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Backcountry director adam macdonald explains why black. Its a shame its advertised as a bearattack movie, because there are other themes built early in the movie that could lead you to expect a lot of other types of story. In the woods with actors and a 600pound black bear to film. In a motion picture in which the place is a national park that the ostensible hero insists he remembers so well that he refuses the offer of a map from a ranger upon arriving, it is a nearly certain indicator of nottobefavorited events to come. Backcountry is adam macdonalds feature directorial debut. Here is the second bear movie this year after grizzly, another creature feature starring thomas jane and billy bob thornton. Macdonald has said he was partly inspired by an ontario couples reallife wilderness nightmare. In the woods with actors and a 600pound black bear to. Writerdirector adam macdonald talks backcountry at tiff 2014.

Mar 26, 2015 ostensibly based on a true story, backcountry follows goodnatured couple alex jeff roop, ready to impress as an outdoorsman, and nervous city girl jenn a superb missy peregrym. Alex jeff roop is a seasoned outdoorsman while jenn missy peregrym, a corporate lawyer, is not. Camping couple faces off against bear in backcountry. This movie is kind of falsely advertised from what i remember of promotion. In writerdirector adam macdonalds feature debut backcountry, things seriously go wrong for happy city couple jenn missy peregrym and alex jeff roop. An urban couple go camping in the woods and find themselves lost in. Black bear kills woman camper north of chapleau, ont. The movie is sufficiently potent in its depiction of the. The backcountry is a fullservice store outfitting every type of outdoor activity that can be done in the area. Feb 17, 2015 the filmmaker, whose acting credits include abcs rookie blue and confessions of a teenage drama queen, got backcountry into development through his cousin, jeff roop, who plays the male lead. The backcountry film festival is produced each year by winter wildlands alliance as a celebration of the humanpowered experience and a gathering place for the backcountry snowsports community.

Hitfix rates the truthfulness of 10 horror films purporting to be based on a true story, from the strangers to the town that dreaded sundown. It states during the credits as most films do that any character resemblance to actual people is coincidental. How can you claim boats when you dont even get the most basic part of the true story correct. Backcountry director adam macdonald explains why black bears. At minute 48 you hear it for the first time, outside the tent. The terror of nature in adam macdonalds backcountry may. This is a movie about hikers in the backcountry being pursuedattacked by a black bear. Backcountry is a wilderness thriller weakened by its human. It taught us a ton about avalanche safety, but the real danger isnt just avalanches its the backcountry as a whole.

A couple ventures into the canadian woods for a weekend getaway, and things dont go exactly as. Knowing that the situations depicted in actor and filmmaker adam macdonalds backcountry are based on true events only makes them more harrowing to watch unfold onscreen in a manner that. But the point of backcountry isnt to get involved with the characters. Obviously some stuff has been changed in the movie from the true story and there has been quite a bit of fluff added in, but overall its a decent flick.

The best movies based on true stories on netflix 1 roma inspired by his childhood in 1970s mexico city, roma is the latest film from visionary. The 25 best movies based on true stories on netflix april. Mar 19, 2015 the movie, which hits theaters today, is a fictionalized account based on a couple of real incidents in canadas vast wilderness, says backcountry writer and director adam macdonald, who spent. A black bear that may have learned to prey on humans killed a woman and injured her husband at a provincial park in northern ontario. Under normal life circumstances, this is a harmless enough utterance. Backcountry is a 2014 canadian naturesurvival horror film, written and directed by adam macdonald. Its probably best for provincial park business that adam macdonalds backcountry, a movie in which a bickering urban couple are stalked by a 600pound black bear, is. The bear is simply a bear and while its time on screen. Its to watch someone get graphically mauled by a bear, a feat accomplished with a real black bear and some night of the living deadstyle butchershop effects. In this terrifying and criticallyacclaimed thriller, a young couples romantic camping trip becomes a tale of survival as they face the darkest side of nature. Maybe the best reason to deploy the black bear as the horror movie totem of backcountry is its remarkable ubiquity. Gearheads are backcountrys outdoor experts, gear enthusiasts, and customer service team. Ostensibly based on a true story, backcountry follows goodnatured couple alex jeff roop, ready to impress as an outdoorsman, and nervous city girl jenn a superb missy peregrym. A young couples romantic camping trip becomes a tale of survival as they face the dark side of nature.

Jan 25, 2016 backcountry real story silver n black. Backcountry a couple of weekend backpackers face off against man and beast in director adam macdonalds accomplished, bluntforce wilderness adventure. Whether its narrowing down the right ski jacket for your local mountain, recommending the gear you need to start climbing, or just making changes to an existing order, talk to a gearhead today to gear up for your next adventure. Based on a true story, backcountry follows an urban couple who go camping in the canadian wilderness where unimaginable beauty sits alongside our most primal fears. Outdoors adventure film is based on real incident of fatal bear attack in canadian wilderness, hence title backcountry. With dozens of bicycles road and mountain plus standup paddleboards sup and kayaks amassed in the parking lot at its truckee location, its difficult to miss. Based on real events, though much of it has been altered, backcountry is a rare gem for what it does, in the end sidestepping most of the conventional horror tropes in the genre in favor of something far more credible, refusing to follow the plan and make this what you expect it to be. Nevada backcountry movie premiere in beatty pahrump. Mar 20, 2015 hitfix rates the truthfulness of 10 horror films purporting to be based on a true story, from the strangers to the town that dreaded sundown. Spoilers 2 you dont see the bear in the first half of the movie.

The release of backcountry on march 20 is the first time bear horror has ever succeeded with a straight face. With jeff roop, missy peregrym, nicholas campbell, eric balfour. Aug 27, 2015 its probably best for provincial park business that adam macdonalds backcountry, a movie in which a bickering urban couple are stalked by a 600pound black bear, is coming out at summers end. Backcountry film festival winter wildlands alliance. Its a shame its advertised as a bearattack movie, because there are other themes built early in the movie that could lead you. This film labelled itself as a outdoor survival horror film. Backcountry director talks filming bears, hanging off. Backcountry 2014 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Going on a camping trip to northern ontario, the two end up losing their way, walking straight into bear territory. Movie builds suspense until fatal bear encounter when one person is killed while other injured person flees towards civilization and safety. The acting, by newcomerssoontobefamous, is layered and totally real, in wellrounded roles and characters that make believable choices all the way through. The movie, which hits theaters today, is a fictionalized account based on a couple of real incidents in canadas vast wilderness, says backcountry writer and director adam macdonald, who spent.

The man is portrayed as a bumbling idiot who makes stupid decisions at every turn, failing to bring a map, surreptitiously removing his girlfriends cell phone from her purse and leaving it in the car, losing his ax, and generally acting like an incompetent oaf. The backcountry film festival is a turnkey fundraising event to raise money and awareness for organizations, backcountry retailers, university clubs, and other groups focused on protecting wild winter landscapes and recreation in their local communities. Watching adam macdonalds new film backcountry kinda ruined all those blissful memories for me. New film backcountry flips the genders on bear attack mild. For most of the movie, i had to look away from the. What jaws did for the ocean, backcountry will do for the woods. When alex and jenn meet brad and eat his fish with him, alex calls the fish. Reason we head into the backcountry in the end, this class couldnt have been a better learning experience. There are at least 600,000 black bears in north america, with bears found in every province of canada, 40 u. And while its true the film portrays a truly grisly and terrifying backpacking trip gone wrong, the film surprisingly cautioned me more against the dangers of an uncommunicative relationship than it did the dangers of camping. The hrca offers various backcountry events such as a bbq, gear swap, and a haunted forest in the fall. Its all pretty effective but in the end, somehow empty.

Mar 20, 2015 backcountry includes a brief notice that its based on a true story, and mr. New film backcountry flips the genders on bear attack. Whether its narrowing down the right ski jacket for your local mountain, recommending the gear you need to start climbing, or just making changes to an existing order, talk to a. Backcountry canyonlands lightweight wind jacket womens. Some might see this as a blessing somehowi have to. If you click on a location marker, the link to the event page on our calendar will appear for you to click. Writerdirector adam macdonald talks backcountry at tiff. It is loosely based on the true story of a maneating bear and 30yearolds mark jordan and jacqueline perry, in the back country of missinaibi lake provincial park, north of chapleau, ontario in 2005, events for which mark later received the star of courage award from governor general. Bear attack marks true story of survival with pepper spray real attack photo by bearmanmt. Even the genres classic, 1979s prophecy, relies on mutant monsters and a fleshy lump of camp. And so is the case of backcountry, a verywell executed wilderness thriller written and directed by adam macdonald and apparently inspired by a true story that the movie made me very much not want to look up, which i suppose may be taken by some to be a token of its effectiveness. Mar 20, 2015 when i was a kid, this was my favorite place in the whole world. Few subgenres of horror film have been so neglected as the bear movie. This film is a few years old, 2014 if im right and also i believe it was made outside of the states, possibly canadian.

The movie chronicles the initial run of the newlydeveloped nevada backcountry discovery route, which begins in oatman, arizona. It is loosely based on the true story of a maneating bear and 30yearolds mark jordan and jacqueline perry, in the back country of missinaibi lake provincial park, north of chapleau, ontario in 2005, events for which mark later received the star of courage award from governor general michaelle jean. Backcountry discovery routes held a firstviewing of its new dvd friday, june 16, at the beatty community center. Not because its full of surprises and twists, but because its a slowburn backwoods thriller.

Most remarkably, backcountry sheds the standard monstrous grizzly bear found in subgenre staples like grizzly and. Before watching this film, i never knew how terrifying bears were. Not to make an unfair comparison to a classic, but the movie deliverance actually followed through on all of the themes that its storyline suggested, while in backcountry, we end up with a storyline in which all but the most elemental stuff winds up as window dressing. Adam macdonalds first feature film backcountry has a quote on its film poster saying that the film does for the woods what jaws did for the ocean. Backcountry includes a brief notice that its based on a true story, and mr. The best way to watch adam macdonalds backcountry is to go in not knowing anything about it. The bear attack scene is arguably the most compelling part of the film. Writerdirector adam macdonald talks backcountry, the true. Adam macdonald talks about his feature directorial debut, backcountry, the true story the film is based on, working with real bears and more at tiff 2014. Backcountry is a 2014 film based on the true events of a couple who get lost on a hiking trip. Mar 17, 2015 adam macdonalds first feature film backcountry has a quote on its film poster saying that the film does for the woods what jaws did for the ocean. Currently, we have set a target to reopen the facilities in late may or early june pending the guidelines set forth by the state and douglas county. Please note this is updated daily and if you dont see your location listed, continue to check back.

The filmmaker, whose acting credits include abcs rookie blue and confessions of a teenage drama queen, got backcountry into development through his. Sep 14, 2014 adam macdonald talks about his feature directorial debut, backcountry, the true story the film is based on, working with real bears and more at tiff 2014. Use the map below to find currently confirmed screening locations for the 201920 backcountry film festival. Mar 19, 2015 in writerdirector adam macdonalds feature debut backcountry, things seriously go wrong for happy city couple jenn missy peregrym and alex jeff roop. This is a movie about hikers in the backcountry being pursuedattacked by a. Searching for the right way back, they accidentally trespass into the territory of a ferocious bear. The 32yearold software developer says the award announced yesterday is a bittersweet honour, one thats being bestowed on him for fighting off a. The 25 best movies based on true stories on netflix april 2020. Its like people who actually think texas chainsaw is real. Bear attack marks true story of survival with pepper spray. Its based on a story of a couple in ontario who encountered a black bear. Besides understanding the snowpack, its a good idea to take a wilderness and remote first aid course as. May 24, 2007 the 32yearold software developer says the award announced yesterday is a bittersweet honour, one thats being bestowed on him for fighting off a bear that savagely attacked and killed his wife.