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Overview
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Director:
Writer:
Werner Herzog (written by)
Release Date:
7 December 2005 (France)
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In nature, there are boundaries. more
Plot:
A devastating and heartrending take on grizzly bear activists Timothy Treadwell and Amie Huguenard, who were killed in October of 2003 while living among grizzlies in Alaska. full summary | add synopsis
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13 wins
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6 nominations
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(38 articles)
Werner Herzog, Bad Lieutenant: Port Of Call New Orleans
(From Filmmaker Magazine_Director Interviews. 18 November 2009, 6:54 AM, PST)
Werner Herzog: The Hollywood Interview
(From The Hollywood Interview. 17 November 2009, 10:22 PM, PST)
(From Filmmaker Magazine_Director Interviews. 18 November 2009, 6:54 AM, PST)
Werner Herzog: The Hollywood Interview
(From The Hollywood Interview. 17 November 2009, 10:22 PM, PST)
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The Best film during Sundance and one of the greatest Doc's EVER!!
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Cast
(Credited cast) | Werner Herzog | ... | Himself / Narrator / Interviewer (voice) |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
 | Carol Dexter | ... | Herself, Treadwell's mother |
| Val Dexter | ... | Himself, Treadwell's father |
| Sam Egli | ... | Himself (Egli Air Haul) |
| Franc G. Fallico | ... | Himself (Coroner) |
| Willy Fulton | ... | Himself, pilot |
| Marc Gaede | ... | Himself (Ecologist) |
| Marnie Gaede | ... | Herself (Ecologist) |
| Sven Haakanson Jr. | ... | Himself, Alutiiq Museum Director |
| Amie Huguenard | ... | Herself (archive footage) |
 | David Letterman | ... | Himself (archive footage) |
| Jewel Palovak | ... | Herself |
| Kathleen Parker | ... | Herself (Close Friend) |
 | Warren Queeney | ... | Himself (Actor, Close Friend) |
| Timothy Treadwell | ... | Himself (archive footage) |
| Larry Van Daele | ... | Himself, bear biologist |
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Rated R for language.
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USA:103 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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Netherlands:AL |
UK:15 |
Canada:14A (Alberta/British Columbia/Ontario) |
Canada:G (Québec) |
Sweden:Btl |
Australia:M |
Finland:K-7 |
Singapore:NC-16 |
Italy:T |
USA:R |
South Africa:13L
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Werner Herzog listened to the audio tape that records the last moments of Timothy Treadwell and Amie Huguenard as they're killed by grizzly bears. Contrary to some beliefs, he never owned the tape. It is owned by one of Timothy's friends who has never listened to it. However, out of respect for the late couple, Herzog declined to feature it in the film although there is a scene with Herzog listening to the footage.
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Quotes:
Timothy Treadwell:
Oh my gosh! The bear, Miss Chocolate, has left me her poop! It's her crap! It was just in her butt and it's still warm! This is a gift from Miss Chocolate!
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Movie Connections:
References "Starsky and Hutch" (1975)
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Soundtrack:
Coyotes
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Is this film real? Is this a mockumentary?David Letterman is credited on IMDb but I didn't see him in the film, where was he?
Do we hear the recording of the attack?
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Warner Herzog is a brilliant and masterful director. The way he put together the story of Tim Treadwell and his life with grizzly's defies the constructs of formulaic "nature" doc's. It goes deep, as we are allowed to dive into the mind and psyche's of both Treadwell and Herzog as Treadwell's fated story is revealed to us through bits of the 100 hours of footage Treadwell left behind, new interviews, insights, and a brilliant and personal narrative done by Herzog himself.
As Herzog gets to know Treadwell through his footage and loved ones left behind, he is touched, changed, and allows the audience to revel in his new found awe, frustrations, and respect for Treadwell's life.
The film documents the life of "the Girzzly Man" timothy Treadwell through his leftover footage from thirteen summers he lived with, and immersed himself into the grizzly habitat and culture. He felt he was a grizzly, and thus broke boundaries that have been respected among the Alaskan natives concerning these brown beasts. He created what he felt to be a bond, a brotherhood with these majestic animals. But was this conquest purely for scientific reasoning or was he truly terrified of the "human world." That is where Herzog directs this film.
The fascinating thing about Herzog's interviews is what he catches after his participants are done answering his questions, and we see these souls search and ponder for answers to questions they may never know the answer too.
"Grizzly Man" won the Alfred P. Sloan award at this years Sundance film festival, which goes to the film felt to tie in science and discovery into normal narrative paradigm. This film deserved it's praise and was thusly purchased for theatrical release by Lions Gate before it's release on television through Discovery films.
When you get the chance, don't just run to your local theater or television to view this masterpiece, leap and sprint. This is an important and beautiful piece, one that will touch and move all those who allow it to. This is the best of the fest in my opinion, and maybe even of the year, and it is only January.