Grizzly Falls Movie Review 1999

Old-fashioned family fare, set in 1913, finds 13-year-old Harry (Clark) setting out on a wilderness adventure in the Canadian Rockies with his dad, Tyrone (Brown). Tyrone is out to capture a grizzly and bring it back (alive) for study. But when Tyrone finds a female grizzly and captures the bear's two cubs, Mom Grizzly gets back at him by making off with Harry. The boy and the bear bond but this interspecies relationship can't last and eventually boy and cubs end up with the right species of parent.

Distribution

Artisan Entertainment, 2700 Colorado Ave., Ste. 200, Santa Monica, CA 90404, Phone: (310)449-9200, Fax: (310)255-3730, URL: http://www.artisanent.com, Remarks: Does not handle retail queries from consumers; contact your local video distributor.

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 94 minutes.
Originally from Canadian, British.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Wilderness, Bears, Childhood Visions, Period Piece: 1910s, Canada, Dads, Flashback

Screenplay

Richard Beattie

Cast

Daniel Clark, Bryan Brown, Tom Jackson, Oliver Tobias, Richard Harris

Cinematography

Thom Best

Director

Stewart Raffill

Music

Paul Zaza, David Reilly