Stars: Bryan Brown, Oliver Tobias, Richard Harris

Director: Stewart Raffill

Summary: The story of a boy who is captured by a grizzly bear and embarks on the adventure of his life which includes hunters, wolves and stampeding buffalo.

A thrill-seeking hunter (Brown) brings his son Harry along on an expedition to capture a grizzly bear. With Indian tracker (Jackson) and jaded hunting colleague (Tobias) in tow, it isn't long before they seize a pair of cubs. Upon finding her kids tied-up and caged, the mother bear in turn abducts young Harry. While the hunting party conducts their search, the boy manages to forge a trusting alliance with the beast. However, it isn't long before they're discovered, and a misunderstanding leads to a brutal battle. When father and son rally to help the bear, they discover how much they really care for each other.

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Grizzly Fallsis a gorgeous, hopelessly old-fashioned film that's unlikely to attract the viewership it ought to--none of the characters is particularly witty or clever; special effects, save a few stunts with a bear, are nil; and the irony level is at an all-time low. In other words, prying the kids away from Pokémonto watch this film may be a challenge, but it's worth the effort. Daniel Clark plays Harry, a lad of around eight who accompanies Tyrone (Bryan Brown), his thrill-seeking dad, on a mission to the Colorado Rockies, where he intends to be the first to capture a live grizzly. It's the early 1900s, so the means by which Tyrone plans to snare the beast aren't especially humane--at a saloon stop, he hires five tough guys, one with a team of hounds. Then the hunt begins. The hounds' punishing master quickly emerges as a villain; when he and two dogs are mauled by the grizzly, he exacts revenge by caging the bear's cubs. She, in classic righteous-mother mode, retaliates by dragging Harry into the woods. What follows is a desperate chase through beautiful countryside by tireless Tyrone and the blossoming of an impossible boy-bear friendship. Mizzy, as Harry comes to call the bear, protects him from dangers of the wild while leading the boy to her caged cubs, who are travelling east with the ornery houndskeeper. There's a showdown when the animal family is reunited, but Harry and Tyrone extinguish a series of confrontations handily, then move on to cement their own iffy relationship. The surplus of action scenes in this PG-rated film will wow kids eight and up, and only jaded viewers will summon the callousness to criticise its unapologetic portrayal of blind loyalty and courage at all costs. --Tammy La Gorce, Amazon.com

Aspect Ratio:	16:9 Anamorphic Wide Screen
Main Language:	English
Region:	Region 2
Special Features:	Animated And Scored Interactive Menus, Scene Access, Trailer
Year:	1999
Release Date:	October 14, 2002
Runtime:	91 minutes
Certification:
Catalogue Number:	P P A 1304
Label:	Metrodome
Keywords:	Action, General, Grizzly, Falls, Adventure
Genre:	Action/Adventure