In this terrifying thriller based on a true story, a young couples romantic camping trip becomes a tale of survival as they face the dark side of nature. For the best experience please update your browser. Few subgenres of horror film have been so neglected as the bear movie. Miracle on the mountain is a new movie about the true survival story of snowboarder eric lemarque in the sierra nevada for eight days. Ostensibly based on a true story, backcountry follows goodnatured. I watched this movie again the next day, because it stayed with me. Everyone knows that the movie will be different in any number of ways from the true story that inspired it.
Backcountry is adam macdonalds feature directorial debut see more goofs towards the beginning of the film, when alex sings always keep an edge on your knife in the car, the car switches lanes between shots. John smiths true story inspired the film breakthrough. The album became the ninth bestselling album of 20 in the us, earning shelton a platinum certification by the riaa on september 30, 20. The terror of nature in adam macdonalds backcountry may keep. Its based on a story of a couple in ontario who encountered a black bear. The entire plot of the film, the wedding ring, the stranger, getting lost, is madeup of course.
A couple go off into the wilds of a canadian national park. Based on a true story, backcountry follows an urban couple who go camping in the canadian wilderness where unimaginable beauty. New movie tells true story of snowboarder surviving in. Writerdirector adam macdonald talks backcountry, the true.
A black bear that may have learned to prey on humans killed a woman and injured her husband at a provincial park in northern ontario. If you saw that and liked it you will like backcountry. Backcountry, a wilderness survival thriller the new york. Not all movies have remained true to the genuine history of the event or the characters they are portraying, often adding action and drama to increase the substance and popularity of the movie. Before the films world premiere at the toronto international film festival, we briefly chatted with adam macdonald about backcountry. Backcountry plays like a bizzarro version of reese witherspoons oscar.
Adam macdonald talks about his feature directorial debut, backcountry, the true story the film is based on, working with real bears and more at. This is a list of films that are based on actual events. Backcountry includes a brief notice that its based on a true story, and mr. These ideas are not simply abandoned as red herrings when the bear plot develops, either, and like a wellwritten stories these other aspects fo the story continue and help elevate backcountryabove a simple thrill movie. After telling the story many times, jordan is almost matteroffact, leaving out only his wifes last words. If this movie is based on a true story,it means its based on a woman because she is the only survivor.
The writerdirector will make his feature debut with backcountry, the story of a couple who gets lost on. It is loosely based on the true story of a maneating bear. How do i know she didnt kill him in the woods and after that she ate him because she was starving and also had sex with the creepy guy while he was chopping. Backcountry a couple of weekend backpackers face off against man and beast in director adam macdonalds accomplished, bluntforce wilderness adventure. Black bear kills woman camper north of chapleau, ont. Backcountry plays like a bizzarro version of reese witherspoons. If you like backcountry you are looking for suspenseful, captivating and tense movies about with survival, in the woods, dangerous animal, bear attack, danger, camping and lost themes of drama, horror and thriller genre shot in canada. Horror films in love with this conceit have suggested crazed killers. Bear attack marks true story of survival with pepper spray real attack photo. Obviously some stuff has been changed in the movie from the true story and there has been quite a bit of fluff added in, but overall its a decent flick. Based on a true story only means that a true story was the spark of inspiration that made the movie happen. The single most horrifying moment occurs right up top, when text appears onscreen that reads based on a true story.
New film backcountry flips the genders on bear attack mild spoilers. Supposedly based on a true story, the film follows alex jeff roop. So, yes, this is based very, very loosely on a true story. The release of backcountry on march 20 is the first time bear horror has ever succeeded with a straight face. Charles, missouri, where he currently attends high school. Adam macdonalds backcountry are based on true events only makes.
In the true story, the woman is killed and the man escapes. New film backcountry flips the genders on bear attack. Just log on to your verizon account and watch the latest shows online. It is loosely based on the true story of a maneating bear and 30yearolds mark jordan and jacqueline perry, in the back country of missinaibi lake provincial park, north of chapleau, ontario in 2005, events for which mark later received the star of courage award from governor general michaelle jean.
Macdonald has said he was partly inspired by an ontario couples reallife wilderness nightmare. The movie is sufficiently potent in its depiction of the. This horror film based on a true story is the most. Camping couple faces off against bear in backcountry. The story works as an allegorical view of masculinitys destructive elements, using a bear as a symbol of the dangers in letting such elements take hold. A couple was camping in a remote provincial park in northern ontario and they were attacked by a predatory black bear. Based on the true story of jacqueline perry and mark jordan, who in 2005 were attacked by a bear at a campsite in missinaibi lake provincial park about 80 kilometers north of chapleau, ontario canada. Adam macdonald talks about his feature directorial debut, backcountry, the true story the film is based on, working with real bears and more at tiff 2014. Hitfix rates the truthfulness of 10 horror films purporting to be based on a true story, from the strangers to the town that dreaded sundown. The film is more effective than your average horror movie since the terror comes from reallife situations. Yes this sort of film has been made tons of times before. The promotional materials mention that backcountry is based on a true story.
Writerdirector adam macdonald talks backcountry at tiff 2014. Backcountry is a 2014 canadian naturesurvival horror film, written and directed by adam macdonald. And so is the case of backcountry, a verywell executed wilderness thriller written and directed by adam macdonald and apparently inspired by a true story that the movie made me very much not want to look up, which i suppose may be taken by some to be a token of its effectiveness. How to survive a black bear attack we asked an expert to watch the horror movie backcountry and break down the myths and realities of encountering one of the forests most intimidating animals. Backcountry 2014 starring missy peregrym, jeff roop, eric balfour. Prime members enjoy free twoday delivery and exclusive access to music, movies, tv shows, original audio series, and kindle books. Even the genres classic, 1979s prophecy, relies on mutant monsters and a fleshy lump of camp. The 25 best movies based on true stories on netflix april. The best movies based on true stories on netflix 1 roma inspired by his childhood in 1970s mexico city, roma is the latest film from visionary. Based on a true story is the eighth studio album by american country music artist blake shelton. Born in guatemala, john was adopted by brian and joyce smith at the age of 5 months and moved with them to st. Most remarkably, backcountry sheds the standard monstrous grizzly bear found in subgenre staples like grizzly and. It just so happens that the true story is not so true. Based on a true story, backcountry follows an urban couple who go camping in the canadian wilderness where unimaginable beauty sits alongside our most primal fears.
We asked an expert to watch the new horror movie backcountry and. Police and wildlife officials were on the hunt for the wounded. It states during the credits as most films do that any character resemblance to actual people is coincidental. Ostensibly based on a true story, backcountry follows goodnatured couple alex jeff roop, ready to impress as an outdoorsman, and nervous city. The terror of nature in adam macdonalds backcountry may. In the film an urban couple go camping in the woods and find themselves lost in the territory of a predatory black bear. Backcountry missy peregrym jeff roop interview 2015 youtube. Watch the full length movie of backcountry online or on the fios mobile app. I would compare the acting and dark storyline to another movie i saw a few years ago called open water which was also based on a true story about a couple who went diving off the coast of australia and was accidently left in the middle of shark infested water. Backcountry director adam macdonald explains why black. Alex jeff roop is a seasoned outdoorsman while jenn missy peregrym, a corporate lawyer, is not.