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2002 Certificate U
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A bear raised in a human environment, Beary (Haley Joel Osment), is a confused adolescent, despite his loving home. His sanctuary is in a disbanded musical act, the Country Bears, to whom he has a strong connection and is fanatical about. So it is no surprise when Beary runs away to find his real family that he winds up at .. Read more

Starring Christopher Walken, Haley Joel Osment, Stephen Tobolowsky
Director Peter Hastings
Genres Children, Family

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The Country Bears

A bear raised in a human environment, Beary (Haley Joel Osment), is a confused adolescent, despite his loving home. His sanctuary is in a disbanded musical act, the Country Bears, to whom he has a strong connection and is fanatical about. So it is no surprise when Beary runs away to find his real family that he winds up at Country Bear Hall, the landmark site of so many of those memorable Country Bear gigs, now little more than dust and kindling and just days from being demolished by greedy banker Reed Thimple (Christopher Walken). The few Bears who remain prepare to move away from their hall and their Kentucky bluegrass. That is, until Beary arrives, convincing them to hop in the old Hiber Nation tour bus and track down the other band members for a reunion concert in hopes of saving the historic venue. This search for the members of the influential group proves difficult with the Bears all in varying states of desperation and a pair of bumbling cops (Daryl Mitchell and Diedrich Bader) tracking them. Ultimately, the Country Bears and their biggest fan use this road trip to gain an understanding of the true meaning of family.

Starring Christopher Walken, Haley Joel Osment, Stephen Tobolowsky
Director Peter Hastings
Studio WALT DISNEY HOME VIDEO
Run time DVD: 1 hr 28 mins
Certificate Certificate U
Genres Children, Family
Language DVD: English
Hearing-impaired English
Subtitles DVD: English, Hebrew, Croatian, Slovenian
Released DVD: 14 Apr 2003
Production year: 2002
Format DVD

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  • 2 stars out of 5

    Christopher Walken may be the villain of the piece, but it's his performance as a vengeful banker that saves the day in this lacklustre family comedy. Based on the Disney theme park attraction “Walt Disney's Country Bears' Jamboree”, it's a simplistic morality tale about love, loyalty and friendship. The stars are the washed-out country-and-western bear group of the title (actually actors in unconvincing fuzzy suits), who bizarrely inhabit the human world. When a deliciously theatrical Walken threatens to repossess their Country Bear Hall, the quarrelling performers are persuaded to reform by an ardent young fan (another ursine critter, voiced by The Sixth Sense's Haley Joel Osment). Boosted by cameos from musicians including Elton John, Queen Latifah and Willie Nelson, and with plenty of toe-tapping tunes, there's enough colour to keep the very young entertained. However, it lacks the overall magic and story-telling sophistication to really charm.

    • Radio Times
    • Posted 29 Jan 2006

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  • 3 out of 3 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 4 stars

    Wonderful Fun...

    This film has all the elements of a great family movie. My son (7) and I really enjoyed this from begining to end. Colorful charactors, lively songs and a fun story. Ideal for the whole family.

      • A customer from Romford, Essex
      • Posted 03 Feb 2004 12:21

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  • 3 out of 3 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 4 stars

    A lovely family movie, well worth a rent. Funny and entertaining, great if you love country music too!

      • Meg#1 from HALSTEAD
      • Posted 03 Jan 2004 14:13

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