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The Hot Button: Grizzly Man - Werner Herzog never knew the subject of his documentary, Timothy Treadwell. But with hundreds of hours of video footage shot by Treadwell himself, a one-of-a-kind student of wildlife, who lived with grizzly bears every summer until the summer when one ate him, Herzog honors Treadwell while shaping a narrative that speaks to his own feelings. Treadwell was intrigued by man vs. nature. Herzog is all about man vs himself. The result is the most compelling and easily the funniest film about a man who gets himself and his girlfriend eaten alive by a bear you will ever see. And as Herzog listens to the audio - the video cap couldn't be removed in time - of the attack that took these two lives, his reaction, sitting right with Treadwell's mother, makes for one of the great scenes of all time, without a visual element to be found. |
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ComingSoon has a clip from Grizzly Man, including an appearance on David Letterman .. Treadwell: It's important that every bear knows who I am and that I fit on their heirarchy if I'm to survive. Letterman: Is it going
to happen that one day we're going to read a news article about
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In October 2003, Treadwell's remains, along with those of his girlfriend, Amie Huguenard, were discovered near their campsite in Alaska's Katmai National Park and Reserve. They had been mauled and devoured by a grizzly, the first known victims of a bear attack in the park. (The bear suspected of the killings was later shot by park officials.) In Grizzly Man, Herzog plumbs not only the mystery of wild nature, but also the mystery of human nature as he chronicles Treadwell's final years in the wilderness. Herzog uses Treadwell's own startling documentary footage to paint a nuanced portrait of a complex and compelling figure while exploring larger questions about the uneasy relationship between man and nature. More > |
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Bear Safety - From Grizzy People 
People should remain 100 yards from bears at all times.
A fed bear is a dead bear.
Once a bear gets human food, it becomes dangerous to humans.
Never run from a bear.
When camping in bear country, people should use bear proof barrels
and boxes, or hang food safely out of reach of bears. |
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