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Directed by | Elizabeth Banks |
Written by | Jimmy Warden |
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Cinematography | John Guleserian |
Edited by | Joel Negron |
Music by | Mark Mothersbaugh |
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Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
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Running time | 95 minutes[1] |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $30–35 million[2][3] |
Box office | $90 million[4][5] |
Cocaine Bear (released as Crazy Bear in some countries) is a 2023 American comedy horror film directed by Elizabeth Banks and written by Jimmy Warden.[6] It is loosely inspired by the true story of the "Cocaine Bear", an American black bear that ingested several kilograms of a bag containing about 75 lb (34 kg) of lost cocaine.[7] The film stars Keri Russell, O'Shea Jackson Jr., Christian Convery, Alden Ehrenreich, Brooklynn Prince, Isiah Whitlock Jr., Margo Martindale, Jesse Tyler Ferguson and Ray Liotta. It is dedicated to Liotta, who died in May 2022.[8]
Cocaine Bear was released in the United States on February 24, 2023, by Universal Pictures. The film opened to generally positive reviews from critics and grossed over $90 million against a production budget of $30–35 million.
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