Cocaine Bear is based on the true tale of a bear who ate cocaine and died. The movie adaptation is about a CGI blob that mauls people to death – with some admittedly cool traditional effects. After sobering up, Brad and Chad go deep on M. Night Shyamalan’s Knock at the Cabin, revealing the (possible) class message at the heart of a crazy movie about the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse accosting a gay couple and their daughter. Major props is given to Dave Bautista for his truly excellent performance.
Show Notes:
Correction: Chad referred to “Knock at the Cabin” as “Cabin the Woods” by accident, because of a debate Brad and he had 11 years ago.
Check out the defunct This Week’s Movie (please excuse the poor writing).
Correction 2: Chad says Knock at the Cabin is based on a short story, but it’s actually a novel.
The real bear should have paid attention in D.A.R.E:
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/01/arts/cocaine-bear-true-story.htm
Brian Wells did die – and it is a really sad, crazy story:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_Brian_Wells
Considering the death of theatres – Cocaine Bear performed well:
https://www.boxofficemojo.com/release/rl2503901953/
Cocaine Shark will be about a shark that does cocaine:
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/cocaine-shark-movie-trailer_n_640afca2e4b006d19e274dc3
Stephanie Zacharek’s Knock at the Cabin review:
https://time.com/6251987/knock-at-the-cabin-review/
Intro Music: https://pixabay.com/music/indie-pop-fun-punk-opener-14343/
Other Music: https://pixabay.com/music/id-105/
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