Teddy Bears' Picnic (2002)

Teddy Bears Picnic covers an annual encampment of prominent male leaders at the Zambezi Glen, a thinly-veiled reference to the Bohemian Grove.

Director:

Harry Shearer

Writer:

Harry Shearer

Stars:

Delaune Michel, Morgan Fairchild, John Michael Higgins

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
John Michael Higgins	...	Whit Summers
Ming-Na Wen	...	Katy Woo (as Ming-Na)
Henry Gibson	...	Clifford Sloane
David Rasche	...	Elliot Chevron
Brenda Strong	...	Jackie Sloane Chevron
Thom Sharp	...	James Neal Taylor
Judith Owen	...	Nancy McMahon
Gilley Grey	...	Guard
Julie Payne	...	Lila Claypool
Robert Mandan	...	Stanton Vandermint
Morgan Fairchild	...	Courtney Vandermint
Michael McKean	...	Porterfield 'Porty' Pendleton
Alan Thicke	...	Alan Thicke
Harry Shearer	...	Joey Lavin
Justin Kirk	...	Damien Pritzker

Storyline

Teddy Bears Picnic covers an annual encampment of prominent male leaders at the Zambezi Glen, a thinly-veiled reference to the Bohemian Grove.

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Taglines:

For fifty-one weeks a year, they run the country. For one week, they run amok.

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Genres:

Comedy

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for language

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

29 March 2002 (USA)

Also Known As:

Call o' the Glen

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Century of Progress Productions,Visionbox Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

80 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Kenneth Mars' last theatrical film before his death in 2017.

User Reviews

Stifled giggles

I found myself consciously suppressing chuckles because several of the early jokes were racial slurs designed to make you cringe, but the movie audience was decidedly multi-ethnic. I bet it fares better on home video where the audience won't be so self-conscious. George Wendt has the juciest role as a general who goes overboard in trying to cover up Zambizi Glen's, and his own, secret. My personal favorites are Howard Hessman's portrayal of a grossly-overqualified theatrical director, and the actress playing the TV news producer. Morgan Fairchild has a very welcome, if small role.

I wanted to see this in a theater because it was shot in 480P video. My amateur's eyes couldn't see any difference between this and traditionally filmed movies-- quite surprising because this is lower resolution than even HDTV.