The Bear (1984)
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Aimed primarily at American football fans, this dramatized biography of Paul Bryant, a celebrated football coach nicknamed the "Bear," focuses on the man's early career as a player and his later work as a coach in the locker rooms and on the field with his own players -- in Kentucky,… More Aimed primarily at American football fans, this dramatized biography of Paul Bryant, a celebrated football coach nicknamed the "Bear," focuses on the man's early career as a player and his later work as a coach in the locker rooms and on the field with his own players -- in Kentucky, Texas, and Alabama. While the Bear's personality is clearly brought forward in Gary Busey's interpretation -- he is alternately caring and verbally abusive, depending on the situation at hand -- the people who must have meant a lot to him in his life outside of football are underwritten here, and a sense of unfolding drama -- outside of his career and the football field -- is missing. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, Rovi
- Directed By
- Richard C. Sarafian
- Genres
- Drama, Kids & Family
- In Theaters
- Sep 28, 1984 Wide
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Cast
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Cynthia Leake
as Mary Harmon Bryant
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Harry Dean Stanton
as Coach Thomas
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Jon-Erik Hexum
as Pat Trammel
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Carmen Thomas
as Mae Martin Bryant
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Cary Guffey
as Grandson Marc
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Pat Greenstein
as Joe Namath
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D'Urville Martin
as Billy
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Eric Hipple
as Tony Eason
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Terry Beaver
as Walter Kuhen
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Gary Busey
as Paul "Bear" Bryant
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Scott Campbell
as Dennis Goehring
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Robert Craighead
as Jack Pardee
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Walter Edmiston
as Dr. Rose
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Ivan Green
as Mr. Gallagher
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Michael McGrady
as Gene Stallings
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Muriel Moore
as Miss Vernon
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William Wesley Neighbors Jr.
as Billy Neighbors
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Owen Orr
as Ermal Allen
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Michael Prokopuk
as Bob Lockett
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Joe Rainer
as Dr. Thomas
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Brett Rice
as Don Hutson
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Damon Sarafian
as Don Watson
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Jeff Tyler
as Dee Powell
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John J. York
as Manning
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Ken Taylor
as Jimbo
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Mike Elias
as Lloyd Hale
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Buddy Farmer
as Herman Ball