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Bookmark this pageGrizzly (1976)
Director: William Girdler
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From Time Out Film Guide
'No way!' twice in the first five lines of dialogue let you know what to expect from this attempt to ape Jaws, so to speak. The strictly B feature cast plays a team of Forest Rangers (including boozy maverick and fey conservationist, as in Jaws) chasing an alleged twenty-footer who eats girl campers. Alleged, because whenever the bear is seen from a normal angle, he is quite obviously of medium build; much of the other marauding is done from his own point of view (as in King Kong), which equally fails to convince. The heavy-breathing soundtrack accompanying these attacks is at least preferable to lines like 'While you've been sitting on your fat ass, I've made this forest part of me'.Author: AN
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- Scott said...
- Posted on Nov 05 2007 14:01 If you are not looking for an oscar winner, this might be it. Nothing but good B-movie horror from the 70's, I loved it as a kid and still do. "15 feet of terror" tag line fits, don't study the film just sit back and take it for a good 90 minute break from the normal.
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Cast & crew
Director: William Girdler
Producer: David Sheldon, Harvey Flaxman
Cast: Christopher George, Andrew Prine, Richard Jaeckel, Joan McCall, Joe Dorsey, Kermit Echols full cast
Genre(s): Action/Adventure
Duration: 91 mins
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