 Grizzly (1976, USA)
Grizzly (1977)
What starts out like one of those Disney Wilderness films,soon passes as a Grizzly bear attacks a couple of women and we are soon knee deep in blood and the odd body Part. Christopher George is the head park ranger in charge of capturing the psycho bear, who seems attracted to naked women or semi clad ones,but does not mind munching on the odd child either. William Girdler's Grizzly is nowhere near as fun as his later film Day of the Animals,trouble is when the bear attacks,you get a close up of the bear growling,then a shot of what appears to be someone wearing some false paws and claws then another shot of what looks like someone wearing a fur coat. I mean the bear just does not look like he is that bothered. That said the B-movie list cast headed by Christopher George, Andrew Prine (gets hugged to death by said bear) and Richard Jaeckel (gets hugged then buried,then killed) are all pretty good.The idea that the story Jaws would translate and work with a bear was pushing it even for exploitation film. Whats 15 ft' tall and shits in the woods?
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