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From Backyard Experiments to Cult Classic: The Making of Project Grizzly
Episode 124
Published 3 months, 1 week ago
Description
When Project Grizzly was first filmed, no one could have predicted the impact it would have decades later. What started as a story about a man building a bear suit in his backyard has become a cult documentary with a lasting place in Canadian film history.
In this episode of the Backroads Bill Podcast, filmmaker Peter Lynch reflects on making Project Grizzly, working alongside Troy Hurtubise, and capturing a story driven by obsession, curiosity, and risk.
Learn more about the upcoming 30th anniversary screening here: https://hotdocs.ca/whats-on/films/project-grizzly
3:32 First meeting Troy Hurtubise and filming in his backyard
7:25 Shaping Troy as a character and embracing obsession
16:38 Quentin Tarantino discovers Project Grizzly
29:49 Reflecting on Troy’s legacy and the film’s lasting impact
In this episode of the Backroads Bill Podcast, filmmaker Peter Lynch reflects on making Project Grizzly, working alongside Troy Hurtubise, and capturing a story driven by obsession, curiosity, and risk.
Learn more about the upcoming 30th anniversary screening here: https://hotdocs.ca/whats-on/films/project-grizzly
3:32 First meeting Troy Hurtubise and filming in his backyard
7:25 Shaping Troy as a character and embracing obsession
16:38 Quentin Tarantino discovers Project Grizzly
29:49 Reflecting on Troy’s legacy and the film’s lasting impact