Cocaine Bear

This article is about the film. For the bear that the film is based on, see Cocaine Bear (bear).

Cocaine Bear
Theatrical release poster
Directed byElizabeth Banks
Written byJimmy Warden
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyJohn Guleserian
Edited byJoel Negron
Music byMark Mothersbaugh
Production
companies
Distributed byUniversal Pictures
Release date
  • February 24, 2023 (2023-02-24)
Running time
95 minutes[1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$30–35 million[2][3]
Box office$90 million[4][5]

Cocaine Bear (released as Crazy Bear in some countries) is a 2023 American comedy horror film directed by Elizabeth Banks and written by Jimmy Warden.[6] It is loosely inspired by the true story of the "Cocaine Bear", an American black bear that ingested several kilograms of a bag containing about 75 lb (34 kg) of lost cocaine.[7] The film stars Keri Russell, O'Shea Jackson Jr., Christian Convery, Alden Ehrenreich, Brooklynn Prince, Isiah Whitlock Jr., Margo Martindale, Jesse Tyler Ferguson and Ray Liotta. It is dedicated to Liotta, who died in May 2022.[8]

Cocaine Bear was released in the United States on February 24, 2023, by Universal Pictures. The film opened to generally positive reviews from critics and grossed over $90 million against a production budget of $30–35 million.

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  4. ^ "Cocaine Bear (2023)". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved April 19, 2023.
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  7. ^ Rabon, Gabrielle (April 26, 2021). "Cocaine Bear: The True Story Behind the Ultimate Party Animal". Backpacker. Retrieved October 20, 2023.
  8. ^ Rubin, Rebecca (May 26, 2022). "Ray Liotta Finished Filming Cocaine Bear and Apple's True-Crime Series Black Bird Before Death". Variety. Archived from the original on December 5, 2022. Retrieved May 28, 2022.