A documentary that follows an Alaskan bear family as its young cubs are taught life's most important lessons.
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- 2 nominations.
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Cast
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| John C. Reilly | ... |
Narrator (voice)
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Directed by
| Alastair Fothergill | ... | (directed by) |
| Keith Scholey | ... | (directed by) |
| Adam Chapman | ... | (co-director) (co-directed by) |
Written by
| Alastair Fothergill | ... | (written by) & |
| Adam Chapman | ... | (written by) |
| Pamela Ribon | ... | (narration consultant) |
Produced by
| Cindy Bond | ... | senior producer |
| Adam Chapman | ... | producer (produced by) |
| Ed Charles | ... | field producer |
| Jonathan Collard | ... | digital intermediate producer: Company 3 London (uncredited) |
| Donald Dowd | ... | coordinating producer |
| Jane Hamlin | ... | associate producer |
| James Reed | ... | field producer |
| Mike Salisbury | ... | field producer |
| Keith Scholey | ... | producer (produced by) |
| Jonathan Smith | ... | field producer |
| Mandi Stark | ... | field producer |
Music by
| George Fenton | ... | (music by) |
| Laurent Ferlet | ||
Cinematography by
| Sophie Darlington | ... | (cinematography) |
Editing by
| Andy Netley | ... | (edited by) |
Editorial Department
| Simon Bland | ... | on-line editor |
| Charles Dyer | ... | edit assistant |
| Dan Helme | ... | data wrangler |
| Adam Inglis | ... | colorist |
| Stephen Johnson | ... | stills color corrector |
Casting By
| Paul Wenes | ... | (casting by) |
Production Management
| Bridget Blythe | ... | project manager |
| Dan Hassid | ... | executive in charge of production (as Daniel Hassid) |
| George Panayiotou | ... | digital intermediate post-production manager |
| Emma Zee | ... | post-production supervisor |
Sound Department
| Jeannette Browning | ... | adr recordist (as Jeanette Browning) |
| Matthew Gough | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Simon Hill | ... | mix technician |
| Richard Hinton | ... | foley artist |
| Kate Hopkins | ... | sound designer & sound supervisor |
| Joe Jackson | ... | mix technician (as Jo Jackson) |
| Philip Jenkins | ... | foley mixer |
| Doc Kane | ... | voice over recording |
| Laurie Owens | ... | foley editor |
| Tim Owens | ... | sound designer |
| Carolynne Philpott | ... | sound facility post producer |
| Johnathan Rush | ... | mix technician |
| Jack Stew | ... | foley artist |
| David Turner | ... | sound facility post producer |
| Andrew Wilson | ... | re-recording mixer |
Visual Effects by
| Fiorenza Bagnariol | ... | digital film bureau |
| Melanie Byrne | ... | visual effects producer: axis vfx |
| Benjamin Chua | ... | lead image processing |
| Ryan Gomez | ... | image processing supervisor |
| Grant Hewlett | ... | visual effects supervisor: Axis Visual Effects |
| Craig Higgins | ... | visual effects artist: Axis Visual Effects |
| Howard Jones | ... | visual effects supervisor: Axis Visual Effects |
| Val Wardlaw | ... | visual effects artist (as Val Perluceo) |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Matthew Aeberhard | ... | principal photography |
| John Aitchison | ... | principal photography |
| Sophie Darlington | ... | principal photography |
| Nick Guy | ... | additional photography |
| Michael Kelem | ... | aerial photography |
| Gordon Leicester | ... | camera equipment technician |
| Ian Llewellyn | ... | additional photography |
| Alastair MacEwen | ... | additional photography |
| Jamie McPherson | ... | aerial photography |
| Didier Noirot | ... | additional photography |
| Rick Rosenthal | ... | additional photography |
| John Shier | ... | principal photography |
| Warwick Sloss | ... | principal photography |
| Mark Smith | ... | principal photography |
| Gavin Thurston | ... | camera operator / principal photography |
| Jeff Turner | ... | additional photography |
| Darren West | ... | assistant camera |
| Mark Yates | ... | principal photography |
Music Department
| Geoff Alexander | ... | score orchestrated by (as Geoffrey Alexander) |
| Jamie Ashton | ... | assistant engineer |
| John Barrett | ... | assistant mix engineer / scoring pro tools operator |
| Mark Berrow | ... | musician: violin |
| Laurent Ferlet | ... | composer: additional music: european version / composer: theme music: international version |
| Isobel Griffiths | ... | orchestral contractor |
| Paul Kimber | ... | musician |
| Mitchell Leib | ... | executive in charge of music |
| Matt Mugford | ... | music coordinator: studio |
| Jeremy Murphy | ... | scoring pro tools operator |
| Samuel Pegg | ... | music associate/additional music editor |
| Steve Price | ... | music mixer |
| Maria Carolina Santana Caraballo-Gramcko | ... | music editor |
| Bill Silcock | ... | music preparation |
| Graham Sutton | ... | music editor |
| Rolf Wilson | ... | orchestra leader |
| Skaila Kanga | ... | musician: harp (uncredited) |
| Roger Linley | ... | musician: double bass (uncredited) |
| Steve Mair | ... | musician: double bass (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
| Ben Anderson | ... | field assistant |
| Edward Anderson | ... | field assistant |
| Nick Baxter | ... | voice over recording |
| Fraser Bloom | ... | production legal services |
| Doug Brewer | ... | fixed wing pilot |
| Matt Callaghan | ... | helicopter pilot |
| Darrell Cawthorpe | ... | helicopter pilot |
| Andrew Chastney | ... | making of producer |
| John Diumenti | ... | helicopter pilot |
| D.R. Farquharson | ... | project manager: Deluxe Digital Cinema |
| Trent Fluckney | ... | fixed wing pilot |
| Gina Fucci | ... | facilities director |
| Robbie Garbutt | ... | field assistant |
| Maggie Gisel | ... | production support: Burbank |
| Wesley Hibberd | ... | digital intermediate assistant |
| Rachel James | ... | production accountant |
| Tomithy P. Jones | ... | digital film bureau |
| Dave Jong | ... | helicopter pilot |
| Casey Kanode | ... | field assistant |
| Peter Kimmel | ... | avalanche guide |
| Ed Kinney | ... | fixed wing pilot |
| Emily Lascelles | ... | production coordinator |
| Matthew Laver | ... | helicopter pilot |
| Mark Linfield | ... | technical consultant |
| Katie Mayhew | ... | logging assistant |
| Lindsay McCrae | ... | field assistant |
| Justin Moshkevich | ... | narration mixer |
| Rebecca Murden | ... | digital intermediate assistant |
| Carey Nicholson | ... | production insurance: Quartz Insurance |
| Clive Noakes | ... | laboratory contact |
| Gordon Pratt | ... | digital film bureau |
| Tom Riley | ... | avalanche guide |
| Elly Salisbury | ... | senior production coordinator |
| Helen Sampson | ... | field assistant / media logger |
| Oliver Scholey | ... | field assistant |
| Niraj Sharda | ... | production coordinator |
| Joseph St. Onge | ... | mountain safety |
| Brent Strand | ... | avalanche guide |
| Simyra Taback | ... | guide / photography-end credit sequence (as Simyra Hlebechuk) |
| Jim Tharp | ... | field assistant |
| Thomas Thibodeau | ... | fixed wing pilot |
| Dewaine Tollefsrud | ... | guide |
| Matthew Torrible | ... | production insurance: Quartz Insurance |
| Jay Wattum | ... | fixed wing pilot |
| Keller Wattum | ... | fixed wing pilot |
| Darren West | ... | field assistant |
| Joachim Zell | ... | digital film technical supervisor |
Thanks
| Lance Bassett | ... | with thanks to: Alaska Hallo Bay Wilderness Camp |
| Daniel Bunker | ... | with thanks to: Alaska Hallo Bay Wilderness Camp |
| Brad Garasky | ... | with thanks to: Alaska Hallo Bay Wilderness Camp |
| John Havey | ... | with thanks to: Alaska Hallo Bay Wilderness Camp |
| Clint Hlebechuk | ... | with thanks to: Alaska Hallo Bay Wilderness Camp |
| Scott Lehman | ... | with thanks to: Alaska Hallo Bay Wilderness Camp |
| Sara Leibold | ... | with thanks to: Alaska Hallo Bay Wilderness Camp |
| Herb Payne | ... | with thanks to: Alaska Hallo Bay Wilderness Camp |
| Simyra Taback | ... | with thanks to: Alaska Hallo Bay Wilderness Camp (as Simyra Taback-Hlebechuk) |
| Dewaine Tollefsrud | ... | with thanks to: Alaska Hallo Bay Wilderness Camp (as DeWaine Tollefsrud) |
Production Companies
- Disneynature
- Silverback Films (production)
Distributors
- Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures (2014) (United States) (theatrical)
- Disneynature (2014) (United States) (theatrical)
- Bandwidth Digital Releasing (2014) (Canada) (theatrical)
- Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures Argentina (2014) (Argentina) (theatrical)
- Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures (2014) (France) (theatrical)
- Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures (2014) (Germany) (theatrical)
- Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment (2014) (Argentina) (DVD)
- Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment (2014) (United States) (DVD)
- Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment (2014) (United States) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- Feelgood Entertainment (2015) (Greece) (theatrical)
- Walt Disney Company (2015) (Japan) (theatrical)
- Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures (2015) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- Moviemax Family (2015) (Turkey) (tv)
- Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment (2015) (Netherlands) (DVD)
- Film1 (2017) (Netherlands) (tv) (limited)
Special Effects
- Axis Visual Effects (visual effects)
Other Companies
- Abbey Road Studios (orchestra recordings and mixing)
- Alaska Film Program (thanks)
- Angel Studios (orchestra recordings and mixing)
- Axis Visual Effects (thanks)
- Bloom Media (production legal services)
- Buena Vista Sound (voiceover recording)
- Burrell Durrant Hifle (main title sequence)
- Company 3 (film recording)
- Disney Enterprises (copyright)
- Films at 59 (digital intermediate facilities)
- Halo Post Production (post-production facilities)
- Igloo Music (voiceover recording)
- Intelligent Media (international monitoring agency)
- Katmai National Park (thanks)
- Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska (thanks)
- Lake Clark National Park and Preserve (thanks)
- McNeil River State Bear Sanctuary (thanks)
- National Park Reserve (thanks)
- National Parks Foundation (thanks)
- Quartz Insurance (production insurance)
- Real World Studios (premixing facilities)
- Reliance Mediaworks Imaging Services (digital enhancement service)
- Saffery Champness (production auditor)
- Total Transportation Concept (freight and travel services)
- Wounded Buffalo (sound design studio)
Storyline
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In an epic story of breathtaking scale, Disneynature's new True Life Adventure "Bears" showcases a year in the life of a bear family as two impressionable young cubs are taught life's most important lessons. Set against a majestic Alaskan backdrop teeming with life, their journey begins as winter comes to an end and the bears emerge from hibernation to face the bitter cold. The world outside is exciting-but risky-as the cubs' playful descent down the mountain carries with it a looming threat of avalanches. As the season changes from spring to summer, the brown bears must work hard to find food-ultimately feasting at a plentiful salmon run-while staying safe from rival male bears and predators, including an ever-present wolf. "Bears" captures the fast-moving action and suspense of life in one of the planet's last great wildernesses-Alaska! Written by Walt Disney Studios |
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Box Office
| Budget | $5,000,000 (estimated) |
| Opening Weekend United States | $4,776,267, 20 Apr 2014 |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | "Bears" opened in theaters April 18, 2014, to celebrate Earth Day. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Edited into The Growing Up Pets in Films (2015). See more » |
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