The Night of the Grizzly (1966) Movie Info
| Field | Details |
|---|---|
| Movie Name | The Night of the Grizzly (1966) |
| Director | Joseph Pevney |
| Screenplay Writer | Warren Douglas |
| Based on Novel by | Novel The Night of the Grizzly by Jack Ballas |
| Lead Actors | Clint Walker |
| Cast | Clint Walker, Martha Hyer, Keenan Wynn, Ron Ely |
| Genre | Western, Adventure, Thriller |
| Release Date | April 20, 1966 (United States) |
| Duration | 1h 44m (104 minutes) |
| Budget | Moderate studio production |
| Language | English |
| Country | United States |
| Box Office (Worldwide) | Successful western adventure release |
| IMDb Rating | ~6.3/10 |
| Notable For | Giant grizzly attacks, wilderness survival tension, Clint Walker action role |
| Cult Status | Classic animal-attack western thriller |
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When Jim Cole, a retired marshal, hangs up his tin star, he decides that it is time for his family to enjoy a good and simple life. Packing up the wagon and heading out west, Jim, his wife and the young’ens hope to have all of their wishes fulfilled at their new home and ranch. Things go bad from the start for Jim as the local filthy rich cattle baron Jed Curry takes an immediate dislike to our former law enforcer, but things get even more hairier before long. You see, lurking up in the high country is a massive grizzly bear known as “Satan”, who decides to come down from the hills to make matters rough on everyone. Caught between evil men and a killer bear, Jim will have to once again strap on his six shooters and bring justice to the land.
I may have been duped into renting this flick, but it turned out to be a fairly entertaining film, although it is more like a Disney/western/horror film with some attitude and maulings.
For the western aspect ya got the former marshal, the corrupt rich man, and a sleazy bounty hunter who joins the fray about halfway through. For the Disney family vibe, ya got old Jim who is trying to do right by his young wife and son, whom he has grown apart from, add to this the fact that Jim needs $750 to save the family farm and you got a real tear jerker. And for horror? Well what more do you need than a big old slobbering man eatin’ grizzly bear. Blood, you say? Well your not going to find it here, although a few cows do get tore up, off-screen of course.
The film builds slowly but the ending was actually quite good and in a way very familiar. Oh, throw in a shark and some water and you will see what I mean. I’m not saying Jaws was a rip off of The Night of the Grizzly, but the ending may have really influenced Peter Benchley’s book, maybe.
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