USA, 1976
97m
35mm film, Todd-AO 35, colour, 2.35:1
Dolby, English
An American horror film directed by William Girdler.
Plot Summary
An eighteen foot tall killer Grizzly bear goes on the rampage in a North American National Park, attacking campers and hikers. Head Ranger Michael Kelly wants to hunt the creature down but is blocked by the bureaucratic Park Supervisor. Eventually, as the bear continues is slaughter, Kelly decides to ignore orders and hires a naturalist to track and sedate the bear. But when the naturalist is killed, Kelly decides enough is enough and finally sets out to kill the beast.
Credits
* = uncredited
Crew
Directed by: William Girdler
Copyright MCMLXXVI [1976] Film Ventures International
Edward L. Montoro presents a William Girdler film. A Film Ventures International release
Executive Producer: Edward L. Montoro
Produced by: David Sheldon, Harvey Flaxman
Associate Producer: Lee S. Jones Jr.
Screenplay by: Harvey Flaxman, David Sheldon; Andrew Prine [Indian story] *
Novel: Will Collins *
Director of Photography: William Asman
Edited by: Bub Asman
Music by: Robert O. Ragland
Location Sound Recorder: John Asman
Costume Supervisor: Kathy Blalock
Make-up: Gene Witham
Special Effects: Phil Corey
Cast
Christopher George (Kelly)
Andrew Prine (Don)
Richard Jaeckel (Scott)
Joan McCall (Allison)
Joe Dorsey (Kittridge)
Charles Kissinger (Dr Hallitt)
Kermit Echols (Corwin)
Tom Arcuragi (Tom)
Vicki Johnson (Gail)
Catherine Rickman (June)
David Holt (lone hunter)
Maryann Hearn (Margaret)
Susan Orpin (mother)
Mike Clifford (Pat)
Brian Robinson (Bobby)
Sandra Dorsey (Sally)
Amos Gillespie (ranger)
Gene Witham (Harry)
David Newton (Mike)
Mike Gerschefski (George)
Harvey Flaxman (reporter)
Alternative Titles
Killer Grizzly – US TV title
Links
A sequel, Grizzly II: The Predator (1985) was shot in 1985 but never officially released. In 2007 a bootleg version, taken from a workprint, was released.
See also
Claws (1977)
References
Periodicals
Monthly Film Bulletin vol.44 no.517 (February 1977) p.24 – credits, synopsis, review (by Richard Combs)
Books
- The Aurum Film Encyclopedia: Horror by Phil Hardy (ed.) p.313
- Film Review 1977-1978 by F. Maurice Speed p.132
- Fright Night on Channel 9 by James Arena p.195
- Horror and Science Fiction Films II by Donald C. Willis p.161 – credits
- Horror Films of the 1970s by John Kenneth Muir pp.400-403 – credits, synopsis, review
- Horrorshows: The A-Z of Horror in Film, TV, Radio and Theatre by Gene Wright p.89 – credits, review
- Regional Horror Films, 1958-1990 by Brian Albright p.203
- Son of Golden Turkey Awards: Best of the Worst from Hollywood by Harry Medved and Michael Medved p.84 – credits, review
- Unsung Horrors by Eric McNaughton & Darrell Buxton (eds) pp.72-73 – illustrated review (by Steven West)
- The World of Fantasy Films by Richard Myers p.33
