The Bad News Bears Go to Japan (1978)
The Bad News Bears Go to Japan (1978)
They never met an adult they couldn't drive crazy.
In this third film version of the Bad News Bears series, Tony Curtis plays a small time promotor/hustler who 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.

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Cast

Tony Curtis Tony Curtis As: Marvin Lazar
Jackie Earle Haley Jackie Earle Haley As: Kelly Leak
Tomisaburō Wakayama Tomisaburō Wakayama As: Coach Shimizu
Kanji Inoki Kanji Inoki As: Self
Hatsune Ishihara Hatsune Ishihara As: Arika
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Storyline

In this third film version of the Bad News Bears series, Tony Curtis plays a small time promotor/hustler who 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.


Tagline: They never met an adult they couldn't drive crazy.
Certification: PG

Details

Genres: Comedy

Language: English, 日本語, Español

Release Date: 30 June 1978

Country: JP, US

Runtime: 92m

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Company Credits

Company: Paramount Pictures

Revenue: $7,092,495

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Cast

Tony Curtis

Tony Curtis

Marvin Lazar

Jackie Earle Haley

Jackie Earle Haley

Kelly Leak

Tomisaburō Wakayama

Tomisaburō Wakayama

Coach Shimizu

Kanji Inoki

Kanji Inoki

Self

Hatsune Ishihara

Hatsune Ishihara

Arika

George Wyner

George Wyner

The Network Director

Lonny Chapman

Lonny Chapman

Louis the Gambler

Matthew Anton

Matthew Anton

E.R.W. Tillyard III

Erin Blunt

Erin Blunt

Ahmad Rahim

George Gonzales

George Gonzales

Miguel Agilar

Brett Marx

Brett Marx

Jimmy Feldman

David Pollock

David Pollock

Rudy Stein

David Stambaugh

David Stambaugh

Toby Whitewood

Jeffrey Louis Starr

Jeffrey Louis Starr

Mike Engleberg

Scoody Thornton

Scoody Thornton

Mustapha Rahim

Abraham Unger

Abraham Unger

Abe Bernstein

Dick Button

Dick Button

Self

Regis Philbin

Regis Philbin

Harry Hahn

Kinichi Hagimoto

Kinichi Hagimoto

Game Show Host

Hugh Gillin

Hugh Gillin

Pennywall

Robert Sorrells

Robert Sorrells

Locke

Sonny Barnes

Sonny Barnes

Mean Bones Beaudine

Michael Yama

Michael Yama

Usher

James Staley

James Staley

Network Man #4

Dick McGarvin

Dick McGarvin

Network Man #3

Tak Kubota

Tak Kubota

Referee

Jerry Ziesmer

Jerry Ziesmer

Eddie of Network

Gene LeBell

Gene LeBell

Mean Bones' Manager

Bin Amatsu

Bin Amatsu

Arika's Father

Dean A. Okinaka

Dean A. Okinaka

Manager

Victor Toyota

Victor Toyota

Interpreter

Yangi Kitadani

Yangi Kitadani

Fight Announcer

Marjorie Jackson

Marjorie Jackson

Waitress

Jerry Maren

Jerry Maren

Page Boy

Tim P. Sullivan

Tim P. Sullivan

Network Man #2

Bob Kino

Bob Kino

Moderator

Dennis Freeman

Dennis Freeman

Network Man #5

Kyôko Fuji

Kyôko Fuji

Madam

Ginger Martin

Ginger Martin

Director's Aide

Daniel Sasaki

Daniel Sasaki

Band Leader

Don Watters

Don Watters

Network Man #1

Directed By

John Berry

John Berry

Director

Mike Abe

Mike Abe

Assistant Director

Jerry Ziesmer

Jerry Ziesmer

Assistant Director

Alan Brimfeld

Alan Brimfeld

Second Assistant Director

Writing Credits

Production Crew

Michael Ritchie

Michael Ritchie

Producer

Hisashi Yabe

Hisashi Yabe

Associate Producer

Terry Carr

Terry Carr

Unit Production Manager

Asatomo Kyokawa

Asatomo Kyokawa

Unit Manager

William Ross

William Ross

Unit Manager

Terry Carr

Terry Carr

Associate Producer

Bill Lancaster

Bill Lancaster

Co-Producer

Edited By

Costume and Makeup

Hisako Hanazawa

Hisako Hanazawa

Hairstylist

Bob Mills

Bob Mills

Makeup Artist

Sound

Paul Chihara

Paul Chihara

Original Music Composer

John Wilkinson

John Wilkinson

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

William M. Andrews

William M. Andrews

Sound Effects Editor

Gene S. Cantamessa

Gene S. Cantamessa

Sound Mixer

Robert Krueger

Robert Krueger

Music Editor

Bub Asman

Bub Asman

Sound Effects Editor

Visual Effects

Not currently known.

Camera

Gene Polito

Gene Polito

Director of Photography

Kōzō Okazaki

Kōzō Okazaki

Director of Photography

Marlin Hall

Marlin Hall

Key Grip

Lighting

Not currently known.

Art Department

Cheryal Kearney

Cheryal Kearney

Set Decoration

Hiroshi Kitagawa

Hiroshi Kitagawa

Art Direction

Walter Scott Herndon

Walter Scott Herndon

Production Design

Other Crew

Shinichirô Sawai

Shinichirô Sawai

Dialogue Coach

Hector Guerrero

Hector Guerrero

Stunt Double

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