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Grizzly (1976)

PG | | Horror | 21 May 1976 (USA)
A fifteen foot-tall grizzly bear terrorizes a state park, leaving it up to a park ranger to save the day.

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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
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Michael Kelly
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Don Stober
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Arthur Scott
Joan McCall ...
Allison Corwin
Joe Dorsey ...
Charley Kittridge
Charles Kissinger ...
Dr. Hallitt
Kermit Echols ...
Corwin
Tom Arcuragi ...
Tom
Victoria Johnson ...
Gail (as Vicki Johnson)
Kathy Rickman ...
June (as Catherine Rickman)
Mary Ann Hearn ...
Margaret
Harvey Flaxman ...
Reporter
Mike Clifford ...
Pat
David Newton ...
Mike
Mike Gerschefski ...
George
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Storyline

A fifteen-foot grizzly bear figures out that humans make for a tasty treat. As a park ranger tries rallying his men to bring about the bear's capture or destruction, his efforts are thwarted by the introduction of dozens of drunken hunters into the area. Written by Brian J. Wright <tyrannorabbit@hotmail.com>

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Not since JAWS has the terror been like this! See more »

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$750,000 (estimated)

Gross:

SEK 684,572 (Sweden)
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2.35 : 1
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Trivia

The zoological genus name given for the grizzly bear in the film's story was a "pleistocene arctodus ursos horribilis" but this nomenclature was fictional. See more »

Goofs

After Ranger Gail is killed at the waterfall, there is no mention at all of her death/disappearance by anyone. See more »

Quotes

Don: Let's give that son-of-a-bitch a run for his money!
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Referenced in The Cinema Snob: Dogs (2013) See more »

Soundtracks

What Makes a Man a Man?
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Music by Robert O. Ragland
Lyrics by Arthur Hamilton
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Nostalgic 70's Horror
23 September 2005 | by (United States) – See all my reviews

I saw this in the theater when I was in the 3rd grade. At that age it made a big impression on me. The bear was ominous, frightening and powerful. Yes it was sort of a ripoff on 'Jaws'. But it still worked in its own way. It featured some taut actions scenes, and a gloomy style all its own. I watched it on late night TV many years later and still enjoyed it. Yea, it is a bit corny and lame for today's standards. But for me it's a trip down memory lane, and like all those other Horror movie aficionados, it has that 1970's charm that so few people appreciate. If I saw 'Grizzly' on TBS or some other network, I would assuredly watch it again.


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