Project Grizzly (1996)

Directed by

Peter Lynch

Genre

documentary film

Country

Canada

Runtime

1h 12m

Rated

14A

Rating

5.7 of 10 from 17 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A Canadian inventor obsesses over building a special suit so he can get close to grizzly bears. The film follows his quirky, years-long project and his serious attempts to test his creation.

quirkyobsessivedeadpanearnestabsurdintimatecontemplativewryunderstated

What happens

Project Grizzly is a 1996 documentary about Canadian inventor Troy Hurtubise. The film follows Hurtubise's obsession with researching the Canadian grizzly bear up close ever since surviving an early encounter with such a bear. The film was directed by Peter Lynch and produced by the National Film Board of Canada who approached Hurtubise after reading his 1990 book White Tape: An Authentic Behind the Scenes Look at Project Grizzly. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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