Project Grizzly (1996)

User Rating:

6.6/10   

Director:

Peter Lynch

Release Date:

3 October 1997 (USA)

Genre:

Documentary

Tagline:

Whenever I have that dream... something bad happens.

Plot:

A documentary follows a Canadian fellow working on his dream: building a suit of armor so he can observe grizzly bears from a close distance.

Plot Keywords:

Grizzly | Bear | Knife | Bear Attack | Body Armor

Awards:

1 win & 1 nomination

Cast

Troy Hurtubise

...

Himself

Runtime:

72 min

Country:

Canada

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Filming Locations:

North Bay, Ontario, Canada

Company:

National Film Board of Canada (NFB)

Movie Connections:

Spoofed in "The Simpsons: The Fat and the Furriest (#15.5)" (2003)

very funny and very well-made documentary

This is a hilarious documentary about Troy Hurtubise, a Canadian scrapyard worker who, after an encounter in the forest with a grizzly bear, devotes his life and money to researching and building a grizzly-proof suit. Troy's dialogue alone is reason enough to watch this movie, but add camera shots of his "research" (Troy (in the suit) standing in front of a 5-ton pickup at 50km per hour, throwing himself off the Niagara embarkment, getting hit by a huge log suspended in a tree) and it's brilliant comedy.