Katie_G Posted November 11, 2021 Share Posted November 11, 2021 Talking about Grizzlies recently got me thinking about Bart the Bear. At 9'7" and 1500 lbs. he was the hardest working Alaskan brown bear in film. ...shown here with his trainer and acting coach 21 acting credits include - The Bear (1988). Bart's breakout role. Fantasy of an orphaned bear cub who is adopted by an adult male bear. This never happens in nature, but audiences loved Bart and his intense performance - no CGI or man-in-a-bearsuit here. Oscar buzz was defanged by The Academy's discriminatory "no animal actors" policy. He trained hard, and by using teddybears and food rewards, eventually overcame the natural instinct to kill and eat his co-star, cub-actor Youk. The film's directors Jean-Jacques Annaud and Lee Tamahori called Bart "The John Wayne of Bears." White Fang (1991) With Ethan Hawke, Klaus Maria Brandauer. Credited as "The Bear" Legends of the Fall (1994). Worked with Brad Pitt and Anthony Hopkins for the first time. The Edge (1997) Bart survived working with Alec Baldwin, but in 1998 a cancer diagnosis cut short his career. His performance in The Edge was praised by film critic Kenneth Turan as "a milestone in ursine acting." Reportedly Anthony Hopkins would spend hours in awe just watching him at his craft, in much the same way others watched Hopkins. Sadly Bart died in 2000, but "Bart 2" has followed in his pawprints, killing it in "Into the Grizzly Maze" with Billy Bob Thornton. If you know of other bear films or have a favorite animal-actor, please post! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Det Jim McLeod Posted November 11, 2021 Share Posted November 11, 2021 Shoot To Kill (1988) with Sidney Poitier and Tom Berenger, has good bear scene Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dargo Posted November 11, 2021 Share Posted November 11, 2021 Okay Katie, and seein' as how you've asked here. My favorite on-screen bear was a lot less threatening a beast than Bart here...and always wore a hat and a tie. (...and whose lone threat to humans was his constant search of acquiring a pic-a-nic basket or two from the unsuspecting camper) 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Gorman Posted November 11, 2021 Share Posted November 11, 2021 There's NIGHT OF THE GRIZZLY (1966), GRIZZLY (1976), DAY OF THE ANIMALS (1977) [which features Leslie Nielsen wrestling with a bear] . . . and the "Grizzly Adams" series with Dan Haggerty prominently features a bear. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sepiatone Posted November 11, 2021 Share Posted November 11, 2021 "or other animals" ? OK------- And as for bears on TV; Well...... (and the jokes that can be made these days about the show's title! ) Sepiatone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shank Asu Posted November 11, 2021 Share Posted November 11, 2021 When i read the headline i was thinking of Bart. Just watched a short documentary on him a few months ago on youtube. Who was the bear that was in Semi-pro that killed his handler? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TopBilled Posted November 11, 2021 Share Posted November 11, 2021 How about THE BAD NEWS BEARS (1976)...? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allhallowsday Posted November 11, 2021 Share Posted November 11, 2021 2 hours ago, Mr. Gorman said: which features Leslie Nielsen wrestling with a bear Yeh! Ain't it cool? 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sewhite2000 Posted November 12, 2021 Share Posted November 12, 2021 10 hours ago, Dargo said: My favorite on-screen bear was a lot less threatening a beast than Bart here Was he, however, smarter than the aver-age bear? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slaytonf Posted November 12, 2021 Share Posted November 12, 2021 Bear: anonymous. Known only by the name of the character he (she?) played, "Ol' Slewfoot" in The Yearling (1947), enigmatic, idiosyncratic, elusive, after this one performance, for the brilliance of which admirers call him 'The Brando of Bears' (it being Brando who should be more appropriately termed 'The Slewfoot of Actors'), in character he disappeared into the lush palmetto vastness, forfeiting his salary and residuals. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BunnyWhit Posted November 12, 2021 Share Posted November 12, 2021 Bruno -- the original Gentle Ben 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray Faiola Posted November 12, 2021 Share Posted November 12, 2021 THOSE CALLOWAYS Disney 1965. Even though he's friendly, he scares the wits out of...Parley Baer! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sewhite2000 Posted November 12, 2021 Share Posted November 12, 2021 I've read a few articles on animal training in the movies. I'm not sure why it's not a topic I haven't paid more attention to, as it can be a critical part of a given movie. There are a few horrible instances in movie history of animal abuse. The Charge of the Light Brigade, comes to mind (think that was it). I know movies are monitored now to prevent that sort of thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marysara1 Posted November 12, 2021 Share Posted November 12, 2021 Sad news I didn't know were this should go ‘Dolphin Tale’ movie star Winter dies at Florida aquarium - mlive.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katie_G Posted November 12, 2021 Author Share Posted November 12, 2021 36 minutes ago, Marysara1 said: Sad news I didn't know were this should go ‘Dolphin Tale’ movie star Winter dies at Florida aquarium - mlive.com Sad news indeed. Thanks for posting that, it's the right place. I love dolphins, whales, and all animals. I'm glad the movie industry features them in a more responsible manner now. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aritosthenes Posted November 13, 2021 Share Posted November 13, 2021 Not a bear but Clarence, the Cross-Eyed Lion is a Favourite of mine 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hamradio Posted November 13, 2021 Share Posted November 13, 2021 "The Golden Compass" "Ted" "The Jungle Book" 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katie_G Posted November 14, 2021 Author Share Posted November 14, 2021 Thanks for all your replies. Here's a documentary film about grizzlies in Glacier Park that attacked and killed some people. My husband is from there and they still talk about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjbartrop Posted November 14, 2021 Share Posted November 14, 2021 For other animals, I'd have to say Phase IV (1974), just for what it must have taken to wring a decent performance out of ants. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Gorman Posted November 14, 2021 Share Posted November 14, 2021 DAY OF THE ANIMALS (1977) is a movie about the depletion of the ozone layer and how it affects a variety of animals . . . and maybe some people, too! With that in mind we have the ridiculously bad movie THE WILD BEASTS . . . WILL GET YOU! (1984-Italian). This is an Italian movie . . . but it was filmed in Hamburg, GER. Because, see, the filmmakers needed a zoo and Hamburg has a big zoo. So there you have it. → Creatures of all kinds go loco 🤪 when their water supply is contaminated by PCP and bust out of the zoo to wreak havoc on the hapless city folk. If you like 'Bad Movies' then you will likely enjoy this mess! There's the 1978 made-for-television movie THE BEASTS ARE ON THE STREETS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sepiatone Posted November 14, 2021 Share Posted November 14, 2021 How about these bears? And this for Darg. ----- Sepiatone 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhillyCinephile Posted November 14, 2021 Share Posted November 14, 2021 Thought this was a thread about Bob Hoskins...my mistake... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sepiatone Posted November 14, 2021 Share Posted November 14, 2021 19 minutes ago, PhillyCinephile said: Thought this was a thread about Bob Hoskins...my mistake... How did you fathom that? Sepiatone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cinemaman Posted November 15, 2021 Share Posted November 15, 2021 Disney had a good film about bears called the Yellowstone Cubs 1963. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toto Posted November 15, 2021 Share Posted November 15, 2021 There was a nasty bear attack scene in "The Revenant". Made me think twice about bear safety when walking in the woods! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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