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Grizzly

Play trailer Poster for Grizzly PG Released May 12, 1976 1h 30m Horror Play Trailer Watchlist
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A forest ranger (Christopher George) tries heavy firepower on a very big Georgia bear loose in a national park.
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Vincent Canby New York Times "Grizzly" is not only clumsily plotted, photographed and edited, it is also downright rude when it insists on showing us the bear lopping off an arm or decapitating a horse. May 9, 2005 Full Review Cheryl Eddy io9.com Basically, it succeeds by lifting entire character types and story beats from Jaws—which worked so well for a reason—with a setting change that facilitates just enough newness to keep things interesting. Sep 14, 2022 Full Review Matt Brunson Film Frenzy Grizzly offers the bare necessities needed for a "B"-level thriller but not much beyond that. Rated: 2/4 May 23, 2021 Full Review Mike Massie Gone With The Twins At least the film has the gall to include a small child in the bear's rampage, which is not only unexpected, but also one of the most gruesome sequences on display. Rated: 5/10 Aug 30, 2020 Full Review John Higgins Starburst Marked as a rip-off of Spielberg's classic Jaws, Grizzly certainly and desperately fails in its intent and overall, you can spot the similarities throughout. Rated: 6/10 Sep 26, 2018 Full Review TV Guide Staff TV Guide The meager plot follows the bear as it lumbers about slicing up tourists--and not just to get their picnic baskets--pursued by a heroic forest ranger (George) and a naturalist (Jaeckel). Rated: 1/5 Sep 26, 2018 Full Review Read all reviews

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Blu B It's Jaws with a Grizzly Bear. But that's not the most shcking part. What's shocking is how boring and unfun this is most of the time. The editing and pacing are terrible. It's only 90 minutes but it feels like were here over 2 hours. It feels like stuff just happens, pointless kills half the time, and some of the kills are poorly edited than others. The music is alright I guess and everything else is subpar. If you held a gun to my head and asked me how many characters there are in this besides the main dude I would have no idea. I'd literally be dead. Somewhere between 4-10 I guess. They all blend in terribly, are super wooden, generic, and most are just cannon fodder. The kills are either terribly, mildly entertaining or forgettable. The middle gets sooooo boring around the campfire at night. I don't care about any of that suff. Just get back to the bear killing everyone. The bear itself is alright I guess. They build him up like Jaws with the same POV shot in Jaws. Reminds of Evil Dead honestly too. It's super low budget, the effects are ok or laughably bad. It's either boring or mindless and when it's boring my god is it torture. Skip This. Watch Jaws or go get attacked by a real grizzly bear instead. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 03/20/25 Full Review thiago s Filme fraco, o roteiro é fraco, o filme teve cenas fracas do urso atacando as pessoas que iam na selva, a história é fraca, os personagens são fracos, e o elenco não ajudou em porra nenhuma, só a cena no final do filme que salvou, que o cara pegou a bazuca e matou o urso. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 03/05/25 Full Review Titus A What made this movie so good was the acting and directing. The four main actors were all top notch: Christopher George, Andrew Prine, Richard Jaeckel andJoan McCall. Just watching them turn bland mundane dialogue into something of value because of their own depth and acting ability, in what is basically a low budget 70's B horror movie, is amazing. I love the look of the old Super 35 mm film. The grain gives a feel of authenticity and realism. I do wish their was an original widescreen version however. Rather than what we see here which is the pan and scan for television cuts. I'll take original widescreen everyday over old school tv cuts. The other great B film Girdler made was Day of the Animals. 1977. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 07/14/24 Full Review kevin o ...super corny, yet remains an example of a low budget B movie that is very enjoyable, scary in parts and fast moving. Start with the fact its a jaws rip off , as stated a B movie and enjoy it. Much better then much of what passes for A list thrillers today. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 05/02/24 Full Review Damien T Oh my god, this is another good one! Grizzly is a few of those 70s Horror films where I was laughing while watching, and the film is not bad! I like the performance of Christopher George, William Girdler's direction, the plot and the score. I think many people would enjoy this film, and that families could watch it since it's rated PG. I'll give this film 4 out of 5 stars and an "A-" grade. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 10/22/23 Full Review Chris M For a while after "Jaws" came out, many studios tried cashing in on the "Jaws" formula. While most went with other marine life, An Orca, Barracuda or even mutant piranha, this one of the few that took a different direction with a bear. But that different direction gives it a unique quality. Yes, they use a normal Kodiak bear but with camera angles and force perspective made him look way bigger. Kind of cheesy but fun cheesy and surprisingly gory for even a 1970s PG movie. But overall, it's a B-Movie classic. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 09/11/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis A forest ranger (Christopher George) tries heavy firepower on a very big Georgia bear loose in a national park.
Director
William Girdler
Producer
David Sheldon, Harvey Flaxman
Screenwriter
Harvey Flaxman, David Sheldon
Production Co
Jodav Productions, Hollywood West Entertainment, Montoro Productions Ltd.
Rating
PG
Genre
Horror
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
May 12, 1976, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Nov 18, 2016
Runtime
1h 30m
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