The Bears and I
To find himself, he lost himself in adventurous high country!
1974 | 89m | English
Popularity: 0.5 (history)
| Director: | Bernard McEveety |
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| Writer: | |
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| When a man adopts three black bear cubs, he faces one of the hardest decisions of his life. Set in the wilderness of British Columbia, Canada, Robert Leslie struggles to keep his bears safe and maintain relations with native Americans and park rangers. | |
| Release Date: | Jul 31, 1974 |
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| Director: | Bernard McEveety |
| Writer: | |
| Genres: | Family, Adventure, Drama |
| Keywords | human animal relationship, native american, bear |
| Production Companies | Walt Disney Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $4,000,000
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 03, 2025 Entered: Apr 27, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Patrick Wayne | Bob Leslie |
| Chief Dan George | Chief Peter A-Tas-Ka-Nay |
| Andrew Duggan | Commissioner Gaines |
| Michael Ansara | Oliver Red Fern |
| Robert Pine | John McCaten |
| Valentin de Vargas | Sam Eagle Speaker |
| Hal Baylor | Foremen |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Bernard McEveety | Director |
| Ted D Landon | Cinematography |
| G. Gregg McLaughlin | Editor |
| LeRoy Deane | Art Direction |
| Name | Title |
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| Winston Hibler | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
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Fails to hit the right notes. <em>'The Bears and I'</em> holds a storyline that we've basically seen before with these Disney animal-filled films, so there's nothing fresh or majorly interesting there. Likewise with the animals themselves, it's the studio's second release in four years that is ab ... out bears; see: <em>'King of the Grizzlies'</em>. This one has a secondary plot involving Whites and Native Americans, another thing we've already seen numerous times. Cast-wise it's alright, with Patrick Wayne leading as Bob. Chief Dan George (Peter) and Michael Ansara (Oliver) are OK, though Valentin de Vargas' character of Sam is ill-written. These type of productions always tend to be rather light with the human cast anyway. The animals are cute and the overall message with them is positive, though you could again raise issues with welfare concerns. The writing and dialogue, meanwhile, is below par. To me, this is paced too slowly and doesn't do enough to separate itself from past films from Disney.