Grizzly Collection

The Grizzly Collection encompasses two films released between 1976 and 2020. The collection began with Grizzly, a thriller directed by William Girdler, which centers on a 15-foot grizzly bear terrorizing a National Forest. Grizzly is often noted for its similarities to the Jaws film series, employing comparable plot elements that proved successful in the preceding year. The film featured a bear named Teddy, measuring 11 feet tall, as the antagonist and starred Christopher George, Andrew Prine, and Richard Jaeckel. A sequel, Grizzly II: Revenge, was produced in 1983 in Hungary and was not released to theaters. The original Grizzly was written by Sheldon, the co-producer, and his wife McCall, who also acted in the film. The cast of the first film included actors such as Louise Fletcher, Steve Inwood, John Rhys-Davies, Deborah Raffin, and Deborah Foreman, alongside emerging actors at the time including Charlie Sheen, George Clooney, and Laura Dern. The total runtime for the collection is 165 minutes, with a reported budget of $750,000. The collection's revenue is recorded as zero. Grizzly has a runtime of 91 minutes and an IMDb rating of 5.2. Grizzly II: Revenge has a runtime of 74 minutes and an IMDb rating of 2.7.