Ray Liotta in a scene from "Cocaine Bear" (2023) Photo Credit: KARE 11/Universal Pictures

‘Cocaine Bear’ – Official Trailer:

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Ray Liotta in a scene from "Cocaine Bear" (2023) Photo Credit: KARE 11/Universal Pictures

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Cocaine Bear is a 2023 comedy horror film directed by Elizabeth Banks and written by Jimmy Warden. It is loosely inspired by the true story of the Cocaine Bear, an American black bear that ingested several kilograms of a bag containing about 75 lb (34 kg) of lost cocaine. The film stars Keri RussellO’Shea Jackson Jr.Christian ConveryAlden EhrenreichBrooklynn PrinceIsiah Whitlock Jr., Margo MartindaleJesse Tyler Ferguson and Ray Liotta. It is dedicated to Liotta, who died May 26, 2022.

Cocaine Bear was released in the United States on February 24, 2023, by Universal Pictures. The film opened to generally positive reviews from critics and grossed over $90 million against a production budget of $30–35 million.

Signage at the Los Angeles premiere of Universal Pictures' "Cocaine Bear" at Regal LA Live on February 21, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. Photo by Araya Doheny/FilmMagic

The film is loosely inspired by the events surrounding a 175-pound (79 kg) American black bear that died after ingesting a duffel bag full of cocaine in December 1985. The cocaine had been dropped out of an airplane piloted by Andrew C. Thornton II, a former narcotics officer and convicted drug smuggler, because his plane was carrying too heavy a load. Thornton then jumped out of the plane with a faulty parachute and died. The bear, who died sometime after consuming the cocaine, was found three months later in northern Georgia alongside 40 opened plastic containers of cocaineThe bear is currently on display at the Kentucky for Kentucky Fun Mall in Lexington, Kentucky, which named the creature “Cocaine Bear” in 2015. The film’s plot differs from real-life events in a number of ways. Notably, the real-life Cocaine Bear is not known to have killed anyone after consuming drugs, and what transpired in the time leading up to its death from overdose is unknown.

In an interview with Variety‘s Adam B. Vary, Banks stated that “this movie could be seen as that bear’s revenge story.”

Elizabeth Banks in a profile piece on directing for Variety Magazine in 2023. Photo Credit: Variety Magazine
Entertainment Weekly's Adam B. Vary poses for a photo in the Green Room for the "A Conversation with Joss Whedon" Panel at the Austin Convention Center on March 10, 2012 in Austin, Texas. Photo by Michael Buckner/Getty Images for SXSW

Cocaine Bear is the Featured Blog of the Month for February for its real-life history! You can expect to read a detailed critique of the 2023 film, Cocaine Bear. You can also read a recommendation for the film. There is also a detailed review of the history of the “Cocaine Bear,” and the incident with Andrew Thornton II that lead to the inspiration for the film. You can also watch an interview with director Elizabeth Banks and the cast with Today about the 80s era film. There is also a Top Ten List to commemorate the film being a Featured Blog of the Month, and for Cocaine Bear, the topic of the list is My Top Ten Bear Movies! And finally, as a Featured Blog of the Month film, you can watch the Official Trailer for the 2023 film and then plan on watching Cocaine Bear tonight!

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Directed by Elizabeth Banks, written by Jimmy Warden, and produced by Phil Lord, Christopher Miller, Aditya Sood, Elizabeth Banks, Max Handelman, and Brian Duffield. Starring Keri Russell, O'Shea Jackson Jr., Christian Convery, Alden Ehrenreich, Brooklynn Prince, Isiah Whitlock Jr., Margo Martindale, and Ray Liotta, Cinematography by John Guleserian, Edited by Joel Negron, Music by Mark Mothersbaugh. Production companies: Lord Miller Productions, Brownstone Productions, Jurassic Party Productions. Distributed by Universal Pictures. (2023)e
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