Into the Grizzly Maze (2015)

Two estranged brothers reunite at their childhood home in the Alaskan wild. They set out on a two-day hike and are stalked by an unrelenting grizzly bear.

Director:

David Hackl

Writers:

Guy Moshe (screenplay), J.R. Reher (screenplay)

Stars:

James Marsden, Thomas Jane, Piper Perabo

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
James Marsden	...	Rowan
Thomas Jane	...	Beckett
Piper Perabo	...	Michelle
Scott Glenn	...	Sully
Michaela McManus	...	Kaley
Billy Bob Thornton	...	Douglass
Adam Beach	...	Johnny Cadillac
Kelly Curran	...	Amber
Reese Alexander	...	Gerry Smith
Luisa d'Oliveira	...	Zoe
Sean Owen Roberts	...	Franco (as Sean O. Roberts)
Bill Croft	...	Pike
Mariel Belanger	...	Mary Cadillac
Mark Acheson	...	Dooly
Michael Jonsson	...	Patrick

Storyline

Two estranged brothers reunite at their childhood home in the Alaskan wild. They set out on a two-day hike and are stalked by an unrelenting grizzly bear.

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Plot Keywords:

deafness | wilderness | grizzly bear | flare gun | camping | 

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Taglines:

From the Director of Saw V

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Horror | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for violence, grisly images, language and brief sexuality/nudity

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA Canada

Language:

English American Sign Language

Release Date:

13 August 2015 (Kuwait)

Also Known As:

Endangered

Filming Locations:

Big Bear, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$10,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Indomitable Entertainment, Paul Schiff Productions, Purple Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

94 min

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Adrien Brody was heavily involved with this early on, wanting to star and produce. He met with Gerard Butler and discussed with him the idea of them playing brothers in the film, but he eventually passed.

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Goofs

As Piper Parabo's character is setting snares, she is crouched down, then stands and moves from facing toward the camera to her back toward the camera. Suddenly, birds fly and call a warning, when the camera goes back to her, she is back crouching facing toward the camera and then she repeats the move to where her back is toward the camera. The tree the snares are connected to shows the scene is repeated.

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Connections

Featured in Half in the Bag: 2015 Re-Cap (So Far) (2015)

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Soundtracks

Have A Taste
Written and Performed by Jay Marsh
Courtesy of Cutting Edge Music (Holdings) Ltd.

User Reviews

Disappointing

The cast was a definite appeal for me: James Marsden, Piper Perabo, Billy Bob Thornton, Thomas Jane and Scott Glenn are all actors that I enjoy usually.

And although they aren't terrible I don't think any of them shine in their roles, but then they didn't have much to work with; the characters are all pretty flat with little to no character development.

The script is not well-written (to put it mildly) in fact it reminds me of the typical creature feature that SyFy channel mass-produces by the dozens every year, but with better acting and better music.

Extremely clichéd and no real suspense, I mean there were attempts at suspense but it all felt pretty flat just like the rest of the movie.

PS, Piper Perabo plays a deaf-mute woman so she has no dialogue, in case you were like me looking forward to see her act again she does so just by gestures and facial expressions.

I recommend Backcountry aka Blackfoot Trail instead.