The Bear (1988)

Cast

Tchéky Karyo
as Tom
Bart the Bear
as The Kodiak Bear
Jack Wallace
as Bill

Get more information about The Bear (1988) on IMDb

Genres & Description

Adventure Drama Family

7.7 / 10

The director of Quest for Fire (1981) creates yet another film in nature with almost no human dialogue in this picturesque story of an orphaned bear cub who is adopted by an adult male bear and must avoid hunters. Bart the Bear stars in this anthropomorphic fantasy.

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Wickedjr Reads

My mom had to take me to the Dr's and on the way back I learned this was my favorite movie when I was a tot (I was born in Feb 89, it apparently came out Oct 89 in the US). Apparently toddler 2 year old me sat and watched this movie, without moving. At all. Glued to the screen. So now i'm going to have to watch this movie because I have no memory of it but toddler me approved. lol - @Wednesday, November 21, 2018 11:07 PM

Connie May Kuipers

This was a sad and happy movie in its day Shows how dangerous it is for orphan cubs and how dangerous a grizzly can be. For those of you who love this film and animal. I own the big bay mare that was used in the campfire seen where the baby bear is seen swiping at her. The horse's name is Gypsy. She is an Ardenne. Gypsy has been with me since 2003and Ive known her since 2001. She has had a good long life. Gypsy was also in The Thirteenth Warrior. The scene is when the warriors sees a little boy running holding his ear. They gallop down to meet the child Gypsy comes dead center to the camera as she gallops down the hill with the guy on her back scarred. Just thought some people might wonder about the horses in the films I always think about the animals. If you know Gypsy from before the two films were made. I would love to meet you. Id like to find the people who bred this mare. Thanks - @Tuesday, August 14, 2018 2:32 AM

Jen Milem

Bart the Bear was in there, too. - @Thursday, November 9, 2017 5:27 PM

K1 Fighter 1988

i was born in that year but im a fan of siberian tiger. - @Tuesday, October 17, 2017 10:50 PM

Jen Milem

Youk the Bear was in that 1988 film called "The Bear", and he was a little baby bear cub that he was roaring at 0:56. - @Thursday, August 10, 2017 3:53 AM

Dayne Whillis

Could you please check out a the music video I edited out of this movie with a song I produced? I promise you won't be disappointed - @Saturday, June 3, 2017 11:40 AM

Kyle Vansteelandt

This is The best movie in the 1980's since little shop of horrors in my opinion. I saw a couple of clips from this movie on YouTube when I was 9 years old including the beginning & ending. Than I saw the full movie when I was 17 years old & it just became one of my favorite movies ever. The animal action is so well-done, the musical score by Philippe Sared is amazing, the cinematography is amazing as well, it's cute, inspiring, kind of funny at times, & it has a lot of heart & emotion. I'm gonna give the bear 5 out of 5 stars. - @Tuesday, April 4, 2017 12:34 AM

Don Satterfield

This is an awesome movie I have watch at least 10 times ! - @Monday, November 21, 2016 11:09 PM

Evelyn Harrison

I loved and will never forget this wonderful movie! - @Saturday, September 17, 2016 6:55 PM

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ForceMaximus84

The Adventures of Milo & Otis: Fun and a bit sad. Benji the Hunted: A bit fun, but mostly scary and sad. The Bear: Depressingly sad. - @Thursday, September 1, 2016 12:47 AM

Patricia Legros

I loved this movie!!!!! - @Wednesday, September 2, 2015 2:14 PM

Paul York

I'm glad there's a popular film that shows that hunting is wrong. In Ontario the government allowed a spring bear hunt, resulting in many orphaned bears -- just to get votes from hunters. It's wrong. Hunting should be banned. Men should let the wild animals live. They should find their entertainment some other way. - @Monday, June 22, 2015 6:02 AM

Draven

Remember the part when the bear gets high of shrooms? lol! - @Monday, September 29, 2014 8:06 PM

Margo Jablonska

this is made according to James Oliver Curwood book "The Bear".. If You love animals J.o. Curwood books are absolutely a must 2 tread ... check out "rthe Grizzly king" or "Kazaan" ...awesome read !!!!!!! - @Wednesday, June 11, 2014 8:22 PM

VrgniaMailman

I saw this movie years ago and ADORED it. Of course, I love just about all furry mammals. Bart the Bear was one awesome bear (he played the adult grizzly). Raised and trained by Doug Seus in Utah (I think), he was over 9 feet tall and had not missed too many meals ..... 1700 lbs. Documentaries involving Brad Pitt showed how Bart used to play with Doug.They loved each other. - @Wednesday, August 28, 2013 11:32 PM

Ecclesiastes XVIII

saddest movie I seen this and cried so hard my eyes drowned - @Sunday, August 18, 2013 10:49 PM

Slenderex

this came out a year before the land before time witch had a similar story but with dinosaurs - @Tuesday, July 23, 2013 11:15 PM

DA BEAR

ME 2 :-) - @Thursday, August 2, 2012 8:47 AM

Adam Harris

does anybody know what music is being used in thsi trailer?? this is NOt the score by Phillipe Sarde - @Friday, July 27, 2012 9:17 PM

Chordseeker

The movie IS sad. Its a great movie, but it is sad. - @Friday, May 18, 2012 12:57 PM

eduardo ibarra medel

I saw it when I was a kid, was around 1989 (in mexico) and what I most remember is the bear's dream. - @Tuesday, April 17, 2012 3:52 AM

lorraine thachuk

great movie i have it on dvd - @Sunday, March 4, 2012 5:03 AM

Aysgarth

I have only seen scenes of this on YouTube, but I just want to take that cub in my arms and protect him... - @Friday, March 2, 2012 4:10 AM

MultKevin

I just red this book and I think it's fantastic along with the whole story and movie.. - @Sunday, February 26, 2012 5:33 PM

yootuba

I remember when this came out in the 80s, it was like that season's "March of the Penguins". Bart the Bear who played the big bear was great. He popped up in "Legends of the Fall" a few years later and killed Brad Pitt at the end. That was about the last movie I could stand to watch Brad Pitt in. - @Tuesday, February 21, 2012 4:18 AM

yootuba

@Saartje05 24 years old is about the natural lifespan of a bear. I hope he was happy during his time at the zoo. - @Tuesday, February 21, 2012 4:17 AM

Mark Tiongco

Man this is my 2nd favorite animal movie of all time. Milo and Otis is first of course :D HOORAY 80's! BOO OLD AGE! - @Saturday, February 11, 2012 7:38 PM

Epic Leafs Hockey

Holy shit! I remember watching this as a kid. The whole movie made me wanna burst in tears. - @Friday, February 3, 2012 10:09 AM

Saartje05

His name was Ursus and he was about 24 years old. - @Tuesday, December 20, 2011 5:14 PM

Saartje05

The baby bear died this morning in a zoo in The Netherlands. His keepers found him dead. - @Tuesday, December 20, 2011 5:13 PM

NoctLightCloud

omg I´ve seen this movie so often when I was a child! now I found it on youtube! what a great surprise! I was crying every time when I watched this movie!!!! - @Thursday, December 1, 2011 5:06 PM

Dahu Ariégeois

belle video - @Tuesday, November 15, 2011 5:13 PM

Muggleborn-Slytherin

Oh. Looks cool. But im pretty sure the re-make is 'Brother Bear' - @Thursday, June 23, 2011 9:59 PM

underscoreisnotvalid

the music in the trailer is scarier than the whole fucking movie. but yeah, seriously this was one of my all time favs as a kid. the claymation nightmare scenes scared the FUCK out of me thoughl. wow i really wanna go find the old vhs of this now! such an amazing movie - @Thursday, April 7, 2011 6:30 PM

Summer Fish

Truth hurts ! :( I hate red necks, including those keep killing very limited number of grey wolves in Alaska. - @Sunday, December 12, 2010 6:52 PM

szilvavirag

Oh my God, I remember seeing this as a child, the beginning (when the cub dreams) creeped me out but I still had to watch it to the end! - @Sunday, October 24, 2010 7:12 PM

Rajinder Satya

Amazingly photographed - @Sunday, October 10, 2010 2:33 PM

David Roosenberg

soundtrack sounds like the exorsist - @Saturday, June 12, 2010 8:13 AM

Blue Collar

such a sad movie - @Thursday, April 2, 2009 11:39 PM