Cocaine Bear
Director: Elizabeth Banks
Actors: Keri Russell, Alden Ehrenreich, O'Shea Jackson Jr.
PlotIn a sleepy Georgia forest, a series of bizarre and violent events begin to unfold after a drug runner's plane crashes, spilling its cargo of cocaine. The white powder finds an unlikely consumer: a black bear that, after ingesting a substantial amount, becomes an uncontrollable force of nature. Fueled by the cocaine, the bear goes on a rampage, threatening everything in its path as it moves through the forest with frenzied vigour and startling aggression.
The small local community and unsuspecting visitors to the national park cross paths with the dangerous predator, including a mother searching for her lost child, a pair of hapless criminals looking to recover the lost cocaine, and an assortment of park rangers and tourists. As they navigate the chaos sowed by the bear's drug-induced spree, their stories intertwine, leading to encounters filled with tension, dark humor, and a fight for survival against an adversary that is both wildly out of its element and unpredictably deadly.
Writers: Jimmy Warden
Release Date: 24 Feb 2023
Runtime: 95 min
Rating: R
Country: United States, Netherlands, New Zealand, Ireland, United Kingdom
Language: English
Home Video Reviews
Cocaine Bear's chaotic hilarity is delivered superbly on Blu-ray with stellar video and DTS-HD 7.1 audio, though it lacks a 4K release. A cult classic in the making.
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Cocaine Bear's entertaining absurdity makes it fun, but the 4K UHD release’s lack of Dolby Vision and the slight enhancements over Blu-ray don’t justify the price.
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