'Jaws With A Bear' Sequel To Get Belated Release

Sequel To 'Jaws With A Bear' To Get Belated Release

Or should that be bear-lated? After the huge success of Jaws, there were a slew of copycat films featuring a menagerie of different beasts and creatures turning against man.

One of the first out of the exploitation gates was Grizzly (1976), which we featured in our Jaws with... article: ‘JAWS WITH…’

It turns out a sequel was filmed in 1983, but never completed... until now. Grizzly II: Revenge.

It features quite a cast that includes Oscar winner George Clooney, Oscar winner Laura Dern and Charlie Sheen.

These are small appearances made before they were famous, but will no doubt be of interest to fans and help sell the movie. Essentially Clooney and Dern play the 'Chrissie Watkins' of the film as two campers in their tent in the opening scene.

The cast also includes Louise Fletcher and John Rhys-Davies, oh and 40,000 extras at a rock concert in the woods. That is the intended target for the Grizzly of the title, which was previously often reffered to as Grizzly II: The Concert, obviously Grizzly II: Electric Bugaloo wasn't an option.

Now, after over 35 years - and with all new marauding bear footage - just when you thought it was safe to go back into the woods, Grizzly II: Revenge is free.

We presume voodoo plays no part in the said revenge antics of the bear, like it did in the novelisation of Jaws The Revenge. 

By Dean Newman

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