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The Bear (1988)
L'ours (original title)

PG  96 min  -  Adventure | Family | Drama   -  25 October 1989 (USA)
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An orphan bear cub hooks up with an adult male as they try to dodge human hunters.

Writers:

James Oliver Curwood (novel), Gérard Brach (screenplay)
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Nominated for Oscar. Another 4 wins & 7 nominations See more awards »
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Cast

Complete credited cast:
Bart the Bear Bart the Bear ...
The Kodiak Bear
Youk the Bear Youk the Bear ...
The Bear Cub
Tchéky Karyo ...
Tom
Jack Wallace ...
Bill
André Lacombe André Lacombe ...
Le chasseur aux chiens
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Storyline

The director of _Quest for Fire_ creates yet another film in nature with almost no human dialogue in this picturesque story of an orphaned bear cub who is adopted by an adult male bear and must avoid hunters. Bart the Bear stars in this anthropomorphic fantasy. Written by Keith Loh <loh@sfu.ca>  

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Plot Keywords:

Bear | Hunter | Bear Cub | Nature | Atonement  | See more »

Taglines:

He's an orphan... at the start of a journey. A journey to survive.

Genres:

Adventure | Family | Drama

Parents Guide:

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Details

Country:

France | USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

El oso See more »

Filming Locations:

Dolomites, Italy

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$3,676,530 (USA) (29 October 1989) (858 Screens)

Gross:

$31,753,898 (USA)
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Company Credits

Production Co:

Price, Renn Productions See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

 | Germany:

Sound Mix:

70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints) | Dolby (35 mm prints)

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.20 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

Because in the wild, male bears usually eat bear cubs if they can, the filmmakers prepared the adult Bart the Bear for the cub by having him play with a teddy bear the size and fur color of the cub. When the trainers felt he was ready, he was introduced to the cub and he greeted the cub affectionately. See more »

Goofs

Revealing mistakes: After the bear attacks the hunters' horses, and one of the hunters has tracked down his hurt horse and has it cornered in a small rock enclosure, rocks are visible being thrown from the left side of the shot to stir the horse up. See more »

Quotes

[first lines]
Bill: [examining bear tracks] That's a huge male; bet he's more'n fifteen hundred pounds.
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Connections

References Alien (1979) See more »

Soundtracks

End Title Theme
Music adapted from "June:Barcarolle"
by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (uncredited), from "The Seasons"
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