Bear (2010)

Two young couples are tapped in a car with a grizzly bear attacking them. As they battle the creature, and contemplate their uncertain fate, secrets begin to emerge that begin to tear the group apart before the bear.

Director:

Roel Reiné (as John Rebel)

Writers:

Roel Reiné, Ethan Wiley

Stars:

Brendan Michael Coughlin, Patrick Scott Lewis, Katie Lowes

Cast

Credited cast:
Brendan Michael Coughlin	...	Nick
Patrick Scott Lewis	...	Sam
Katie Lowes	...	Christine
Bill Rampley	...	Football Coach
Mary Alexandra Stiefvater	...	Liz

Storyline

Two young couples are driving through a remote forest when their car breaks down. When a run-in with a curious grizzly bear ends up with the bear being shot to death, the bear's mate arrives on the scene and vengefully attacks their van. The couples are trapped inside the disabled car and must come up with clever ways to survive. As they battle the surprisingly intelligent creature, and contemplate their uncertain fate, secrets begin to emerge that threaten to tear the group apart before the bear does.

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Plot Keywords:

creature feature | bear | forest | car won't start | cigarette smoking | 

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Taglines:

Just play dead.

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Drama | Horror | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for language, some bloody images and brief sexual content

Did You Know?

Trivia

Katie Lowes mentioned on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, when she appeared on the episode which aired Halloween Day of 2014, that this film was her favorite horrible scary movie.

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Goofs

As the closing credits are rolling an apparent staff personnel walks by the screen (left to right) wearing something similar to a UPS- style uniform. Moments later a very visible camera flash is seen as the bear is on the hood of the van shaking it.

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Quotes

Nick, Sam: Kill Or Be Killed

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Crazy Credits

Over the credits, passersby stop to examine the wreck to find said bear inside it ending with it climbing out to sit on the front as someone takes pictures

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Connections

Referenced in Bad Movie Beatdown: The Cavern (2012)

User Reviews

Unbearable

Two young couples are driving through a remote forest when their car breaks down. When a run-in with a curious grizzly bear ends up with the bear being shot to death, the bear's mate arrives on the scene and vengefully attacks their van.

This film is a steaming pile of horse apples. Other than the bear (and perhaps by extension, the bear trainer) there is no one deserving praise here. Not the actors, not the writer and not the director. We are given a van full of stupid young adults who do everything possible to endanger their own lives.

We are treated to a story about how the Native Americans thought of the bear... wow, this was so bad it was not even corny. It was just poorly thrown in there without purpose, and the more the motif was extended, the more the film suffered. Give us a film where a bear tracks people down and kills them, not some pseudo-supernatural hogwash.

As if the film could not get any worse, they throw in some bizarre family drama. One brother is in trouble with the FCC? Do they mean the SEC? There are drug issues, there is infidelity... I think they found anything they could to throw into the mix.

On the plus side, no CGI was used. For that, the film gets an extra star. But it is still a pile of festering dog snot and should be avoided at all costs. If you want to see a creature feature with a bear attack, watch any film in that genre except this one.

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

4 June 2010 (USA)

Also Known As:

A gyilkos medve

Filming Locations:

Santa Clarita, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$100,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Rebel Entertainment, Rebel Film BV, Wiseacre Films

Technical Specs

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1