I wanted to watch this movie last month but didn’t have the time, so I watched it earlier today.
This movie was released on February 24th 2023. It starrs Keri Russell (“Star Wars’ “The Rise Of The Skywalker”), O’Shea Jackson Jr. (“Obi-Wan-Kenobi”), Isiah Whitlock Jr. (“Your Honor”), Christian Convery (“Sweet Thooth” on Netflix), Margo Martindale (“Family Square”), just to name a few.
This movie was directed by Elizabeth Banks (“The Boys”).
This movie is a Comedy and thriller and was loosely based on true events.
This movie was rated R for bloody violence, gore, drug use, profanity and language.
Onto the premise: 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.
Aside from being an extremely fun and outrageous thriller, this movie is hysterical. I was full-volume laughing frequently. So many parts are the perfect combination of memorable and hilarious. It knows exactly what it’s doing.
The other thing that made me happy is seeing a studio have the courage to allow the filmmakers to go all out. I compare it to M3gan which was going for a similar tone. But M3gan was toned down to PG-13 so teens could watch. Cocaine Bear is rated R as it absolutely should be. It’s not gratuitous but it never feels like it’s holding back.
I had a blast with this movie. If the title or premise intrigue you, you will most likely be pleased
Did you know? 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, TN 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 ($55 million adjusted for inflation). With the lone exceptions of Thornton and the bear, no other casualties have ever been reported.
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