Macdonald has said he was partly inspired by an ontario couples reallife wilderness nightmare. I wouldnt have been upset if it werent for the movie being based on a true story while having nothing in common with the actual event other than having a guy and a girl in the woods. Jen on an endofseason trek in ontarios algonquin provincial park. Writerdirector adam macdonald talks backcountry, the true. Based on the memoir of the same name by michael finkel, the film stars jonah hill, james franco and felicity jones. When john isnt at school, he enjoys spending time with his parents, three brothers, and friends. Aug 27, 2015 in the woods with actors and a 600pound black bear to film backcountry. Mar 20, 2015 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. Sep 14, 2014 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.
A true story about a couple struggling to survive and a man trying to save his wife is turned into a movie about a dumb loser and his bad ass girlfriend. Adam macdonalds disturbingly brilliant feature directorial debut starring missy peregrym and jeff roop. 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. In the woods with actors and a 600pound black bear to film backcountry. Backcountry marks a memorably assured debut from writerdirector adam macdonald. Backcountry, a wilderness survival thriller the new york. 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.
The bear attack in backcountry was actually close to how the real thing. We asked an expert to watch the new horror movie backcountry and break. He accomplishes his goal of creating a movie that is, tonally, much like open water and that is definitely a good thing. Maybe the best reason to deploy the black bear as the horror movie totem of backcountry is its remarkable ubiquity. New film backcountry flips the genders on bear attack mild spoilers. 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. The trailer made it look like a couple were being stalked by both a murderous bear and a human weirdo. Feel free to stop reading anytime, and consider everything from here on to be a spoiler.
The terror of nature in adam macdonalds backcountry may keep. Going on a camping trip to northern ontario, the two end up losing their way, walking. Writerdirector adam macdonald talks backcountry at tiff 2014. After getting lost and losing their navigation equiptment, the couple finds themselves in the hunting territory of a troop of black bears. Mar 20, 2015 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. This horror film based on a true story is the most. Even the genres classic, 1979s prophecy, relies on mutant monsters and a fleshy lump of camp. This movie could be much shorter and tell exactly the same story.
The bizarre true story behind james francos true story. Backcountry is a 2015 horrorthriller which follows the story of a young couple on a back packing trip in the extreme wilderness of the united states. 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 backcountry above a simple thrill movie. Its probably best for provincial park business that adam macdonalds backcountry, a movie in which a bickering urban. In the woods with actors and a 600pound black bear to film. Apparently inspired by a true story that the movie made me very much not want to. Backcountry plays like a bizzarro version of reese witherspoons.
Backcountry plays like a bizzarro version of reese witherspoons oscar. Whenever i hear of a movie thats based on a true story, i want to see it immediately. The story that macdonald drew from did include a couple that was attacked by bears, but had a significantly different end. Few subgenres of horror film have been so neglected as the bear movie. Backcountry includes a brief notice that its based on a true story, and mr. I must say that the lack of explicit gore is a big plus and even tho it is not blood and guts it is scary. Backcountry director adam macdonald explains why black bears. 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.
My theory is, if its something that actually happened, i might. The terror of nature in adam macdonalds backcountry may. If this movie is based on a true story,it means its based on a woman because she is the only survivor. Backcountry is a subtle, slowburn thriller vulture. If you like backcountry you are looking for suspenseful, captivating and tense movies about with survival, in the woods, dangerous animal, danger, camping, bear attack and lost themes of adventure, drama and horror genre shot in canada. Backcountry director talks filming bears, hanging off cliffs exclusive images. The single most horrifying moment occurs right up top, when text appears onscreen that reads based on a true story. Mar 01, 2015 john smiths true story inspired the film breakthrough. True story is a 2015 american mystery thriller film directed by rupert goold in his directorial debut based on a screenplay by goold and david kajganich. 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 promotional materials mention that backcountry is based on a true story.
Based on a true story, backcountry follows a big city couple who go camping in the canadian wilderness. The scares are longlasting and shocking, and the end mirrors the fighttosurvive standoff of 80s horror films. Charles, missouri, where he currently attends high school. There are at least 600,000 black bears in north america, with bears found in every province of canada, 40 u. An urban couple go camping in the canadian wilderness where unimaginable beauty sits alongside our most primal fears. Sporting a based on a true story title card, backcountry is potent in its moments of sheer animal panic, reminding the viewer that humans, for all our advanced technology and intellectual vanity, are powerless against the faceless cruelty of nature. This horror film based on a true story is the most effective anticamping psa ever. Backcountry director talks filming bears, hanging off. Mar 20, 2015 an urban couple go camping in the canadian wilderness where unimaginable beauty sits alongside our most primal fears. In the woods with actors and a 600pound black bear to. The cast also includes gretchen mol, betty gilpin, and john sharian. Apart from these long moments it is really not bad.
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. Even then despite being a fairly engaging movie, those arent the only problems. After telling the story many times, jordan is almost matteroffact, leaving out only his wifes last words. Most remarkably, backcountry sheds the standard monstrous grizzly bear found in subgenre staples like grizzly and. Backcountry is a 2014 canadian naturesurvival horror film, written and directed by adam macdonald. Backcountry a couple of weekend backpackers face off against man and beast in director adam macdonalds accomplished, bluntforce wilderness adventure. It is loosely based on the true story of a maneating bear.
This horror film based on a true story is the most effective. However, backcountry definitely has its weaknesses as well. The film is one of the based on a true story ilk that maybe would be a bit better and more. Maybe so in the case of the new movie true story, based on the real case of christian longo, accused murderer of his wife and three children.
Mar 22, 2015 this movie is kind of falsely advertised from what i remember of promotion. Mar 20, 2015 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. The release of backcountry on march 20 is the first time bear horror has ever succeeded with a straight face. Mar 20, 2015 backcountry includes a brief notice that its based on a true story, and mr. Alex jeff roop is a seasoned outdoorsman while jenn missy peregrym, a corporate lawyer, is not. A real event, made to feel fake north country, starring charlize theron, is about the sexual harassment class action lawsuit that the women of evtac mines in minnesota filed in. I watched this movie again the next day, because it stayed with me. New film backcountry flips the genders on bear attack. 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. Jun 17, 2019 maybe so in the case of the new movie true story, based on the real case of christian longo, accused murderer of his wife and three children, and michael finkel, the disgraced journalist whose.
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. Backcountry is constructed like a horror movie which it kind of is. Backcountry, the true story the film is based on, working with real bears and more. Alex is a seasoned camper while jenn, a corporate lawyer, is not. Its based on a story of a couple in ontario who encountered a black bear. Just log on to your verizon account and watch the latest shows online. Before the films world premiere at the toronto international film festival, we briefly chatted with adam macdonald about backcountry. Jan 10, 2016 the incredible bear attack scene from the canadian film backcountry. It begins with a happy pair of leads and some beautiful scenery though the score varies between cheerful and ominous. The writerdirector will make his feature debut with backcountry, the story of a couple who gets lost on a. The canoe is a big symbol for me in the end of the movie. 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.
Backcountry is a wilderness thriller weakened by its human. But backcountry does at times feel more like a 80s slasher film than a truestory survival tale. Mar 19, 2015 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. As in any number of manversuswild horror flicks, backcountry is the story of a. Watch the full length movie of backcountry online or on the fios mobile app. Based on a true story, backcountry follows an urban couple who go camping in the canadian wilderness where unimaginable beauty. Its probably best for provincial park business that adam macdonalds backcountry, a movie in which a.
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. Mar 19, 2015 before the films world premiere at the toronto international film festival, we briefly chatted with adam macdonald about backcountry. The movie is sufficiently potent in its depiction of the. Backcountry director adam macdonald explains why black. The film is one of the based on a true story ilk that maybe would be a bit better and more honestly advertised as inspired by true events. 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. Feb 16, 2015 the single most horrifying moment occurs right up top, when text appears onscreen that reads based on a true story. Stories from real people who are blending the outdoors with the everyday, the latest information about gear we love, advice to get you into a new activity or take your passion to the next level, and trip reports to help you plan your next adventure. It just so happens that the true story is not so true.
Feb 17, 2015 backcountry director talks filming bears, hanging off cliffs exclusive images. The scares are longlasting and shocking, and the end mirrors the. Mar 17, 2015 but backcountry does at times feel more like a 80s slasher film than a truestory survival tale. Camping couple faces off against bear in backcountry. 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. The incredible bear attack scene from the canadian film backcountry. New film backcountry flips the genders on bear attack mild. John smiths true story inspired the film breakthrough. Born in guatemala, john was adopted by brian and joyce smith at the age of 5 months and moved with them to st.