Project Grizzly (film)

For the 2005 documentary film by Werner Herzog about the late bear enthusiast Timothy Treadwell, see Grizzly Man.
Project Grizzly
Theatrical release poster
Directed byPeter Lynch
Produced byMichael Allder
StarringTroy Hurtubise
CinematographyTony Wannamaker
Edited byCaroline Christie
Music byAnne Bourne
Ken Myhr
Production
company
Distributed byReaction Releasing
Release dates
  • September 1996 (1996-09) (Toronto International Film Festival)
  • 1997 (1997) (Theatrical)
Running time
72 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish
Box officeCan$30 million

Project Grizzly is a 1996 documentary about Canadian inventor Troy Hurtubise. The film follows Hurtubise's obsession with researching the Canadian grizzly bear up close ever since surviving an early encounter with such a bear. The film was directed by Peter Lynch and produced by the National Film Board of Canada who approached Hurtubise after reading his 1990 book White Tape: An Authentic Behind the Scenes Look at Project Grizzly.[1]

  1. ^ Corbett, Ron (6 October 1998). "Grizzlies are his strong suit". The Ottawa Citizen.