Claws (1977)

User Rating:

3.0/10   

Directors:

Richard Bansbach
R.E. Pierson

Writers:

Chuck D. Keen (writer)
Brian Russell (writer)

Genre:

Horror | Thriller

Tagline:

One killer Grizzly towers above the rest!

Plot:

Hunters wound a grizzly bear in a national forest in Alaska. Soon after, the wounded bear goes off and kills several other hunters...

Plot Keywords:

Bear | Hunter | Alaska | Grizzly Bear | National Forest

Cast

Jason Evers	...	Jason Monroe
Leon Ames	...	Ben Jones, Forest Commissioner
Anthony Caruso	...	Henry Chico
Carla Layton	...	Chris Monroe
Glenn Sipes	...	Howard
Buck Young	...	Helicopter Pilot
Myron Healey	...	Sheriff Drake
Buck Monroe	...	Buck Monroe
Wayne Lonacre	...	Gil Evans
Bill Ratcliffe	...	Marshal
Brian Russell	...	Local Reporter
Rand Carr	...	Radio Operator
Bob Pierson	...	TV Reporter
Joe Shaw	...	TV Cameraman
Marvin Borgmier	...	Hunter

Also Known As:

Devil Bear

Runtime:

100 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Australia:M | USA:PG

Filming Locations:

Alaska, USA

Company:

Alaska Pictures

Trivia:

Was re-released in 1978 in Canada and Mexico as "Grizzly 2" in an effort to capitalize on the success of another similarly themed killer grizzly bear film a year before "Grizzly" (1976), which had performed exceptionally well worldwide. "Claws" is often times mistaken as the sequel to "Grizzly" because of its re-release title, but has no connection to the film, nor any connection to the real infamous lost sequel, "Predator: The Concert" (AKA: "Grizzly II: The Predator").

Quotes:

Henry: Do you want whiskey?
Jason Monroe: No thank you, my little boy was just attacked by a damn grizzly bear.
Henry: Is he alright?
Jason Monroe: I'm not sure.
Henry: Oh, I think I will go drink whiskey now.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Harry and the Hendersons (1987)

The Moby Dick of Bear Flicks!

Notable for it gratuitous use of flashbacks, even by 70's standards. This is a pure drive-in flick, the one your parents didn't want to stay awake for, so they drove home halfway through it. Right off the bat, you're introduced to bad stock footage, interesting color changes during scenes, and a so-called SATAN BEAR! Cheezy and vaguely energetic enough to be funny for awhile, halfway through it begins to lull the mind into a satisfying sleep. However, impressionable young minds might actually be frightened by this flick, since getting mauled by a rogue bear during a boy-scout outing is actually quite a plausable fear; as opposed to, say, getting mauled by Bigfoot...

But that's a different movie.