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Grizzly Man (2005)

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Overview

Director:
Werner Herzog
Writer:
Werner Herzog (written by)
Release Date:
7 December 2005 (France) more view trailer
Tagline:
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
Awards:
12 wins & 6 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(9 articles)
Eva Mendes in talks to star in ‘Bad Lieutenant’ (From screeninglog. 16 June 2008, 10:49 AM, PDT)
Werner Herzog on "Encounters at the End of the World" (From IFC. 10 June 2008, 7:55 AM, PDT)
User Comments:
Another complex protagonist for Herzog more

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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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated R for language.
Runtime:
USA:103 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital
Certification:
Netherlands:AL | Australia:M | Sweden:15 | UK:15 | Canada:14A (Alberta/British Columbia/Ontario) | Canada:G (Québec) | Finland:K-7 | Singapore:NC-16 | USA:R | South Africa:13L
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Discovery Docs more

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Trivia:
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. more
Quotes:
Himself, pilot: [singing along with song] Now the long horns are gone And the drovers are gone The Comanche's are gone And the outlaws are gone Now Quantro is gone Stan Watie is gone And the lion is gone And the Red Wolf is gone
Himself, pilot: And Treadwell is gone...
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Movie Connections:
Spoofed in Sheep Man (2006) more
Soundtrack:
Coyotes more

FAQ

Do we hear the recording of the attack?
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104 out of 127 people found the following comment useful:-
Another complex protagonist for Herzog, 3 August 2005
Author: John DeSando (jdesando@columbus.rr.com) from Columbus, Ohio

Timothy Treadwell was not a well man when he spent 13 years among the brown Grizzlies in Alaska until his time ran out one day as dinner for one of them. For me "not well" means he didn't quite understand that no matter how much he "loved" the bears, they couldn't always return the favor.

For director Werner Herzog, of Aguirre: The Wrath of God and Fitzcarraldo fame, most of his work is devoted to eccentric and often crazed but charismatic leading men. He captures in his voice-over the essential madness of Treadwell in his new film, Grizzly Man. Using over 100 hours of the young man's footage and narration, Herzog fashions an objective documentary of Treadwell's rise and fall. At one point Herzog explains over a close up shot of a grizzly's eyes that he sees nothing but "the overwhelming indifference of nature." The emptiness of Treadwell's assertion that he knows the bears is only too evident when we listen to the animated report of the coroner as he reconstructs the mauling of Treadwell and his girlfriend. Treadwell did, however, predict he would "live and die" with his friends.

Thus, Herzog has another complex protagonist with hubris and innocence enough to guarantee early passage from life. This documentary does well showing Treadwell's love of drama, his alienation from society, and his superior naiveté when it comes to formidable animals such as the grizzly. Herzog also offers memorable photography of Alaska and Treadwell's own footage, which shows him often too close to the bears. However, Timothy did last for 13 years among them; he just seemed to forget that he could not win that game.

Treadwell says of the grizzlies, "Everything about them is perfect." Everything about Timothy is not. Grizzly Man is a cautionary tale about crossing the invisible line between man and beast, the cost of ignorance, and the allure of a personal vision, in this case that of a lost soul who discovers his calling but goes beyond what is allowed to mortals. Grizzly Man will help you overcome romantic notions about wild beasts (and pesky Alaskan black flies).

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