Charles, missouri, where he currently attends high school. Before the film s world premiere at the toronto international film festival, we briefly chatted with adam macdonald about backcountry. Ostensibly based on a true story, backcountry follows goodnatured couple alex jeff roop, ready to impress as an outdoorsman, and. Backcountry director talks filming bears, hanging off. Backcountry a couple of weekend backpackers face off against man and beast in director adam macdonalds accomplished, bluntforce wilderness adventure. Stories from real people who are blending the outdoors with the everyday, the latest information about gear we love, advice to get you into a new activity or take your passion to the next level, and trip reports to help you plan your next adventure. Based on a true story, backcountry follows an urban couple who go camping in the canadian wilderness where unimaginable beauty sits alongside our most primal fears. Mar 20, 2015 hitfix rates the truthfulness of 10 horror films purporting to be based on a true story, from the strangers to the town that dreaded sundown. The movies based on true stories database by traciy curryreyes was the first to compile a list of movies based on true stories and was the first site to coin the term movies based on.
The single most horrifying moment occurs right up top, when text appears onscreen that reads based on a true story. Sep 14, 2014 adam macdonald talks about his feature directorial debut, backcountry, the true story the film is based on, working with real bears and more at tiff 2014. If this movie is based on a true story,it means its based on a woman because she is the only survivor. The album became the ninth bestselling album of 20 in the us, earning shelton a platinum certification by the riaa on september 30, 20.
Its based on a story of a couple in ontario who encountered a black bear. Adam macdonalds featuredirecting debut premiered in torontos discovery sidebar knowing that the situations depicted in actor and filmmaker adam macdonalds backcountry are based on true. Based on the memoir of the same name by michael finkel, the film stars jonah hill, james franco and felicity jones. John smiths true story inspired the film breakthrough. True story is a 2015 american mystery thriller film directed by rupert goold in his directorial debut based on a screenplay by goold and david kajganich. This horror film based on a true story is the most. Backcountry 2015 in this terrifying thriller based on a true story, a young couples romantic camping trip becomes a tale of survival as they face the dark side of nature. Adam macdonald talks about his feature directorial debut, backcountry, the true story the film is based on, working with real bears and more at tiff 2014. And so is the case of backcountry, a verywell executed wilderness thriller written and directed by adam macdonald and apparently inspired by a true story that the movie made me very much not want to look up, which i suppose may be taken by some to be a token of its effectiveness. Few subgenres of horror film have been so neglected as the bear movie. As in any number of manversuswild horror flicks, backcountry is the story of a. Black bear kills woman camper north of chapleau, ont.
Jan 25, 2016 backcountry real story silver n black. Rating the truthfulness of 10 fact based horror movies. We asked an expert to watch the new horror movie backcountry and. Mar 19, 2015 the promotional materials mention that backcountry is based on a true story.
Mar, 2015 based on a true story, backcountry follows an urban couple who go camping in the canadian wilderness where unimaginable beauty sits alongside our most primal fears. The cast also includes gretchen mol, betty gilpin, and john sharian. The grey 2011, frozen 2010, the canyon 2009, into the grizzly maze 2015, rust creek 2018. Born in guatemala, john was adopted by brian and joyce smith at the age of 5 months and moved with them to st. New film backcountry flips the genders on bear attack mild. The 25 best movies based on true stories on netflix april 2020.
True story is a secret society of anonymous storytellers. When they first arrive at the campsite, its clear that jenn has little to no. Movie builds suspense until fatal bear encounter when one person is killed while other injured person flees towards civilization and safety. Backcountry director adam macdonald explains why black. An urban couple go camping in the woods and find themselves lost in the territory of a predatory black bear. This post contains spoilers for the movie adrift if youve seen any of the trailers for the new movie adrift in theaters now, then you. Bear attack marks true story of survival with pepper spray real attack photo by bearmanmt. Based on a true story is the eighth studio album by american country music artist blake shelton. In this terrifying thriller based on a true story, a young couples romantic camping trip becomes a tale of survival as they face the dark side of nature. With jeff roop, missy peregrym, nicholas campbell, eric balfour. Adam macdonald talks about his feature directorial debut, backcountry, the true story the film is based on, working with real bears and more at.
Obviously some stuff has been changed in the movie from the true story and there has been quite a bit of fluff added in, but overall its a decent flick. The movie, which hits theaters today, is a fictionalized account based on a couple of real incidents in canadas vast wilderness, says backcountry writer and director adam macdonald, who spent. North country, starring charlize theron, is about the sexual harassment class action lawsuit that the women of evtac mines in minnesota filed in the 1980s. Bear attack marks true story of survival with pepper spray.
Backcountry is a critically acclaimed new horrorsurvival film about a canadian couple that gets lost in the woods and is subjected to a bear attack. The terror of nature in adam macdonalds backcountry may keep. The 25 best movies based on true stories on netflix april. Based on the true story of jacqueline perry and mark jordan, who in 2005 were attacked by a bear at a campsite in missinaibi lake provincial park about 80 kilometers north of chapleau, ontario canada. It is loosely based on the true story of a maneating bear.
The release of backcountry on march 20 is the first time bear horror has ever succeeded with a straight face. The promotional materials mention that backcountry is based on a true story. Macdonald has said he was partly inspired by an ontario couples reallife wilderness nightmare. I would compare the acting and dark storyline to another movie i saw a few years ago called open water which was also based on a true story about a couple who went diving off the coast of australia and was accidently left in the middle of shark infested water. Backcountry includes a brief notice that its based on a true story, and mr. In advance of this weekends supposedly fact based horrorthriller backcountry.
Alex jeff roop is a seasoned outdoorsman while jenn missy peregrym, a corporate lawyer, is not. Feb 27, 2015 in this terrifying thriller based on a true story, a young couples romantic camping trip becomes a tale of survival as they face the dark side of nature. We publish the best of the true story underground on our podcast and on public radio. Knowing that the situations depicted in actor and filmmaker adam macdonalds backcountry are based on true events only makes them more harrowing to watch unfold onscreen. When john isnt at school, he enjoys spending time with his parents, three brothers, and friends. New film backcountry flips the genders on bear attack. The single most horrifying moment occurs right up top, when text appears on screen that reads based on a true story. Backcountry is a 2014 canadian naturesurvival horror film, written and directed by adam macdonald. True story movies gained popularity in the late 1980s and early 1990s with the production of movies based on actual events that first aired on cbs, abc, and nbc. Movie builds suspense until fatal bear encounter when one person is. Mar 01, 2015 john smiths true story inspired the film breakthrough. Knowing that the situations depicted in actor and filmmaker adam macdonalds backcountry are based on true events only makes them more harrowing to.
The terror of nature in adam macdonalds backcountry may. Backcountry missy peregrym jeff roop interview 2015 youtube. Mar 20, 2015 and so is the case of backcountry, a verywell executed wilderness thriller written and directed by adam macdonald and apparently inspired by a true story that the movie made me very much not want to look up, which i suppose may be taken by some to be a token of its effectiveness. If you saw that and liked it you will like backcountry. This movie, based on a true story is a good cautionary tale. Camping couple faces off against bear in backcountry. Mar 26, 2015 ostensibly based on a true story, backcountry follows goodnatured couple alex jeff roop, ready to impress as an outdoorsman, and nervous city girl jenn a superb missy peregrym. Based on a true story only means that a true story was the spark of inspiration that made the movie happen. It is loosely based on the true story of a maneating bear and 30yearolds mark jordan and jacqueline perry, in the back country of missinaibi lake provincial park, north of chapleau, ontario in 2005, events for which mark later received the star of courage award from governor general. Knowing that the situations depicted in actor and filmmaker adam macdonalds backcountry are based on true events only makes them more harrowing to watch unfold onscreen in a. Backcountry works because of the relationship between alex and jenn. How do i know she didnt kill him in the woods and after that she ate him because she was starving and also had sex with the creepy guy while he was chopping. You will be imprinted, and you will squirm in your seat when they make obvious stupid mistakes.
Writerdirector adam macdonald talks backcountry at tiff 2014. Mar 20, 2015 backcountry includes a brief notice that its based on a true story, and mr. Oct 21, 2005 north country, starring charlize theron, is about the sexual harassment class action lawsuit that the women of evtac mines in minnesota filed in the 1980s. Mar 19, 2015 the movie, which hits theaters today, is a fictionalized account based on a couple of real incidents in canadas vast wilderness, says backcountry writer and director adam macdonald, who spent. Backcountry, a wilderness survival thriller the new york. True story podcast, a night of true tales told friends. Writerdirector adam macdonald talks backcountry, the true. The movie is sufficiently potent in its depiction of the. Backcountry plays like a bizzarro version of reese witherspoons oscar. Recommendation engine sorted out suspenseful, serious, realistic and tense films with plots about survival, danger, deadly, isolation, escapades, wilderness and confined mostly in thriller, drama and horror genres. The writerdirector will make his feature debut with backcountry, the story of a couple who gets lost on.
If this movie is based on a true story,it means its based on a. Macdonald has said he was partly inspired by an ontario couples real. Most remarkably, backcountry sheds the standard monstrous grizzly bear found in subgenre. Even the genres classic, 1979s prophecy, relies on mutant monsters and a fleshy lump of camp. A black bear that may have learned to prey on humans killed a woman and injured her husband at a provincial park in northern ontario. After telling the story many times, jordan is almost matteroffact, leaving out only his wifes last words. Everyone knows that the movie will be different in any number of ways from the true story that inspired it. The true story of adrift tami oldham and richard sharp. After i came up with the idea of an open water in the woods, i started to do quite a bit of research on black bears as well as first hand accounts of campers and. Apr 12, 2020 the best movies based on true stories on netflix 1 roma inspired by his childhood in 1970s mexico city, roma is the latest film from visionary writerdirector alfonso cuaron gravity.
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