Writerdirector adam macdonald talks backcountry at tiff 2014. But its worth to watch if your like me and love watching horrific things just for the shock value. Based on a true story, backcountry follows an urban couple who go camping in the canadian wilderness where unimaginable beauty sits alongside our most primal fears. His lips are injured and body bleeds to deaththis is an intense scene. The setting is gorgeous, the screenplay by david mamet grandiose and the bear very, very large. I just watched backcountry on netflix last night and holy crap i think the bear attack scene was the gnarliest animal attack scene ive ever seen in a movie. There have been four grizzly bear attacks in alberta since june, including a fatal one on a female jogger near canmore. Backcountry official trailer 1 2015 missy peregrym movie. Bears are just as afraid of humans as humans are afraid of bears. They didnt really introduce the bear until about 4650 minutes into a 90 minute movie. The great power of backcountry is in capturing that one horrifying moment where people are transformed from a collection of hopes, neuroses and relations into raw meat. So i wanted to be the first and do it in a way that makes you feel like its really happening.
Backcountry has the most gruesome animal attack scene i. Stories from real people who are blending the outdoors with the everyday, the latest information about gear we love, advice to get you into a new activity or take your passion to the next level, and trip reports to help you plan your next adventure. I cant even imagine what it would be like for a person to watch their so literally torn into pieces in front of you and you cant do anything about it. Missy peregrym, jeff roop, eric balfour, and nicholas campbell opening in theaters march 20th. In the woods with actors and a 600pound black bear to. An urban couple go camping in the canadian wilderness where unimaginable beauty sits alongside our most primal fears. Rent backcountry 2015 starring missy peregrym and jeff roop on dvd and bluray. Explore videos, photos, trip reports, and expert advice from athletes, gearheads, and other goatworthy contributors. In the movie, the girl had it clipped onto her waist, so if the wife really had it clipped to her in the same way, when she was suddenly attacked, i can see where the husband wouldnt be. Movies like backcountry if you like backcountry you are looking for suspenseful, captivating and tense movies about with survival, in the woods, dangerous animal, bear attack, danger, camping and lost themes of drama, horror and thriller genre shot in canada. Director adam macdonald uses the close quarters and handheld camera to maximum effect. A black bear that may have learned to prey on humans killed a woman and injured her husband at a provincial park in northern ontario.
Decently acted and includes a truly horrifying yet mostly impressionistic bear attack, but takes a looong time to get to the survivalist read. Statistically speaking, people are 45 times more likely to get killed by a dog than a bear. Backcountry trailer 1 some image caption 1 clips backcountry. A hungry black bear suddenly attacks a camp and rips a womans hand and severely injures a mans legs.
A brown bear attack will last longer if you fight back. The rest of the movie is so frontloaded with bad decisions, irritating humans and a heavypawed bearanoia that it never gets the chance to develop into the bear which project it might like to be, but editing and outoffocus shots and therenot sound design cannot make a bear frightening even when the. Mar 20, 2015 in advance of this weekends supposedly factbased horrorthriller backcountry which centers on an urban couple being terrorized by a black bear during a camping trip weve taken a. Some might see this as a blessing somehowi have to.
If youre recreating in grizzly country, ensure you can tell the difference between a black and a grizzly bear. Its probably best for provincial park business that adam macdonalds backcountry, a movie in which a bickering urban couple are stalked by a 600pound black bear, is. Obviously some stuff has been changed in the movie from the true story and there has been quite a bit of fluff added in, but overall its a decent flick. Rent backcountry 2015 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. It is interesting from a movie making point of view which method of portraying a bear attack is more effective.
With jeff roop, missy peregrym, nicholas campbell, eric balfour. Backcountry is a 2014 canadian naturesurvival horror film, written and directed by adam macdonald. Though jenn briefly wards it off with her bear spray, it returns and drags alex out of the tent. After i came up with the idea of an open water in the woods, i started to do quite a bit of research on black bears as well as first hand accounts of campers and hikers who have been attack by these animals. Backcountry director adam macdonald explains why black. The acting, directing, cinematography were all good.
Mar 19, 2015 how to survive a black bear attack we asked an expert to watch the horror movie backcountry and break down the myths and realities of encountering one of the forests most intimidating animals. Based on the true story of jacqueline perry and mark jordan, who in 2005 were attacked by a bear at a campsite in missinaibi lake provincial park about 80 kilometers north of chapleau, ontario canada. My one real problem with this movie was it kinda dragged. Backcountry official trailer 1 2015 missy peregrym movie hd an urban couple go camping in the woods and find themselves lost in the territory of a predatory black bear. Jenn is clawed on the arm and alex, in trying to protect her, has his leg nearly torn off. Staying safe in bear country is the main 50minute video that is a standalone educational tool for anyone living, traveling or working in bear country. Backcountry official trailer 1 2015 missy peregrym. Mar 20, 2015 for most of its 91 tense, uneven minutes, backcountry plays on your nerves like a kid flicking you with a rubber band. Mar, 2015 in this creepylooking flick, a camping trip turns deadly when a couple gets lost and stumbles upon the lair of a black bear. Outdoors adventure film is based on real incident of fatal bear attack in canadian wilderness, hence title backcountry. An urban couple go camping in the woods and find themselves lost in. Most remarkably, backcountry sheds the standard monstrous grizzly bear found in subgenre staples like grizzly and. I skipped backcountry 2014 which features a bear attack, because that movie just plain sucks.
Even the genres classic, 1979s prophecy, relies on mutant monsters and a fleshy lump of camp. Jan 10, 2016 the incredible bear attack scene from the canadian film backcountry. It includes the consensus opinion of leading experts on bear behaviour and its relevance to human safety. A young couples romantic camping trip becomes a tale of survival as they face the dark side of nature. In this movie you never actually see the bear sink its teeth into the victim, and the shots from below the bear in which the bear towers over with its head pointed up, bloody. The man is portrayed as a bumbling idiot who makes stupid decisions at every turn, failing to bring a map, surreptitiously removing his girlfriends cell phone from her purse and leaving it in. An urban couple go camping in the woods and find themselves lost in the territory of a predatory black bear. Sep 14, 2014 adam macdonald talks about his feature directorial debut, backcountry, the true story the film is based on, working with real bears and more at tiff 2014. But ill be back next time to cover ferret attack movies, marsupial attack movies, and anything involving judy greer, who i love but hasnt done any bear attack movies. Christian bielz is director of photography on backcountry and it looks terrific throughout. In this terrifying and criticallyacclaimed thriller. Aug 27, 2015 its probably best for provincial park business that adam macdonalds backcountry, a movie in which a bickering urban couple are stalked by a 600pound black bear, is coming out at summers end. May 24, 2007 the 32yearold software developer says the award announced yesterday is a bittersweet honour, one thats being bestowed on him for fighting off a bear that savagely attacked and killed his wife. Its probably best for provincial park business that adam macdonalds backcountry, a movie in which a bickering urban couple are stalked by a 600pound black bear, is coming out at summers end.
And a woman in british columbia was mauled by a bear in may. I understand they wanted to build the characters and also throw in the fear of being lost in the woods, but this is a bear attack movie. Lost without a phone some image caption 1 behind the scenes backcountry. In the movie, the girl had it clipped onto her waist, so if the wife really had it clipped to her in the same way, when she was suddenly attacked, i can see where the husband wouldnt be able to get it off of her until after the fact. Mar 19, 2015 in writerdirector adam macdonalds feature debut backcountry, things seriously go wrong for happy city couple jenn missy peregrym and alex jeff roop. The promotional materials mention that backcountry is based on a true story. He then takes away the man with him and badly mauls him. The list contains the best, new and most relevant bear attack movies ordered by relevance. In the movie, she sprayed the bear once in the face midway into the attack, and the bear continued. While the woods may be statistically safe, the visceral truth of the rare black bear attacks makes its rarity in horror movies surprising. Download our bear smart guide for campgrounds english. New film backcountry flips the genders on bear attack.
The bear attack in backcountry was actually close to how the real thing would pan out, but the film concentrated on the gore too much. In the woods with actors and a 600pound black bear to film. You feel the sting thwack, thwack, but it doesnt bother you. Heres how you can make your backcountry bear experiences positive and conflict free. To identify a bear in defense mode, look for drooling, vocalizing, and rearing up, as well as the presence of cubs. Stories from real people who are blending the outdoors with the everyday, the latest information about gear we love, advice to get you into a new activity or take your passion to the next level, and trip. New film backcountry flips the genders on bear attack mild. Spread your legs to make it harder for the bear to turn you over and remain as still as possible. Mar 07, 2016 and that just about covers bear attack movies. Learn how and why bears behave and know how to react to an encounter or attack. For most of its 91 tense, uneven minutes, backcountry plays on your nerves like a kid flicking you with a rubber band. Watch the trailer below although i recommend going in. The release of backcountry on march 20 is the first time bear horror has ever succeeded with a straight face.
Macdonald had originally settled on a black bear as his backcountry killer because it hadnt been done before. In this creepylooking flick, a camping trip turns deadly when a couple gets lost and stumbles upon the lair of a black bear. The bear attack spoilers backcountry 2014 discussion. Backcountry a couple of weekend backpackers face off against man and beast in director adam macdonalds accomplished, bluntforce wilderness adventure. Movie builds suspense until fatal bear encounter when one person is killed while other injured person flees towards civilization and safety. The recommendation service has sorted out suspenseful, realistic, exciting, tense, serious and suspense films and tv shows about with bear attack, bear, wilderness, survival, danger, brutality, chase, storytelling, vengeance and adventure plots mostly in adventure, drama and action genres shot in usa. Black bear kills woman camper north of chapleau, ont. Its based on a story of a couple in ontario who encountered a black bear. Backcountry director adam macdonald explains why black bears. Backcountry plays like a bizzarro version of reese witherspoons oscarnominated wild, where literally nothing goes right along the way. Going on a camping trip to northern ontario, the two end up losing their way, walking straight into bear territory. Few subgenres of horror film have been so neglected as the bear movie. It is loosely based on the true story of a maneating bear and 30yearolds mark jordan and jacqueline perry, in the back country of missinaibi lake provincial park, north of chapleau, ontario in 2005, events for which mark later received the star of courage award from governor general.
Camping couple faces off against bear in backcountry. The 32yearold software developer says the award announced yesterday is a bittersweet honour, one thats being bestowed on him for fighting off a bear that savagely attacked and killed his wife. The terror of nature in adam macdonalds backcountry may. The incredible bear attack scene from the canadian film backcountry.
In advance of this weekends supposedly factbased horrorthriller backcountry which centers on an urban couple being terrorized by a black bear during a camping trip weve taken a. How to survive a black bear attack we asked an expert to watch the horror movie backcountry and break down the myths and realities of encountering one of the forests most intimidating animals. However, the bear catches up to them the next morning and attacks them in their tent. Its a slow burn for the first hour but still very tense, the campfire scene with the irish guy was very creepy and the bear attack scene was downright terrifying. Feb 12, 2015 backcountry official trailer 1 2015 missy peregrym movie hd an urban couple go camping in the woods and find themselves lost in the territory of a predatory black bear. Alex jeff roop is a seasoned outdoorsman while jenn missy peregrym, a corporate lawyer, is not. Missy peregrym is awesome, and that bear attack was so realistic and visceral and hard hitting. Backcountry official trailer i hd i ifc midnight youtube. If a brown bear charges you, lie on your stomach with your pack on. It is interesting from a moviemaking point of view which method of portraying a bear attack is more effective. Writerdirector adam macdonald talks backcountry at tiff. Alex screams for jenn to run as the bear is eating him alive. Adam macdonald talks about his feature directorial debut, backcountry, the true story the film is based on, working with real bears and more at tiff 2014.