Grizzly II: Revenge [1983]

There is definitely more of a story to this movie, but I guess I just don't know how to find it. Here's what we do know: this is a sequel to Grizzly, theoretically, that was never fully put together but someone saved it after realizing that the opening scene of dumb teens getting murdered by a bear features unknowns George Clooney, Laura Dern, and Charlie Sheen. I wonder what ever happened to them. In more substantial roles we also have Nurse Ratchett, Gimli son of Gloin, and a cameo by Wormtail. And if you think the actor situation here is odd, let me tell you that it's really in line with the overall oddness of this movie. 

This movie is only an hour and 15 minutes and is clearly pieced together in a lot of places. It follows three stories: that of some poachers who killed a baby bear and pissed off the mother and are out to get her; that of a park ranger, bear expert, and John Rhys-Davies (a French Canadian hunter with possible indigenous roots) trying to stop the bear; and that of Louise Fletcher trying to host a rock festival in a national park (it makes no sense; just go with it). There's also a subplot with the park ranger's daughter getting banged by some musician or something. The film cuts between these three plots and none of them do much. Almost everyone dies at the end including the bear who gets electrocuted by the music equipment. 

What's interesting about this film is the hack job it became. There's some truly egregious ADR, some clearly modern scenes spliced in to try to lengthen the movie or add continuity, and the acting, including the bear, is not good. Although the tiring concert scenes towards the end are mostly boring, this film does have a lot to offer.

Spoon Rating: 5.5