Grizzly

PG

Released May 12, 1976

1h 30m

Horror

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11 Reviews

32%

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1,000+ Ratings

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Serge C

Cool poster & solid blood drenched mauls but barely any, spends way too much time on boring characters. 1/2🍿

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

07/15/23

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Taylor L

Amazingly, they actually find an excuse for an actress to strip down and go for a dip in a stream just so she can get murdered in her underwear. No time like a search for mangled corpses to freshen up in a babbling brook. Unabashed Jaws ripoff in the American wilderness with a bear. It's got everything - a series of tourist murders, the law chasing after the beast, a politician trying to hush everything up - but it's definitely more cheesy B-movie fun instead of the genuinely tension-filled masterpiece that Spielberg created. The shots from the bear's perspective are done in a similar manner as Jaws, but instead of the ominous and iconic theme, you've basically just got a silent first-person shaky cam. It's not scary but it does have a bit of nice gore, with a few cut-up faces and plenty of detached limbs being tossed into frame. Though it definitely pinches most of its design from a much more successful film without bringing along any of the tension or fear, Grizzly redeems itself by being a fun ride, with deliciously low-quality production value to its violence and some fun exchanges between its characters. Not so bad it's good, but good cheesy fun. Maybe if they actually had the bear in frame with any of the main actors, the film might have been a bit scarier. But they used a real bear, so all the action is just a bunch of bear footage and reaction shots cobbled together, which is fun in its own way. (2/5)

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

09/14/22

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Audience Member

I saw that the 4k was coming out of this movie I have never watched it before so its on IMDB TV for free what a train wreck this movie is so horrible. I am not even going to attempt to watch the squeal

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

01/27/23

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Synopsis

A forest ranger (Christopher George) tries heavy firepower on a very big Georgia bear loose in a national park.

Director: William Girdler
Production Co: Jodav Productions, 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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