.0M — 94% of worldwide · International: $1.0M (6%)
Opening weekend: $5.3M — 31% of its US run.
Opening week (7-day): $8.7M — 51% of its US & Canada run.
Peak 2,553 theaters
Also known as
- Die Country Bears – Hier tobt der Bärde
- Les Country Bearsfr
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Cast & Crew
108 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Haley Joel Osment
as Beary Barrington
James Gammon
as Big Al (voice)
Diedrich Bader
as Ted Bedderhead
Christopher Walken
as Reed Thimple
Candy Ford
as Trixie St. Claire
Brad Garrett
as Fred (voice)
Stephen Tobolowsky
as Norbert Barrington
Toby Huss
as Tennessee O'Neal
Kevin Michael Richardson
as Henry Dixon Taylor
Stephen Root
as Zeb Zoober
Daryl Mitchell
as Officer Hamm
M C Gainey
as Roadie
Supporting cast
85Alex Rocco
as Rip Holland
Meagen Fay
as Mrs. Barrington
Eli Marienthal
as Dex Barrington
Queen Latifah
as Cha-Cha
Chip Chinery
as Tom Tamina
Carolyn Almos
as Tina Tamina
Marcus Knight
as Chef
Michael Lawrence Morgan
as Benny Bogswaggle
Alpheus Merchant
as Elderly Black Man
Daniel Escobar
as Store Manager
Christopher Darga
as Mr. Slamboni
Jess Harnell
as Long-Haired Dude
Ann Hastings
as Elderly Woman
Paul Rugg
as TV Reporter
Dennis E O Donnell
as Wedding Band Member
Michael R Hastings
as Wedding Band Member
Peter Leinheiser
as Wedding Band Member
Arthur F Repola
as Wedding Band Member
Betty Weiss
as Cashier
Jennifer Paige
as Waitress
Josh Quirk
as Fry Cook
Sean O Connell
as Grip
Larry Burke
as Video Roadie
Krystal Harris
as Self
Don Henley
as Self
Wyclef Jean
as Self
Elton John
as Self
Willie Nelson
as Self
Bonnie Raitt
as Self
Brian Setzer
as Self
Don Was
as Self
Xzibit
as Self
Julianne Buescher
as Puppeteer (Tennessee)
Terri Hardin
as Puppeteer (Trixie / Big Al)
John E Kennedy
as Puppeteer (Zeb)
Bruce Lanoil
as Puppeteer (Henry)
Michelan Sisti
as Puppeteer (Ted)
Allan Trautman
as Puppeteer (Fred)
Alice Dinnean
as Puppeteer (Beary)
Misty Rosas
as Suit Performer
Tom Fisher
as Suit Performer
Kaefan Shaw
as Suit Performer
Tony Sabin Prince
as Suit Performer
Jody St Michael
as Suit Performer
Brian La Rosa
as Suit Performer
Denise Cheshire
as Suit Performer
John Alexander
as Suit Performer
Bobbie Bates
as Dancer
Bubba Carr
as Dancer
Carla Earle
as Dancer
Aisha Francis
as Dancer
Sandi Johnson
as Dancer
Birl Jonns
as Dancer
Nancy O Meara
as Dancer
Ayesha Orange
as Dancer
Katy Roy
as Dancer
Pamela Rossi
as Dancer
Kevin Alexander Stea
as Dancer
Roland Tabor
as Dancer
Darrel W Wright
as Dancer
Earl Wright
as Dancer
Jason Yribar
as Dancer
Michelle Elkin
as Dancer
Becca Sweitzer
as Dancer
Tovaris Wilson
as Dancer
Russell Goofy Wright
as Dancer
Timothy Anderson
as Dancer
Billy Bonsangue
as Dancer
Carol Connors
as Dancer
John Ronald Dennis
as Dancer
Brian Friedman
as Dancer
Jennifer Hamilton
as Dancer
Brandon Henschel
as Dancer
Reginald Jackson
as Dancer
Anthony Marciona
as Dancer
Morris O Connor
as Dancer
Beverly Polcyn
as Dancer
Bubba Dean Rambo
as Dancer
Shealan Spencer
as Dancer
Anthony Talauega
as Dancer
Richmond Talauega
as Dancer
Grant Taskerud
as Dancer
Anne Vardanian
as Dancer
Salvatore Vassallo
as Dancer
Clinton Derricks Carroll
as Dancer
Directors
2Writers
1Producers
3Other crew
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