The Country Bears (2002)

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CinemaSource

Studio: Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures

Rating: G

Release Date: Jul 26, 2002

Running Time: 88 mins.

Country Of Origin: United States

starring: Christopher Walken, Stephen Tobolowsky, Daryl "Chill" Mitchell, M.C. Gainey, Diedrich Bader, Alex Rocco, Meagen Fay, Eli Marienthal, Queen Latifah, Chip Chinery

director: Peter Hastings

The Country Bears

Like other celebrated rock-and-roll groups, the members of the legendary group 'The Country Bears'--Ted and Fred Bedderhead, Tennessee O'Neal and Zeb Zober--were torn apart by the perils of their own success: ego, jealousy and a little too much honey. Can eager young fan Beary Barrington convince the bitter ex-members of the rock band to put aside their differences and perform a benefit concert to save Country Baer Hall, the legendary venue where the band got its start?

An 11-year-old bear cub finally figures out he has been adopted by his human family (no kidding) and sets out to find himself, searching for his heroes--a defunct '60s country-rock band called The Country Bears.

Story

One thing The Country Bears has in its favor is that the film keeps the plot simple. A convoluted storyline in which bears and humans interact would only make this even more painful to watch. Set in a music-video-type format, where the bears and the humans sing and dance and have a…