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| Werner Herzog | ... | Himself / Narrator / Interviewer (voice) | |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Carol Dexter | ... | Herself, Treadwell's mother | |
| Val Dexter | ... | Himself, Treadwell's father | |
| Sam Egli | ... | Himself (Egli Air Haul) | |
| Franc G. Fallico | ... | Himself (Coroner) | |
| Willy Fulton | ... | Himself, pilot | |
| Marc Gaede | ... | Himself (Ecologist) | |
| Marnie Gaede | ... | Herself (Ecologist) | |
| Sven Haakanson Jr. | ... | Himself, Alutiiq Museum Director | |
| Amie Huguenard | ... | Herself (archive footage) | |
| David Letterman | ... | Himself (archive footage) | |
| Jewel Palovak | ... | Herself | |
| Kathleen Parker | ... | Herself (Close Friend) | |
| Warren Queeney | ... | Himself (Actor, Close Friend) | |
| Timothy Treadwell | ... | Himself (archive footage) | |
| Larry Van Daele | ... | Himself, bear biologist | |
Directed by | |||
| Werner Herzog | |||
Writing credits | ||
| Werner Herzog | (written by) | |
Produced by | |||
| Kevin L. Beggs | .... | executive producer (as Kevin Beggs) | |
| Alana Berry | .... | associate producer | |
| Billy Campbell | .... | executive producer | |
| Phil Fairclough | .... | executive producer | |
| Andrea Meditch | .... | executive producer | |
| Erik Nelson | .... | executive producer | |
| Erik Nelson | .... | producer | |
| Tom Ortenberg | .... | executive producer | |
| Jewel Palovak | .... | co-executive producer | |
Original Music by | |||
| Richard Thompson | |||
Cinematography by | |||
| Peter Zeitlinger | (director of photography) | ||
Film Editing by | |||
| Joe Bini | |||
Sound Department | |||
| Ken King | .... | sound | |
| Michael Klinger | .... | sound post-production | |
| Spencer Palermo | .... | sound | |
| D.D. Stenehjem | .... | sound post-production | |
Camera and Electrical Department | |||
| Erik Söllner | .... | assistant camera (as Erik Sollner) | |
| Amie Huguenard | .... | camera operator: archive footage (uncredited) | |
| Timothy Treadwell | .... | camera operator: archive footage (uncredited) | |
Editorial Department | |||
| Michael Anthony Brown | .... | editorial assistant | |
| Herrianne Cayabyab | .... | on-line editor | |
| Maya Hawke | .... | assistant editor | |
| Adarsh Kaushal | .... | editorial assistant | |
| Brian Patterson | .... | editorial assistant | |
| David W. Ryan | .... | editorial assistant | |
| Chris Camerote | .... | assistant editor (uncredited) | |
| David Foulk | .... | editorial assistant (uncredited) | |
| Spencer Hecox | .... | on-line editor (uncredited) | |
| David Taylor | .... | assistant editor (uncredited) | |
Music Department | |||
| Danielle DeGruttola | .... | musician: cello | |
| John Hanes | .... | musician: percussion and drums | |
| Stephen Hart | .... | score recording engineer | |
| Henry Kaiser | .... | music producer | |
| Jim O'Rourke | .... | musician: piano and guitar | |
| Damon Smith | .... | musician: acoustic bass | |
| Damon Smith | .... | musician: bass | |
| Richard Thompson | .... | music arranger | |
| Richard Thompson | .... | musician: guitar and bass | |
| Henry Kaiser | .... | musician: guitar (uncredited) | |
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Timothy Treadwell was not a well man when he spent 13 years among the brown Grizzlies in Alaska until his time ran out one day as dinner for one of them. For me "not well" means he didn't quite understand that no matter how much he "loved" the bears, they couldn't always return the favor.
For director Werner Herzog, of Aguirre: The Wrath of God and Fitzcarraldo fame, most of his work is devoted to eccentric and often crazed but charismatic leading men. He captures in his voice-over the essential madness of Treadwell in his new film, Grizzly Man. Using over 100 hours of the young man's footage and narration, Herzog fashions an objective documentary of Treadwell's rise and fall. At one point Herzog explains over a close up shot of a grizzly's eyes that he sees nothing but "the overwhelming indifference of nature." The emptiness of Treadwell's assertion that he knows the bears is only too evident when we listen to the animated report of the coroner as he reconstructs the mauling of Treadwell and his girlfriend. Treadwell did, however, predict he would "live and die" with his friends.
Thus, Herzog has another complex protagonist with hubris and innocence enough to guarantee early passage from life. This documentary does well showing Treadwell's love of drama, his alienation from society, and his superior naiveté when it comes to formidable animals such as the grizzly. Herzog also offers memorable photography of Alaska and Treadwell's own footage, which shows him often too close to the bears. However, Timothy did last for 13 years among them; he just seemed to forget that he could not win that game.
Treadwell says of the grizzlies, "Everything about them is perfect." Everything about Timothy is not. Grizzly Man is a cautionary tale about crossing the invisible line between man and beast, the cost of ignorance, and the allure of a personal vision, in this case that of a lost soul who discovers his calling but goes beyond what is allowed to mortals. Grizzly Man will help you overcome romantic notions about wild beasts (and pesky Alaskan black flies).