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The film also stars Creator/DarylMitchell as Officer Hamm, Creator/DiedrichBader as Ted Bedderhead and Officer Cheets, Creator/AlexRocco as Rip Holland, Creator/StephenTobolowsky as Norbert Barrington, Creator/MCGainey as Roadie, Creator/MeagenFay as Norma Barrington and Creator/EliMarienthal as Dex Barrington.

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The film also stars Creator/DarylMitchell as Officer Hamm, Creator/DiedrichBader as Ted Bedderhead and Officer Cheets, Creator/AlexRocco as Rip Holland, Creator/StephenTobolowsky as Norbert Barrington, Creator/MCGainey as Roadie, Creator/MeagenFay as Norma Barrington and Barrington, Creator/EliMarienthal as Dex Barrington.
Barrington, Creator/CandyFord as Trixie St. Claire, Creator/JamesGammon as Big Al, Creator/BradGarrett as Fred Bedderhead, Creator/TobyHuss as Tennessee O'Neal, Creator/KevinMichaelRichardson as Henry Dixon Taylor and Creator/StephenRoot as Zeb Zoober.
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* LargeHam: Christopher Walken pretty much DEVOURS the scenery as Thimble.
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The film also stars Creator/DarylMitchell as Officer Hamm, Creator/DiedrichBader as Ted Bedderhead and Officer Cheets, Alex Rocco as Rip Holland, Creator/StephenTobolowsky as Norbert Barrington, Creator/MCGainey as Roadie, Creator/MeagenFay as Norma Barrington and Creator/EliMarienthal as Dex Barrington.

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The film also stars Creator/DarylMitchell as Officer Hamm, Creator/DiedrichBader as Ted Bedderhead and Officer Cheets, Alex Rocco Creator/AlexRocco as Rip Holland, Creator/StephenTobolowsky as Norbert Barrington, Creator/MCGainey as Roadie, Creator/MeagenFay as Norma Barrington and Creator/EliMarienthal as Dex Barrington.
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The film also stars Creator/DarylMitchell as Officer Hamm, Creator/DiedrichBader as Ted Bedderhead and Officer Cheets, Alex Rocco as Rip Holland, Creator/StephenTobolowsky as Norbert Barrington, Creator/MCGainey as Roadie, Creator/MeagenFay as Norma Barrington and Creator/EliMarienthal as Dex Barrington.


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* AndStarring: The cast roll here ends with "and Creator/HaleyJoelOsment as the voice of 'Beary'".
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* EvilIsPetty: The likely motivation (aside from [[OnlyInItForTheMoney the money]]) for Thimble, given some of his antics in private.

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* EvilIsPetty: The likely motivation (aside Aside from [[OnlyInItForTheMoney the money]]) money]] he'd get from converting the property, Thimble wants to destroy the concert hall to get back at the Country Bears for Thimble, given some of his antics in private.showing him up decades ago at a school talent show.

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* DisproportionateRetribution: Thimble wants to destroy the Country Bears' concert hall...because they beat him in a school talent show decades ago.



* SmallNameBigEgo: Christopher Walken's character has a grudge against the bears because [[DisproportionateRetribution they beat him in a talent show decades ago.]] The bears played. He made ''farting noises with his armpit.''

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* SmallNameBigEgo: Christopher Walken's character Thimble has a grudge against the bears because [[DisproportionateRetribution they beat him in a talent show decades ago.]] The bears played. He made ''farting noises with his armpit.''
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* EvilIsPetty: The likely motivation (aside from MoneyDearBoy) for Creator/ChristopherWalken, given some of his antics in private.

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* EvilIsPetty: The likely motivation (aside from MoneyDearBoy) [[OnlyInItForTheMoney the money]]) for Creator/ChristopherWalken, Thimble, given some of his antics in private.

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''The Country Bears'' is a 2002 American film, produced by Creator/WaltDisneyPictures and directed by Peter Hastings, based on the Ride/DisneyThemeParks attraction Ride/CountryBearJamboree. It was Disney's third movie based on a ride or attraction, following ''Film/TowerOfTerror'' (1997) and ''Film/MissionToMars'' (2000), and followed by ''Film/PiratesOfTheCaribbeanTheCurseOfTheBlackPearl'' and ''Film/TheHauntedMansion2003''. It was released July 26, 2002.

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''The Country Bears'' is a 2002 American film, produced by Creator/WaltDisneyPictures and directed by Peter Hastings, based on the Ride/DisneyThemeParks attraction Ride/CountryBearJamboree.''Ride/CountryBearJamboree''. It was Disney's third movie based on a ride or attraction, following ''Film/TowerOfTerror'' (1997) and ''Film/MissionToMars'' (2000), and followed by ''Film/PiratesOfTheCaribbeanTheCurseOfTheBlackPearl'' and ''Film/TheHauntedMansion2003''. It was released July 26, 2002.



* TheCameo: Music/WillieNelson and Music/EltonJohn both appear in the film.
** Other celebrity cameos include: Creator/JessHarnell, Don Henley, Bonnie Raitt, Jennifer Paige, et al.
** A couple of the puppeteers show up during the bar scene. In particular, the on-set performers for Tennessee, Julianne Buescher and Jodi St. Michael, show up as a waitress and a customer respectively.


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* CelebrityCameo: Music/WillieNelson and Music/EltonJohn both appear in the film. Other cameos include: Creator/JessHarnell, Don Henley, Bonnie Raitt, Jennifer Paige, et al.


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* CreatorCameo: A couple of the puppeteers show up during the bar scene. In particular, the on-set performers for Tennessee, Julianne Buescher and Jodi St. Michael, show up as a waitress and a customer respectively.
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''The Country Bears'' is a 2002 American film, produced by [[Creator/{{Disney}} Walt Disney Pictures]] and directed by Peter Hastings, based on the Ride/DisneyThemeParks attraction Ride/CountryBearJamboree. It was Disney's third movie based on a ride or attraction, following ''Film/TowerOfTerror'' (1997) and ''Film/MissionToMars'' (2000), and followed by ''Film/PiratesOfTheCaribbeanTheCurseOfTheBlackPearl'' and ''Film/TheHauntedMansion2003''. It was released July 26, 2002.

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''The Country Bears'' is a 2002 American film, produced by [[Creator/{{Disney}} Walt Disney Pictures]] Creator/WaltDisneyPictures and directed by Peter Hastings, based on the Ride/DisneyThemeParks attraction Ride/CountryBearJamboree. It was Disney's third movie based on a ride or attraction, following ''Film/TowerOfTerror'' (1997) and ''Film/MissionToMars'' (2000), and followed by ''Film/PiratesOfTheCaribbeanTheCurseOfTheBlackPearl'' and ''Film/TheHauntedMansion2003''. It was released July 26, 2002.
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--> '''Mom:''' Even if you were adopted, we would love you as much as we love Dexter.
--> '''Dad:''' Maybe more. [''Dex gives his dad an annoyed look.'']

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--> '''Mom:''' '''Mrs. Barrington:''' Even if you were adopted, we would love you as much as we love Dexter.
--> '''Dad:''' '''Mr. Barrington:''' Maybe more. [''Dex gives his dad an annoyed look.'']
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''The Country Bears'' is a 2002 American film, produced by [[Creator/{{Disney}} Walt Disney Pictures]] and directed by Peter Hastings, based on the Ride/DisneyThemeParks attraction Ride/CountryBearJamboree. It was Disney's third movie based on a ride or attraction, following ''Film/TowerOfTerror'' (1997) and ''Film/MissionToMars'' (2000), and followed by ''Film/PiratesOfTheCaribbeanTheCurseOfTheBlackPearl'' and ''Film/TheHauntedMansion''. It was released July 26, 2002.

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''The Country Bears'' is a 2002 American film, produced by [[Creator/{{Disney}} Walt Disney Pictures]] and directed by Peter Hastings, based on the Ride/DisneyThemeParks attraction Ride/CountryBearJamboree. It was Disney's third movie based on a ride or attraction, following ''Film/TowerOfTerror'' (1997) and ''Film/MissionToMars'' (2000), and followed by ''Film/PiratesOfTheCaribbeanTheCurseOfTheBlackPearl'' and ''Film/TheHauntedMansion''.''Film/TheHauntedMansion2003''. It was released July 26, 2002.
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* MerchandiseDriven: A Disney theme park adaptation. Ironically, the Disneyland version of the attraction closed shortly before the film came out to make way for a Franchise/WinnieThePooh ride.
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* BandToon: Parodied in one scene, where the Bears watch a rerun of a badly-animated old cartoon about themselves while staying in a hotel.
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The film follows Beary Barrington (Haley Joel Osment) a young bear raised by a human family in a world where humans and talking bears coexist, attempting to trace his roots. He meets up with the Country Bears, a long-since broken-up band and helps the Country Bears reunite for one final concert. The film details the Country Bear's attempts to get together their final concert while facing the antagonism of Thimble (Creator/ChristopherWalken), who is bent on destroying their concert hall.

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The film follows Beary Barrington (Haley Joel Osment) (Creator/HaleyJoelOsment) a young bear raised by a human family in a world where humans and talking bears coexist, attempting to trace his roots. He meets up with the Country Bears, a long-since broken-up band and helps the Country Bears reunite for one final concert. The film details the Country Bear's attempts to get together their final concert while facing the antagonism of Thimble (Creator/ChristopherWalken), who is bent on destroying their concert hall.
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* TheCobblersChildrenHaveNoShoes: The band member with a failed relationship is a marriage counsellor. In fact, it's ''because'' he has a failed relationship that he's a surprisingly effective marriage counsellor. People with problems in their marriage see how miserable he is as a single person and they instantly feel better about their own situation.

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* TheCobblersChildrenHaveNoShoes: The band member with a failed relationship is a marriage counsellor. In fact, Counter-intuitively, it's ''because'' he has a failed relationship that he's a surprisingly effective marriage counsellor. People with problems in their marriage see how miserable he is as a single person and they instantly feel better about their own situation.
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* TheCobblersChildrenHaveNoShoes: The band member with a failed relationship is a marriage counsellor. In fact, it's ''because'' he has a failed relationship that he's a surprisingly effective marriage counsellor. People with problems in their marriage see how miserable he is as a single person and they instantly feel better about their own situation.
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* DirectLinetoTheAuthor: The DVD features point towards the original attraction being a result of the movie band's early success within their whole mockumentaries about the history of the band.

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* DirectLinetoTheAuthor: DirectLineToTheAuthor: The DVD features point towards the original attraction being a result of the movie band's early success within their whole mockumentaries about the history of the band.
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* AdaptationalNameChange: In the original attraction, the ''show'' is called Country Bears Jamboree, but the ''band'' is called The Five Bear Rugs.
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** A couple of the puppeteers show up during the bar scene. In particular, the on-set performers for Tennessee, Julianne Buescher and Jodi St. Michael, show up as a waitress and a customer respectively.

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* ChekhovsGun: Big Al's grass in the end.

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Big Al's grass in the end.



* DirectLinetoTheAuthor: The DVD features point towards the original attraction being a result of the movie band's early success within their whole mockumentaries about the history of the band.



* LiteraryAgentHypothesis: The DVD features point towards the original attraction being a result of the movie band's early success within their whole mockumentaries about the history of the band.
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--> '''Dad:'' Maybe more. [''Dex gives his dad an annoyed look.'']

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--> '''Dad:'' '''Dad:''' Maybe more. [''Dex gives his dad an annoyed look.'']
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* TheBet: Beary proposes a wager at the honey bar where Zeb hangs out: Zeb and his fiddle, versus the house band (The Brian Setzer Orchestra), in a musical duel. If Zeb whens, his financial debt to the bar is lift, but if he loses, Cha Cha (Queen Latifah as the bartender) keeps the Country Bear Tour Bus.

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* TheBet: Beary proposes a wager at the honey bar where Zeb hangs out: Zeb and his fiddle, versus the house band (The Brian Setzer Orchestra), in a musical duel. If Zeb whens, wins, his financial debt to the bar is lift, but if he loses, Cha Cha (Queen Latifah as the bartender) keeps the Country Bear Tour Bus.
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* HilariouslyAbusiveChildhood: Dex's parents do nothing to hide their favoritism towards Beary over him and [[PlayedForLaughs it is supposed to be funny]].
--> '''Mom:''' Even if you were adopted, we would love you as much as we love Dexter.
--> '''Dad:'' Maybe more. [''Dex gives his dad an annoyed look.'']
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''The Country Bears'' is an American film, produced by [[Creator/{{Disney}} Walt Disney Pictures]], based on the Ride/DisneyThemeParks attraction Ride/CountryBearJamboree. It was Disney's third movie based on a ride or attraction, following ''Film/TowerOfTerror'' (1997) and ''Film/MissionToMars'' (2000), and followed by ''Film/PiratesOfTheCaribbeanTheCurseOfTheBlackPearl'' and ''Film/TheHauntedMansion''. It was released July 26, 2002.

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''The Country Bears'' is an a 2002 American film, produced by [[Creator/{{Disney}} Walt Disney Pictures]], Pictures]] and directed by Peter Hastings, based on the Ride/DisneyThemeParks attraction Ride/CountryBearJamboree. It was Disney's third movie based on a ride or attraction, following ''Film/TowerOfTerror'' (1997) and ''Film/MissionToMars'' (2000), and followed by ''Film/PiratesOfTheCaribbeanTheCurseOfTheBlackPearl'' and ''Film/TheHauntedMansion''. It was released July 26, 2002.



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* CanonForeigner: Beary was created for this movie.

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--> "People are on the lookout for this ten-year-old boy, who was last seen with this man (Henry). Witnesses believe the man's accomplices are ''this'' man (Fred), ''this'' man (Roady), and ''this chicken'' (Roady's pet chicken)."

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--> "People are on the lookout for this ten-year-old boy, who was last seen with this man (Henry). Witnesses believe the man's accomplices are ''this'' man (Fred), ''this'' man (Roady), and ''this chicken'' (Roady's (Roadie's pet chicken)."



** Towards the beginning of the movie, Dexter shows Beary his "birth certificate" (a tracking-collar and remote that park rangers used on him as a baby). Beary takes the collar with him when he runs away from home, but he didn't take the remote; this allows them to track down the bus after Thimble steals it.
* ADogNamedDog: Roadie's pet chicken is named "Mr. Chicken"
* EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep: Roadie



* ALizardNamedLiz: '''Bear'''y Barrington



* [[MamaBear Papa Bear]]: Mr. Barrington would hit Dexter atop the head with his rolled up newspaper for harassing Beary.

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* [[MamaBear Papa Bear]]: (Ironically) not a literal one, but Mr. Barrington would hit Dexter atop the head with his rolled up newspaper for harassing Beary.
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* TheCameo: Creator/WillieNelson and Creator/EltonJohn both appear in the film.

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* TheCameo: Creator/WillieNelson Music/WillieNelson and Creator/EltonJohn Music/EltonJohn both appear in the film.
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The film follows Beary Barrington (Haley Joel Osment) a young bear raised by a human family in a world where humans and talking bears coexist, attempting to trace his roots. He meets up with the Country Bears, a long-since broken-up band and helps the Country Bears reunite for one final concert. The film details the Country Bear's attempts to get together their final concert while facing the antagonism of Thimble (ChristopherWalken), who is bent on destroying their concert hall.

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The film follows Beary Barrington (Haley Joel Osment) a young bear raised by a human family in a world where humans and talking bears coexist, attempting to trace his roots. He meets up with the Country Bears, a long-since broken-up band and helps the Country Bears reunite for one final concert. The film details the Country Bear's attempts to get together their final concert while facing the antagonism of Thimble (ChristopherWalken), (Creator/ChristopherWalken), who is bent on destroying their concert hall.
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* {{Muppet}}: All of the bear characters were designed and constructed by Creator/JimHenson's Creature Shop.

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* {{Muppet}}: All of the bear characters were designed and constructed by Creator/JimHenson's Creature Shop.Creator/JimHensonsCreatureShop.

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