Project Grizzly

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Project Grizzly is a 1996 National Film Board of Canada documentary about the lifelong project of Troy Hurtubise, a man who has been obsessed with researching the Canadian grizzly bear up close, ever since surviving an early encounter with such a bear.

The film documents Hurtubise's diligent work to improve his homemade "grizzly-proof" suit of armour, his efforts to test its resilience, and his forays into the Rockies to track down the grizzlies he dreams of meeting. The film manages to capture the humor of the project as well as its sincerity. It is directed by Peter Lynch and produced by Michael Allder.

[edit] Cultural references

• Troy Hurtubise was awarded the Ig Nobel Prize by the scientific humor journal Annals of Improbable Research (AIR). [1]
• Filmmaker Quentin Tarantino called the film one of his top picks of the year on Charlie Rose (see External Links, below).
• Hurtubise's armored suit was parodied in The Simpsons episode The Fat and the Furriest, when Homer is attacked by a bear, and then constructs a bear attack proof suit.

[edit] External links

• Project Grizzly Home Page (includes video of Quentin Tarantino endorsement)
• Project Grizzly at the Internet Movie Database
• From Bears to Bullets Hamilton Spectator article (Jan 11, 2007)