Big Bear (film)

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Big Bear
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Promotional release poster
Directed by Joey Kern
Written byJoey Kern
Produced by
  • Brandon Evans
  • Brett Forbes
  • Joey Kern
  • Patrick Rizzotti
Starring
CinematographyTimothy A. Burton
Edited byFranklin Peterson
Music by Anton Sanko
Production
companies
MTY Productions
Fortress Features
Distributed by Blue Fox Entertainment
Release date
  • September 22, 2017 (2017-09-22)(U.S.)
Running time
88 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$3,500,000[ citation needed ]

Big Bear is a 2017 American comedy film directed, produced, written and starring Joey Kern, also starring Pablo Schreiber, Adam Brody, Ahna O'Reilly, Tyler Labine and Zachary Knighton.

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Plot

When Joe shows up for his bachelor party that his friends, Eric, Nick and Colin, have thrown for him, he has to tell them that his fiancé, Jess, broke up with him the night before as she's in love with someone else. They encourage him to stay and party anyway to help cheer him up. The next morning after a long night of drinking, Eric shows them that he has kidnapped the guy Jess left Joe for, "Dude". He is tied and bound to a chair in the basement of the cabin they are staying and Joe debates whether to let him go or scare him into leaving Jess.

Cast

Production

The film is Joey Kern's directorial debut, which he also wrote and produced the film with MTY Productions President Brandon Evans, Brett Forbes and Patrick Rizzotti of Fortress Features and Luke Edwards. [1] [2]

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References

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