The Bear (1988 film)

The Bear is a 1988 American-French film, set in British Columbia, Canada, about an orphan bear cub who befriends an adult male grizzly as two trophy hunters pursue them through the wild. Directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud. Produced by Claude Berri. Written by Gérard Brach, based on the 1916 novel The Grizzly King by James Oliver Curwood He’s an orphan... at the start of a journey. A journey to survive. Bill [first lines; examining bear tracks] That's a huge male; bet he's more'n fifteen hundred pounds. You see, I don't like to ask folks questions; everyone has a secret side. By God, that's the way it should be. Tom [speaks to the bear cub] I... Tom. [last lines; shooing the bear cub away] Good luck, little fella. Dialogue Bill: [after a botched attempt by Tom to kill the bear] You spooked it, son. You spooked it. Tom: My gun jammed! Bill: [Tom tries to spot the bear with his binoculars] You're not even close to see him again, not even with them glasses. Take it from me, give up. He's miles away by now. Believe me. Cast Bart the Bear as The Kodiak Bear Youk the Bear as The Bear Cub Tchéky Karyo as Tom Jack Wallace as Bill Andre Lacombe as The dog hunter External links Category:1988 American films Category:1988 French films Category:American adventure films Category:American drama films Category:Films based on American novels Category:Films about grizzly bears Category:Films about orphans Category:Films set in British Columbia Category:1988 English-language films Category:Films directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud