The Country Bears
Children's film: in a world in which humans and bears interact and talk as equals, eleven-year-old Beary Barrington (a bear adopted by humans) is desperate to reform his favourite country music pop group, the Country Bears. Beary leaves home to travel to Country Bear Home, only to find it in a state of disrepair and about to be demolished by a mean banker named Reed Thimble. Beary decides to reform the band and save Country Bear Home.
Cast & credits
Cast
- Reed Thimple Christopher Walken
- Norbert Barrington Stephen Tobolowsky
- Officer Hamm Daryl Mitchell
- Roadie M.C. Gainey
- Officer Cheets Diedrich Bader
- Rip Holland Alex Rocco
- Mrs Barrington Meagen Fay
- Dex Barrington Eli Marienthal
- Cha-Cha Queen Latifah
- Tom Tamina Chip Chinery
- Tina Tamina Carolyn Almos
- chef Marcus Knight
- Benny Bogswaggle Michael Lawrence Morgan
- elderly black man Alpheus Merchant
- store manager Daniel Escobar
- Mr Slamboni Christopher Darga
- long-haired dude Jess Harnell
- elderly woman Ann Hastings
- TV reporter Paul Rugg
- wedding band member Dennis E. O'donnell
- wedding band member Michael R. Hastings
- wedding band member Peter Leinheiser
- wedding band member Art Repola
- cashier Betty Weiss
- waitress Jennifer S. Paige
- fry cook Josh Quirk
- grip Sean O'connell
- video roadie Larry Burke
- herself Krystal Harris
- himself Don Henley
- himself Wyclef Jean
- himself Elton John
- himself Willie Nelson
- himself Bonnie Raitt
- himself Brian Setzer
- himself Don Was
- himself Xzibit
- voice of Beary Barrington Haley Joel Osment
- voice of Ted Bedderhead Diedrich Bader
- voice of Trixie St. Clair Candy Ford
- voice of Big Al James Gammon
- voice of Fred Bedderhead Brad Garrett
- voice of Tennessee O'Neal Toby Huss
- voice of Henry Dixon Taylor Kevin M. Richardson
- voice of Zeb Zoober Stephen Root
- puppeteer co-ordinator Michelan Sisti
- puppeteer for Tennessee Julianne Buescher
- puppeteer for Trixie/Big Al Terri Hardin
- puppeteer for Zeb John Kennedy
- puppeteer for Henry Bruce Lanoil
- puppeteer for Ted Michelan Sisti
- puppeteer for Fred Allan Trautman
- puppeteer for Beary Alice Dinnean
- suit performer Misty Rosas
- suit performer Tom Fisher
- suit performer Kaefan Shaw
- suit performer Tony Prince
- suit performer Jody St. Michael
- suit performer Brian La Rosa
- suit performer Denise Cheshire
- suit performer John Alexander
- dancer Bobbie Bates
- dancer Timothy Anderson
- dancer Bubba Carr
- dancer Billy J. Bonsangue
- dancer Carla Earle
- dancer Carroll J. Conners
- dancer Aisha Francis
- dancer John Ronald Dennis
- dancer Sandi Johnson
- dancer Brian Friedman
- dancer Birl Jonns
- dancer Jennifer Hamilton
- dancer Nancy O'meara
- dancer Brandon Henschel
- dancer Ayesha Orange
- dancer Reginald Jackson
- dancer Katy Roy
- dancer Anthony Marciona
- dancer Pamela Rossi
- dancer Morris J. O'connor
- dancer Kevin Stea
- dancer Beverly Polcyn
- dancer Roland Tabor
- dancer Bubba Dean Rambo
- dancer Darrel W. Wright
- dancer Shealan Spencer
- dancer Earl Wright
- dancer Anthony Talauega
- dancer Jason Yribar
- dancer Richmond Talauega
- dancer Michelle Elkin
- dancer Grant Taskerud
- dancer Becca Sweitzer
- dancer Anne Vardanian
- dancer Tovaris Wilson
- dancer Salvatore Vassallo
- dancer Russell Wright
- dancer Clinton Derricks-carroll
- [.] Charles Dutton
- [.] Richard Kind
Credits
Direction
- Director Peter Hastings
- 2nd Unit Director Bruce Hendricks
- Assistant Director (1st) John G. Scotti
- Assistant Director (2nd) Kristen Ploucha
- Assistant Director (2nd 2nd) Anne Berger
- Assistant Director (2nd 2nd) Jody Spilkoman
- Script Supervisor Pam Alch
Production
- © Touchstone Pictures
- Presented by Walt Disney Pictures
- Created by Working Bear Productions
- Producer Andrew Gunn
- Producer Jeffrey Chernov
- Associate Producer John G. Scotti
- Unit Production Manager Stephen Lim
- [Unit Production Manager] Jamie D. Boscardin
- Production Supervisor Charles Rapp
- Production Supervisor Jamie D. Boscardin
- Production Co-ordinator Pamela Jaeckle
- Production Accountant John C. Kruize
- Location Manager Michael Leon
Casting
- Casting Ruth Lambert
- Casting (ADR Voice) L.A. MadDogs
- Casting (Associate) Kim Williams
Writing
- Written by Mark Perez
- [Screenplay] Paul Rugg
Photography
- Director of Photography Mitchell Amundsen
- Camera Operator Michael Stone
- Camera Operator (B) Christopher Duskin
Special Effects
- Digital/Optical Effects Buena Vista Imaging
- BVI (Effects Supervisor) Hal Cohen
- BVI (Effects Compositor) Jacqueline Allard
- BVI (Effects Compositor) Michael Curtis
- BVI (Effects Compositor) William Koshowany
- BVI (Effects Line-up) Patric Kenly
- BVI (Effects Line-up) Kevin Downey
- BVI (Effects Timing) Jim Mann
- BVI (Optical Camera) Jim Farrell
- Special Effects (Co-ordinator) David Kelsey
- Special Effects (Foreman) Eugene D. Hubbard
- Graphic Designer Eric Rosenberg
Editing
- Editor George Bowers
- Editor Seth Flaum
- Musical Sequences Edited by Dean Holland
- Associate Editor Doron Shauly
Design
- Production Designer Dan Bishop
- Art Director Maria Baker
- Additional Art Direction Duncan Reed
- Set Designer Mary Finn
- Set Decorator Kathe Klopp
- Storyboard Artist Gary Thomas
Costumes
- Costume Designer Genevieve Tyrrell
- Costume Supervisor Carolyn Dessert
Make-up
- Key Make-up Tanya Verna
- Animatronic Bears Designed and Built by Jim Henson's Creature Shop
- Creature Shop Creative Supervisor David Barrington Holt
- Creature Shop Production Supervisor Sally Ray
- JHCS (Design/Art Direction) Peter Brooke
- JHCS (Project Manager) Julie Zobel
- JHCS (Electronics Supervisor) Jeff Forbes
- JHCS (Animatronics Designer) John Criswell
- JHCS (Mold/Foam Department Supervisor) Phil Jackson
- JHCS (Creature Shop Co-ordinator) James Edson
- JHCS (Creature Shop Set Co-ordinator) Vinnie Deramus
- JHCS (Sculptor) Jeremy Aiello
- JHCS (Sculptor) Joe Coldwell
- JHCS (Sculptor) Lee Romaire
- JHCS (Sculptor) Mario Torres
- JHCS (Sculptor) Mark Wahlberg
- JHCS (Moldmaker) Rich Bongiovanni
- JHCS (Moldmaker) Corey Czekaj
- JHCS (Moldmaker) Joe Gomez
- JHCS (Moldmaker) Cleve Gunderman
- JHCS (Moldmaker) Jeff Thomas
- JHCS (Foam Runner) Ken Niederbaumer
- JHCS (Bear Suit Fabrication Lead) Susie Cox
- JHCS (Bear Suit Fabrication Lead) Dave Fedele
- JHCS (Bear Suit Fabrication Lead) Scott Johnson
- JHCS (Bear Suit Fabrication Lead) Karen Lafler
- JHCS (Bear Suit Fabrication Lead) Karen Mason
- JHCS (Bear Suit Fabrication Lead) Robin McCarthy
- JHCS (Bear Suit Fabrication Lead) Sarah Rubano
- JHCS (Bear Suit Fabrication Lead) Letticia Sandoval
- JHCS (Bear Suit Fabrication Lead) Jill Thraves
- JHCS (Bear Suit Fabrication Assistant) Kristin Willet
- JHCS (Bear Suit Fabrication Assistant) Simone Williams
- JHCS (Bear Suit Fabrication Assistant) Annalise Boise
- JHCS (Bear Suit Fabrication Assistant) Consuelo Duran
- JHCS (Bear Suit Fabrication Assistant) Alex L. Ferguson
- JHCS (Bear Suit Fabrication Assistant) Pat Simon
- JHCS (Bear Suit Fabrication Assistant) Maria Smith
- JHCS (Bear Suit Fabrication Assistant) Marion Held-bixby
- JHCS (Bear Suit Fabrication Assistant) Monica Moran
- JHCS (Bear Suit Fabrication Assistant) Clare Mulroy
- JHCS (Bear Suit Fabrication Assistant) TaMara Carlson
- JHCS (Bear Hair Department) Stephanie B. Williams
- JHCS (Bear Hair Department) Jack Bricker
- JHCS (Bear Hair Department) Vanessa Dionne
- JHCS (Bear Hair Department) Justin Ditter
- JHCS (Bear Hair Department) Deborah Galvez
- JHCS (Bear Hair Department) Karin Hanson
- JHCS (Bear Hair Department) Rick Lalonde
- JHCS (Bear Hair Department) Ron Pipes
- JHCS (Bear Hair Department) Lynne Watson
- JHCS (Animatronic Technician) Patrick M. Gerrety
- JHCS (Animatronic Technician) Samara Hagopian
- JHCS (Animatronic Technician) Jeff Jingle
- JHCS (Animatronic Technician) Frank Langley
- JHCS (Animatronic Technician) Gary P. Martinez
- JHCS (Animatronic Technician) Paul Berg
- JHCS (Control System Supervisor) Mark Ross
- JHCS (Electronic Technician) Don Krause
- JHCS (Electronic Technician) Glenn Muravsky
- JHCS (Eyes and Teeth) Rob Hinderstein
- JHCS (Creature Shop Video Department) Larry Addison
- JHCS (Cosmetic Technician) Duke K.W. Cullen
- JHCS (Cosmetic Technician) Kevin Mcturk
- JHCS (Creature Shop Assistant Co-ordntr) Tom Lenoci
- Key Hair Janice Zoladz
Titles
- Main Titles Produced by The Picture Mill
Music
- Music Christopher Young
- Original Songs John Hiatt
- Orchestra Conducted by Pete Anthony
- Orchestrations Pete Anthony
- Orchestrations Konstantinos Christides
- Additional Arrangements Bruce Fowler
- Music Supervisor Nora Felder
- Musical Production for The Country Bears Glyn Johns
- Music Editor Tim Boot
- Music Editor Thomas Milano
- Music Editor Angie Rubin
- On-camera Music Consultants Craig Eastman
- On-camera Music Consultants Sid Page
- On-camera Music Consultants Jimmie Wood
Sound
- Supervising Music Mixer Joseph Magee
- Additional Songs Recorded by Reid Chippen
- Score Recorded and Mixed by Robert Fernandez
- Sound Mixer Steve Nelson
- Re-recording Mixer Andy D'addario
- Re-recording Mixer Christopher Boyes
- Dubbing Recordist Steve Kohler
- Dubbing Recordist Eric Flockoi
- Supervising Sound Editor Todd Toon
- Supervising Sound Editor Don Malouf
- Sound Editor John Kwiatkowski
- Sound Editor Charles Ritter
- Sound Editor Daniel Yale
- Sound Editor Adam Kopald
- Sound Editor Nancy Macleod
- Sound Editor Valerie Davidson
- Little Benny Arm Farts Shawn Magee
- ADR (Co-ordinator) Tara Lynn Tortorello
- ADR Recordist Samuel F. Kaufman
- ADR Mixer Doc Kane
- Supervising ADR Editor G.W. Brown
- ADR Editor Victoria Rose Sampson
- ADR Editor Kimberly Harris-rivolier
- ADR Editor Tom Whiting
- Foley Artist Dan O'connell
- Foley Artist John Cucci
- Foley Recordist Linda Lew
- Foley Mixer Jim Ashwill
Choreography
- Choreography Marguerite Derricks
- Choreography Peggy Holmes
Consultant
- Animals Worldwide Movie Animals
- Animal Wrangler Tom Roach