If this movie is based on a true story,it means its based on a. It just so happens that the true story is not so true. Adam macdonald talks about his feature directorial debut, backcountry, the true story the film is based on, working with real bears and more at tiff 2014. Its probably best for provincial park business that adam macdonalds backcountry, a movie in which a bickering urban couple are stalked by a 600pound black bear, is coming out at summers end. Mar 20, 2015 backcountry includes a brief notice that its based on a true story, and mr. Backcountry movie true story facts nishiohmiyagolf.
Bear attack marks true story of survival with pepper spray real attack photo. Mar, 2015 in this creepylooking flick, a camping trip turns deadly when a couple gets lost and stumbles upon the lair of a black bear. Feb 17, 2015 the writerdirector will make his feature debut with backcountry, the story of a couple who gets lost on a wilderness trek and encounters predatory wildlife and other dangers. Mar 19, 2015 the movie, which hits theaters today, is a fictionalized account based on a couple of real incidents in canadas vast wilderness, says backcountry writer and director adam macdonald, who spent. Backcountry is a critically acclaimed new horrorsurvival film about a canadian couple that gets lost in the woods and is subjected to a bear attack.
In this creepylooking flick, a camping trip turns deadly when a couple gets lost and stumbles upon the lair of a black bear. New film backcountry flips the genders on bear attack mild. Based on a true story only means that a true story was the spark of inspiration that made the movie happen. The true story of adrift tami oldham and richard sharp. In this terrifying thriller based on a true story, a young couples romantic camping trip becomes a tale of survival as they face the dark side of nature. Even then despite being a fairly engaging movie, those arent the only problems. Aug 27, 2015 its probably best for provincial park business that adam macdonalds backcountry, a movie in which a bickering urban couple are stalked by a 600pound black bear, is coming out at summers end. In this terrifying thriller based on a true story, a young couples romantic camping trip becomes a tale of survival. The trailer made it look like a couple were being stalked by both a murderous bear and a human weirdo. In the woods with actors and a 600pound black bear to. Adam macdonalds first feature film backcountry has a quote on its film poster saying that the film does for the woods what jaws did for the ocean.
Hitfix rates the truthfulness of 10 horror films purporting to be based on a true story, from. Jun 01, 2018 this post contains spoilers for the movie adrift if youve seen any of the trailers for the new movie adrift in theaters now, then you know that its based on a true story. Backcountry 2015 in this terrifying thriller based on a true story, a young couple s romantic camping trip becomes a tale of survival as they face the dark side of nature. This movie is kind of falsely advertised from what i remember of promotion. Backcountry includes a brief notice that its based on a true story, and mr. An urban couple go camping in the woods and find themselves lost in the territory of a predatory black bear. The writerdirector will make his feature debut with backcountry, the story of a couple who gets lost on a wilderness trek and encounters predatory wildlife and other dangers. With jeff roop, missy peregrym, nicholas campbell, eric balfour. Writerdirector adam macdonald talks backcountry, the true. If you saw that and liked it you will like backcountry. In this terrifying and criticallyacclaimed thriller, a young couples romantic camping trip becomes a tale of survival as they face the darkest side of nature. Everyone knows that the movie will be different in any number of ways from the true story that inspired it. Macdonald has said he was partly inspired by an ontario couples real.
Backcountry director talks filming bears, hanging off. The couple had driven north to celebrate their fourth anniversary. Black bear kills woman camper north of chapleau, ont. The movie is sufficiently potent in its depiction of the. The movie, which hits theaters today, is a fictionalized account based on a couple of real incidents in canadas vast wilderness, says backcountry writer and director adam macdonald, who spent. Sep 08, 2005 moments earlier, the 30yearold had tried to fight off a bear attacking his wife, jacqueline perry, also 30, stabbing it five or six times with a knife. Based on a true story, backcountry follows an urban couple who go camping in the canadian wilderness where unimaginable beauty sits alongside our most primal fears. A couple on a deepwilderness hike become hopelessly lost within an aggressive black bears territory. A couple was camping in a remote provincial park in northern ontario and they were attacked by a predatory black bear. Macdonald has said he was partly inspired by an ontario couple s reallife wilderness nightmare. New film backcountry flips the genders on bear attack.
Its based on a story of a couple in ontario who encountered a black bear. In this terrifying thriller based on a true story, a young couple s romantic camping trip becomes a tale of survival as they face the dark side of nature. When a young couple goes to a remote wooded lake for a romantic getaway, their quiet weekend is shattered by an aggressive group of local kids. The film is one of the based on a true story ilk that maybe would be a bit better and more honestly advertised as inspired by true events. Macdonald has said he was partly inspired by an ontario couples reallife wilderness nightmare. Adam macdonalds featuredirecting debut premiered in torontos discovery sidebar knowing that the situations depicted in actor and filmmaker adam macdonalds backcountry are.
Husbands heroic efforts couldnt save mauled wife the. The single most horrifying moment occurs right up top, when text appears onscreen that reads based on a true story. Backcountry movie true story facts, backcountry is a canadian naturesurvival horror film, written and directed by adam macdonald. It is loosely based on the true story of a maneating bear. Moments earlier, the 30yearold had tried to fight off a bear attacking his wife, jacqueline perry, also 30, stabbing it five or six times with a knife. Mar 20, 2015 hitfix rates the truthfulness of 10 horror films purporting to be based on a true story, from. Jan 10, 2016 the incredible bear attack scene from the canadian film backcountry. May 24, 2007 the couple had driven north to celebrate their fourth anniversary. This post contains spoilers for the movie adrift if youve seen any of the trailers for the new movie adrift in theaters now, then you. A black bear that may have learned to prey on humans killed a woman and injured her husband at a provincial park in northern ontario. I watched this movie again the next day, because it stayed with me. The man is portrayed as a bumbling idiot who makes stupid decisions at every turn, failing to bring a map, surreptitiously removing his girlfriends cell phone from her purse and leaving it in.
Backcountry 2015 in this terrifying thriller based on a true story, a young couples romantic camping trip becomes a tale of survival as they face the dark side of nature. Eden lake is a relentlessly tense and immaculately paced horrorthriller about modern youth gone wild. In the woods with actors and a 600pound black bear to film. And so is the case of backcountry, a verywell executed wilderness thriller written and directed by adam macdonald and apparently inspired by a true story that the movie made me very much not want to look up, which i suppose may be taken by some to be a token of its effectiveness. Alex is a seasoned camper while jenn, a corporate lawyer, is not. Apparently inspired by a true story that the movie. Based on a true story, backcountry follows a big city couple who go camping in the canadian wilderness.
After getting lost and losing their navigation equiptment, the couple finds themselves in the hunting territory of a. I came across a story of a couple who were savagely attacked in the backcountry by a predatory black bear nearly ten years ago, i found the story both heroic and tragic, it made me very emotional. In this terrifying and criticallyacclaimed thriller, a young couple s romantic camping trip becomes a tale of survival as they face the darkest side of nature. I would compare the acting and dark storyline to another movie i saw a few years ago called open water which was also based on a true story about a couple who went diving off the coast of australia and was accidently left in the middle of shark infested water. Backcountry which centers on an urban couple being terrorized by a black. The couple being young and alone made it all the more compelling to me. Backcountry is a 2015 horrorthriller which follows the story of a young couple on a back packing trip in the extreme wilderness of the united states. The true story of adrift tami oldham and richard sharp real. In backcountry and other movies, a bear makes a mean co. Mar 26, 2015 ostensibly based on a true story, backcountry follows goodnatured couple alex jeff roop, ready to impress as an outdoorsman, and nervous city girl jenn a superb missy peregrym. Backcountry is a 2014 canadian naturesurvival horror film, written and directed by adam macdonald. Backcountry horror, aliens, zombies, vampires, creature. Much of the film is about the young couple getting lost in the woods, and their attempts to survive. Mar 20, 2015 and so is the case of backcountry, a verywell executed wilderness thriller written and directed by adam macdonald and apparently inspired by a true story that the movie made me very much not want to look up, which i suppose may be taken by some to be a token of its effectiveness.
Backcountry a couple of weekend backpackers face off against man and beast in director adam macdonalds accomplished, bluntforce wilderness adventure. However, backcountry definitely has its weaknesses as well. Bear attack marks true story of survival with pepper spray. Jan 25, 2016 backcountry real story silver n black. Backcountry plays like a bizzarro version of reese witherspoons oscar. A couple of weekend backpackers face off against man and beast in director adam macdonalds accomplished, bluntforce wilderness adventure. It is loosely based on the true story of a maneating bear and 30yearolds mark jordan and jacqueline perry, in the back country of missinaibi lake provincial park, north of chapleau, ontario in 2005, events for which mark later received the star of courage award from governor general. Obviously some stuff has been changed in the movie from the true story and there has been quite a bit of fluff added in, but overall its a decent flick. In the true story, the woman is killed and the man escapes. Camping couple faces off against bear in backcountry. Mar 19, 2015 i came across a story of a couple who were savagely attacked in the backcountry by a predatory black bear nearly ten years ago, i found the story both heroic and tragic, it made me very emotional. The incredible bear attack scene from the canadian film backcountry.
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