In 1985 a drug smuggler crashed their plane in a Georgia forest, only for a
black bear to discover the wreck and ingest a large quantity of cocaine.
Fuelled by the drug, the animal went on a legendary rampage.
Directed by Elizabeth Banks (Charlie’s Angels, Pitch Perfect 2) from a screenplay by Jimmy Warden (The Babysitter: Killer Queen), Cocaine Bear brings the true story to the screen.
The film stars
Keri Russell, O’Shea Jackson, Jr., Christian Convery-Jennings, Alden
Ehrenreich, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Brooklynn Prince, Isiah Whitlock Jr.,
Kristofer Hivju, Hannah Hoekstra, Aaron Holliday, Margo Martindale
and Ray Liotta.
Cocaine Bear is in UK/ROI cinemas from February 24th.
Check out the trailer and poster below.
The official synopsis reads:
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.
