Cocaine Bear

2023
15
1h 35m

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5.9/10

119K

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Dark Comedy True Crime Comedy Crime Thriller

An oddball group of cops, criminals, tourists and teens converge on a Georgia forest where a huge black bear goes on a murderous rampage after unintentionally ingesting cocaine.An oddball group of cops, criminals, tourists and teens converge on a Georgia forest where a huge black bear goes on a murderous rampage after unintentionally ingesting cocaine.An oddball group of cops, criminals, tourists and teens converge on a Georgia forest where a huge black bear goes on a murderous rampage after unintentionally ingesting cocaine.

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IMDb RATING

5.9/10

119K

YOUR RATING

POPULARITY

735

904

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 1 win & 11 nominations total

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Trivia
Inspired in part by a true event in 1985 when a corrupt Kentucky cop and lawyer-turned-drug smuggler, Andrew Thornton, flew in a smuggling run, dumping packages of cocaine over Georgia before attempting to escape with nearly 80 pounds of it strapped to his body. However, the parachute malfunctioned (possibly from the extra weight), and Thornton fell to his death in a Knoxville, Tennessee, resident's driveway. 40 kilos of the thrown packages landed in a national forest and were consumed by a black bear who overdosed most likely within minutes, dying from cerebral hemorrhaging and respiratory and heart failure, after eating $20 million worth. With the lone exceptions of Thornton and the bear, no other casualties have ever been reported.

Goofs
In the opening scene, Hanna Hoekstra playing (Elsa) calls her fiancé "Kristofer" instead of Olaf. Olaf is the character's name; Kristofer is the actor who plays him.

Quotes
Bear: ROWR!

Crazy credits
SPOILER: There are two mid-credits scenes. The first one shows Kid escaping the massacre with one of the bags of cocaine and hitching a ride to New York. The second one shows Eddie and Daveed return to Eddie's son with Bob's dog.

Connections
Featured in Amanda the Jedi Show: Is COCAINE BEAR Actually Good? Real Story Explained (2023)

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Jane
Written by Craig Chaquico, David Freiberg, Paul Kantner, Jim McPherson
Performed by Jefferson Starship
Courtesy of Rhino Entertainment Company
By arrangement with Warner Music Group Film & TV Licensing

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Featured review

6/10

It's exactly what it is supposed to be, and it doesn't lie about it

This film is exactly what you think it is. It's a bear on cocaine going crazy in the woods. That doesn't mean it's not good. It's actually surprisingly good.

It's such a good thriller. You're on the edge of your seat for most of it and when you're not on the edge of your seat, you're laughing your ass off.

The cast is actually very unrelated. Keri Russell is phenomenal. Alden Ehrenreich And O'Shea Jackson Jr (Ice Cube's son) are great together and have great chemistry.

The production value is so so it is definitely not a super high budget film. But it doesn't look bad. The editing as well done especially during the action scenes and the CGI is actually pretty good.