In backcountry and other movies, a bear makes a mean co. Backcountry which centers on an urban couple being terrorized by a black. The trailer made it look like a couple were being stalked by both a murderous bear and a human weirdo. Much of the film is about the young couple getting lost in the woods, and their attempts to survive. Alex is a seasoned camper while jenn, a corporate lawyer, is not. 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. Moments earlier, the 30yearold had tried to fight off a bear attacking his wife, jacqueline perry, also 30, stabbing it five or six times with a knife. Backcountry is a 2015 horrorthriller which follows the story of a young couple on a back packing trip in the extreme wilderness of the united states. Camping couple faces off against bear in backcountry. Moments earlier, the 30yearold had tried to fight off a bear attacking his wife, jacqueline perry, also 30, stabbing it five or six times with.
When a young couple goes to a remote wooded lake for a romantic getaway, their quiet weekend is shattered by an aggressive group of local kids. Macdonald has said he was partly inspired by an ontario couples reallife wilderness nightmare. Jun 01, 2018 this post contains spoilers for the movie adrift if youve seen any of the trailers for the new movie adrift in theaters now, then you know that its based on a true story. A couple of weekend backpackers face off against man and beast in director adam macdonalds accomplished, bluntforce wilderness adventure. Mar 19, 2015 i came across a story of a couple who were savagely attacked in the backcountry by a predatory black bear nearly ten years ago, i found the story both heroic and tragic, it made me very emotional. Bear attack marks true story of survival with pepper spray real attack photo by bearmanmt.
Black bear kills woman camper north of chapleau, ont. So, yes, this is based very, very loosely on a true story. Backcountry director talks filming bears, hanging off. The couple being young and alone made it all the more compelling to me. 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. Apparently inspired by a true story that the movie. Backcountry includes a brief notice that its based on a true story, and mr. Jan 10, 2016 the incredible bear attack scene from the canadian film backcountry. It is loosely based on the true story of a maneating bear.
Backcountry 2015 in this terrifying thriller based on a true story, a young couple s romantic camping trip becomes a tale of survival as they face the dark side of nature. The incredible bear attack scene from the canadian film backcountry. In the woods with actors and a 600pound black bear to. The writerdirector will make his feature debut with backcountry, the story of a couple who gets lost on a wilderness trek and encounters predatory wildlife and other dangers. 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. 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 is a critically acclaimed new horrorsurvival film about a canadian couple that gets lost in the woods and is subjected to a bear attack. 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. The film is one of the based on a true story ilk that maybe would be a bit better and more honestly advertised as inspired by true events. Backcountry plays like a bizzarro version of reese witherspoons oscar. If you saw that and liked it you will like backcountry.
Feb 17, 2015 the writerdirector will make his feature debut with backcountry, the story of a couple who gets lost on a wilderness trek and encounters predatory wildlife and other dangers. Mar 20, 2015 backcountry includes a brief notice that its based on a true story, and mr. A couple on a deepwilderness hike become hopelessly lost within an aggressive black bears territory. Mar 20, 2015 hitfix rates the truthfulness of 10 horror films purporting to be based on a true story, from. In this terrifying thriller based on a true story, a young couples romantic camping trip becomes a tale of survival as they face the dark side of nature. Adam macdonalds featuredirecting debut premiered in torontos discovery sidebar knowing that the situations depicted in actor and filmmaker adam macdonalds backcountry are. Ostensibly based on a true story, backcountry follows goodnatured couple alex jeff roop, ready to impress as an outdoorsman, and.
In this creepylooking flick, a camping trip turns deadly when a couple gets lost and stumbles upon the lair of a black bear. Backcountry is a 2014 canadian naturesurvival horror film, written and directed by adam macdonald. Macdonald has said he was partly inspired by an ontario couple s reallife wilderness nightmare. In this terrifying and criticallyacclaimed thriller, a young couple s romantic camping trip becomes a tale of survival as they face the darkest side of nature. Backcountry horror, aliens, zombies, vampires, creature. An urban couple go camping in the woods and find themselves lost in the territory of a predatory black bear. Based on a true story, backcountry follows a big city couple who go camping in the canadian wilderness.
It just so happens that the true story is not so true. I watched this movie again the next day, because it stayed with me. Eden lake is a relentlessly tense and immaculately paced horrorthriller about modern youth gone wild. Backcountry movie true story facts, backcountry is a canadian naturesurvival horror film, written and directed by adam macdonald. New film backcountry flips the genders on bear attack. This post contains spoilers for the movie adrift if youve seen any of the trailers for the new movie adrift in theaters now, then you. 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. Sep 08, 2005 moments earlier, the 30yearold had tried to fight off a bear attacking his wife, jacqueline perry, also 30, stabbing it five or six times with a knife. 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. Alex jeff roop is a seasoned outdoorsman while jenn missy peregrym, a corporate lawyer, is not. After getting lost and losing their navigation equiptment, the couple finds themselves in the hunting territory of a. In this terrifying thriller based on a true story, a young couples romantic camping trip becomes a tale of survival. This movie is kind of falsely advertised from what i remember of promotion.
New film backcountry flips the genders on bear attack mild. 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. I came across a story of a couple who were savagely attacked in the backcountry by a predatory black bear nearly ten years ago, i found the story both heroic and tragic, it made me very emotional. Its based on a story of a couple in ontario who encountered a black bear. Bear attack marks true story of survival with pepper spray. Based on a true story only means that a true story was the spark of inspiration that made the movie happen. Everyone knows that the movie will be different in any number of ways from the true story that inspired it. Husbands heroic efforts couldnt save mauled wife the. 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. Mar 20, 2015 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. Backcountry a couple of weekend backpackers face off against man and beast in director adam macdonalds accomplished, bluntforce wilderness adventure. In this terrifying thriller based on a true story, a young couple s romantic camping trip becomes a tale of survival as they face the dark side of nature. The movie is sufficiently potent in its depiction of the. 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.
A couple was camping in a remote provincial park in northern ontario and they were attacked by a predatory black bear. Macdonald has said he was partly inspired by an ontario couples real. 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. Writerdirector adam macdonald talks backcountry, the true. In the woods with actors and a 600pound black bear to film. Bear attack marks true story of survival with pepper spray real attack photo. Even then despite being a fairly engaging movie, those arent the only problems. Mar, 2015 in this creepylooking flick, a camping trip turns deadly when a couple gets lost and stumbles upon the lair of a black bear. Jan 25, 2016 backcountry real story silver n black. The terror of nature in adam macdonalds backcountry may. 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. 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. I would compare the acting and dark storyline to another movie i saw a few years ago called open water which was also based on a true story about a couple who went diving off the coast of australia and was accidently left in the middle of shark infested water. With jeff roop, missy peregrym, nicholas campbell, eric balfour.
May 24, 2007 the couple had driven north to celebrate their fourth anniversary. Backcountry movie true story facts nishiohmiyagolf. 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. The couple had driven north to celebrate their fourth anniversary. Hitfix rates the truthfulness of 10 horror films purporting to be based on a true story, from.
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. The true story of adrift tami oldham and richard sharp. The single most horrifying moment occurs right up top, when text appears onscreen that reads based on a true story. If this movie is based on a true story,it means its based on a. The true story of adrift tami oldham and richard sharp real. Backcountry 2015 in this terrifying thriller based on a true story, a young couples romantic camping trip becomes a tale of survival as they face the dark side of nature.
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