🐻On May 21, 1976 “Grizzly” was released in theaters! Directed by William Girdler, the film is about a park ranger's attempts to halt the wild rampage of an 18 ft tall, 2,000 lb man-eating grizzly bear that terrorizes a National Forest, having developed a taste for human flesh. However, a drunken hunting party complicates matters. It stars Christopher George, Andrew Prine and Richard Jaeckel. The giant grizzly bear in the film was portrayed by a Kodiak bear named Teddy, who was 11 ft tall.🐻 | O