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Cocaine Bear: The True Story

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Cocaine Bear: The True Story

2023

51m

Documentary

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COCAINE BEAR: THE TRUE STORY dives deep into the bizarre actual events behind the hit Hollywood movie Cocaine Bear. The documentary tells the story of Kentucky blueblood Drew Thornton and the infamous drug run that will forever link him to a Georgia bear on cocaine. The one-hour documentary features interviews with those closest to the case including the former sheriff who was one of the first on the scene, and the special agent whose team found The Cocaine Bear.

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Stephanie Morgan

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The true story lives up to the absurdity of Hollywood's version, but unfortunately its telling isn't as entertaining.

Rated: 2/5

Apr 20, 2023

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Jordan S

It made no sense. I wish I could get my hour and a half back. There was so many inconsistency's like I know it's just a movie but where did logic go? His ear is under the bears coochie then the bear gets up and his head is NOT anywhere near that so why did they even say that in the movie????? Stupid reference I know but it's the one that stuck in my head cause literally why did they say that? When it was very clearly not at all what was happening?

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

03/07/24

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RedskyRiver R

Much silliness and gore. It made me laugh out aloud several times. If you decide to watch this movie and expect a serious, realistic version of the story you will be disappointed. If you watch it with the expectation of a quick goofy premise, you will finish this ridiculous movie with a smile. Stay through the end credits.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

11/28/23

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George P

Fun. Gore. Some extreme gore with splashes of Top Shelf B grade humour. Nicely entertaining.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

11/23/23

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wayne p

Was a great movie gore and all plus Elizabeth was the director and did a great job

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/26/23

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Craig

Really odd story but the story telling is far too dry and flirting with boredom on many levels. For such an odd story, I expected more.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

07/04/23

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Pamela B

This is a nice companion piece if you're interested in the movie version. I enjoyed learning about all the real twists and turns in the backstory. I grew up in Texas during the time of the assassination of Federal Judge John Wood, so finding out that Cocaine Bear was tangentially connected to that was a little mind-blowing.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

05/27/23

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Robert Palumbo

Director

Mike Griffiths

Executive Producer

Ian Russell

Executive Producer

Elizabeth Banks

Executive Producer

Max Handelman

Executive Producer

Krissy Wall

Executive Producer

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COCAINE BEAR: THE TRUE STORY dives deep into the bizarre actual events behind the hit Hollywood movie Cocaine Bear. The documentary tells the story of Kentucky blueblood Drew Thornton and the infamous drug run that will forever link him to a Georgia bear on cocaine. The one-hour documentary features interviews with those closest to the case including the former sheriff who was one of the first on the scene, and the special agent whose team found The Cocaine Bear.

Director: Robert Palumbo
Distributor: Peacock
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 14, 2023
Runtime: 51m

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