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''Grizzly'' is a [[Cult Classic]] independent "Nature Strikes Back" film from the 1970s. Notable for ripping off [[Steven Spielberg]]'s ''[[Jaws (~~Film~~)|Jaws]]'' at every possible opportunity, and still managing to be some fun in its own right.

''Grizzly'' is a [[Cult Classic]] independent "Nature Strikes Back" film from the 1970s. Notable for ripping off [[Steven Spielberg]]'s ''[[Jaws (film)|Jaws]]'' at every possible opportunity, and still managing to be some fun in its own right.

Released in 1976, ''Grizzly'' was actually the most successful independent film made that year, raking in a shocking $30 million from a budget of $750,000. It was the most successful independant motion picture until two years later when [[John Carpenter]] made ''[[Halloween (~~Film~~)|Halloween]]''.

Released in 1976, ''Grizzly'' was actually the most successful independent film made that year, raking in a shocking $30 million from a budget of $750,000. It was the most successful independant motion picture until two years later when [[John Carpenter]] made ''[[Halloween (film)|Halloween]]''.

It's also notable that the film had a sequel produced in the 80s that was never finished or released. It seemed that the sequel would never see the light of day. That is, until a very rough work print (without the bear footage, save for some scenes at the end featuring an animatronic) was thrown on the internet during the [[Charlie Sheen]] craze in 2011, due to the film being one of the earliest roles for Charlie Sheen (as well as [[George Clooney]] believe it or not).

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* [[Blood From the Mouth]]: Helicopter pilot Don bites it with copious amounts of this.

* [[Bloodless Carnage]]: Averted. For a PG-rated film, there is a ton of blood.

* [[Everything's Worse ~~With~~ Bears]]

* [[Everything's Worse with Bears]]

* [[Family-Unfriendly Violence]]

* [[Follow the Leader]]: There is little in this movie not directly lifted from ''[[Jaws (~~Film~~)|Jaws]]''. A comparison can be found [http://www.bmoviegraveyard.com/reviews/G/Grizzly/ here].

* [[Follow the Leader]]: There is little in this movie not directly lifted from ''[[Jaws (film)|Jaws]]''. A comparison can be found [http://www.bmoviegraveyard.com/reviews/G/Grizzly/ here].

* [[Hellish Copter]]: The bear attacks the helicopter in the last reel

* [[Hope Spot]]: {{spoiler|Scotty}} wakes up after being mauled and buried by the Grizzly, only to be killed again moments later by the same animal

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* [[Monster Vision]]

* [[Novelization]]: And it made far more sense than the movie, too, as it actually gave real reasons for why the bear started eating people. {{spoiler|1=If you must know, it grew too big too fast, so its mother drove it off before it knew how to hunt properly; it injured its jaw before entering the park, leaving it in serious pain; and one of the first victims was menstruating. Angry hungry bear plus the scent of blood = massacre time.}}

* [[Off ~~With~~ His Head]]: {{spoiler|That poor horse}}

* [[Off with His Head]]: {{spoiler|That poor horse}}

* [[Super-Persistent Predator]]

* [[Too Dumb to Live]]: The park ranger who strips to her underwear to "dip her feet" when she's searching for a man-eating grizzly bear, and {{spoiler|Scotty}}