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The Bad News Bears Go to Japan

1978 film by John Berry
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The Bad News Bears Go to Japan

Summary

The Bad News Bears Go to Japan is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (884 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Bad News Bears Go to Japan's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • The Bad News Bears Go to Japan was directed by John Berry[4].
  • Bill Lancaster wrote the screenplay for The Bad News Bears Go to Japan[5].
  • The Bad News Bears Go to Japan's composer is recorded as Paul Chihara[6].
  • The Bad News Bears Go to Japan's genre is comedy film[7].
  • The Bad News Bears Go to Japan followed The Bad News Bears in Breaking Training[8].
  • A cast member of The Bad News Bears Go to Japan was Tony Curtis[9].
  • A cast member of The Bad News Bears Go to Japan was Jackie Earle Haley[10].
  • A cast member of The Bad News Bears Go to Japan was Regis Philbin[11].
  • The Bad News Bears Go to Japan was produced by Leonard Goldberg[12].
  • The Bad News Bears Go to Japan's director of photography is recorded as Gene Polito[13].
  • The original language of The Bad News Bears Go to Japan was English[14].
  • The Bad News Bears Go to Japan was distributed by video on demand[15].
  • The Bad News Bears Go to Japan's review score is recorded as 6%[16].
  • The Bad News Bears Go to Japan's review score is recorded as 3.2/10[17].
  • The Bad News Bears Go to Japan's country of origin is recorded as United States[18].
  • The Bad News Bears Go to Japan was published on January 1, 1978[19].
  • The Bad News Bears Go to Japan's distributed by is recorded as Paramount Pictures[20].
  • The Bad News Bears Go to Japan's distributed by is recorded as Netflix[21].
  • The Bad News Bears Go to Japan's narrative location is recorded as Tokyo[22].
  • The Bad News Bears Go to Japan's title is recorded as The Bad News Bears Go to Japan[23].
  • The Bad News Bears Go to Japan's P14449 is recorded as 5140[24].
  • The Bad News Bears Go to Japan's P14821 is recorded as 77199[25].

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Authorship and Creation

The Bad News Bears Go to Japan was produced by Leonard Goldberg[12]. It was directed by John Berry[4]. Bill Lancaster wrote the screenplay for it[5]. Cast members include Tony Curtis[9], Jackie Earle Haley[10], and Regis Philbin[11].

Publication

The Bad News Bears Go to Japan was published on January 1, 1978[19]. The original language of it was English[14]. Its genre is comedy film[7]. It was distributed by video on demand[15].

Reception

Reviews include 6%[16] and 3.2/10[17].

Adaptations and Inspiration

The Bad News Bears Go to Japan followed The Bad News Bears in Breaking Training[8].

Why It Matters

The Bad News Bears Go to Japan ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (884 views/month).[2] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[26]

Related Entities

film Jackie Earle Haley Netflix Tony Curtis United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [26] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · MsMorale · 2026-08-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14821 → 77199
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P14821]]: 77199, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269764|batch #269764]]"
  2. 9w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Aliases → —
    P14449 → 5140
    Producer → Leonard Goldberg
    Publication date → +1978-01-01T00:00:00Z
    + 18 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/38225|batch #38225]]: MovieLens IDs (part 1)"
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