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Cocaine Bear (2023) Movie Release Dates / Movie Details
- Overall Score: ☆ 5.97/10
IMDB: ☆ 5.9/10
Metascore: ☆ 5.4/10
Tomatometer: ☆ 6.6/10
Cocaine Bear Plot Synopsis:
Inspired by the 1985 true story of a drug runner's plane crash, missing cocaine, and the black bear that ate it, this wild dark comedy finds an oddball group of cops, criminals, tourists and teens converging in a Georgia forest where a 500- pound apex predator has ingested a staggering amount of cocaine and gone on a coke-fueled rampage for more blow... and blood.
Synopsis / Plot Summary: An oddball group of cops, criminals, tourists, and teens converge in a Georgia forest where a 500-pound black bear goes on a murderous rampage after unintentionally ingesting cocaine.
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More: Most Anticipated Horror Movies Coming Soon in 2026-2027!"Inspired by the 1985 true story of a drug runner"s plane crash, missing cocaine, and the black bear that ate it, this wild dark comedy finds an oddball group of cops, criminals, tourists and teens converging in a Georgia forest where a 500- pound apex predator has ingested a staggering amount of cocaine and gone on a coke-fueled rampage for more blow … and blood.
Cocaine Bear stars Keri Russell (The Americans), O’Shea Jackson, Jr. (Straight Outta Compton), Christian Convery-Jennings (Sweet Tooth), Alden Ehrenreich (Solo: A Star Wars Story), Jesse Tyler Ferguson (Modern Family), Brooklynn Prince (The Florida Project), Isiah Whitlock Jr. (BlacKkKlansman), Kristofer Hivju (Game of Thrones), Hannah Hoekstra (2019’s Charlie’s Angels) and Aaron Holliday (Sharp Objects), with with Emmy winner Margo Martindale (The Americans) and Emmy winner Ray Liotta (The Many Saints of Newark).
Directed by Elizabeth Banks (Charlie’s Angels, Pitch Perfect 2) from a screenplay by Jimmy Warden (The Babysitter: Killer Queen), Cocaine Bear is produced by Oscar® winners Phil Lord and Christopher Miller (Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse, The Mitchells vs. The Machines) for Lord Miller, Elizabeth Banks (Pitch Perfect franchise) and Max Handelman (Pitch Perfect franchise) for Brownstone Productions, Brian Duffield (Spontaneous) for Jurassic Party Productions and Aditya Sood (The Martian) for Lord Miller. The film is executive produced by Robin Mulcahy Fisichella, Alison Small and Nikki Baida."
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Cocaine Bear Movie Information:
Type: MovieYear: 2023 (more 2023 movies)
Box Office: $64,670,240
Nominations: 11
Language: English
Country: United States, Ireland, New Zealand, Netherla
Release Dates: Movie Release Dates / Cocaine Bear Release Dates In Theaters: Feb 24, 2023
Producers: Nikki Baida, Elizabeth Banks, Brian Duffield, Max Handelman, Nancy Honeycutt, Macdara Kelleher, John Keville, Phil Lord, Christopher Miller, Robin Mulcahy Fisichella, Alison Small, Aditya Sood
Musicians: Mark Mothersbaugh
Cinematographers: John Guleserian
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Cocaine Bear Cast
| Cast overview, first billed only: | Character(s) | |
|---|---|---|
| Ray Liotta | ... | |
| Keri Russell | ... | |
| Scott Seiss | ... | |
| Alden Ehrenreich | ... | |
| Margo Martindale | ... | |
| Kahyun Kim | ... | |
| Kristofer Hivju | ... | |
| O''Shea Jackson Jr. | ... | |
| Matthew Rhys | ... | |
| Isiah Whitlock Jr. | ... | Bob |
| Jesse Tyler Ferguson | ... | |
| Hannah Hoekstra | ... | Elsa |
| Brooklynn Prince | ... | |
| Christian Convery | ... | |
| Aaron Holliday | ... | Stache |
| Ayoola Smart | ... | Officer Reba |
| Chloe Harris | ... | Citizen in police station |
| Conor Lambert | ... | Trucker |
| Oisín Nolan | ... | Henry's Dad |
| Leo Hanna | ... | Ponytail |
Fun Facts: 15 Real AGES of Cast
- Ray Liotta, as , passed away at age 67 in Santo Dom.
Sign: Sagittarius, Height: 5' 11½" (1.82 m) - Keri Russell (b. March 23, 1976) –
Sign: Aries, Height: 5' 4" (1.63 m) - Scott Seiss –
- Alden Ehrenreich (b. November 22, 1989) –
Sign: Sagittarius, Height: 5' 9¼" (1.76 m)
Also known as: Alden Caleb Ehrenreich - Margo Martindale (b. July 18, 1951) –
Sign: Cancer, Height: 5' 5½" (1.66 m)
Also known as: Margo Matindale - Kahyun Kim –
- Kristofer Hivju (b. December 7, 1978) –
Sign: Sagittarius, Height: 6' (1.83 m)
Also known as: Kristoffer Hivju - O''Shea Jackson Jr. –
- Matthew Rhys (b. November 8, 1974) –
Sign: Scorpio, Height: 5' 11" (1.8 m)
Also known as: Matthew Rhys Evans - Isiah Whitlock Jr. (b. September 13, 1954) – Bob
Sign: Virgo, Height: 6' (1.83 m)
Also known as: Isiah Whitloch Jr. | Isiaah Whitlock | Isiah Whitlock - Jesse Tyler Ferguson –
- Hannah Hoekstra – Elsa
- Brooklynn Prince (b. May 4, 2010) –
Sign: Taurus
Also known as: Brooklynn Kimberly Prince - Christian Convery –
- Aaron Holliday – Stache
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