Bears was released in the United States on April 18, 2014, four days before Earth Day. Disney questions are a sure-fire way to add some magic and fun to your quiz night, as most of us have fond memories of the studio’s characters and films from our formative years. Sky and her offspring, Scout and Amber — as they are christened in John C. Reilly’s gee-shucks voice-over — spend a certain amount of time trying not to get mauled by a wolf or other bears. An Alaskan brown bear mother named Sky gives birth to two cubs named Scout and Amber in her den on a mountain slope. From Wikipedia: Walt Disney Pictures is an American film production company and division of The Walt Disney Studios, owned by The Walt Disney Company. For Beary Barrington, The Country Bears' young #1 fan, fitting in with his all-too-human family is proving im-paws-ible. As the bears leave the oncoming summer brings with it a threat of avalanches. show The titles of the movie is named after the book "Little's Bear's Visit". A hilarious comedy-adventure about a bear who reunites the Bears in the Band for a concert to help save Country Bear Hall. Despite the bracing beauty of the wilderness, and the respite provided by cubs at play, the movie is primarily a sobering treatise on survival. When it seems that their journey was for nothing, the salmon arrive. The Hall set was completely built out on Disney's Golden Oak movie ranch and still stands to … A scene from “Bears,” a Disney nature documentary about cubs in Alaska learning from their mother about food and predators. Eventually, just as Sky and Amber are about to give up searching, Scout comes right back out of the log—he'd been hiding there the whole time. Also the family must stay clear of the frequent dominance fights between Magnus and Chinook. Disney released a trailer this week for its new documentary, "Bears," about a mama brown bear and her two cubs living in Alaska. When the first snow arrives, all the bears head back up the mountains to their dens to sleep out the harsh cold winter. Disney Animation Studios is widely regarded as the powerhouse of all animated movies, so we've ranked all of their films so far from worst to best.. The photography, though no doubt dangerous and time-consuming to achieve, is not overtly dazzling, but a salmon hunt and an early avalanche prologue are impressive. It took on its current name in 1983. A boy transformed into a bear makes an epic journey to become human again. Filmed in Katmai National Park, Alaska, it follows a mother bear and her two cubs who emerge from their den in the spring and then proceed to make their way to eventually partake in the annual salmon run which in a few short weeks time, feeds the bears and provides sustenance for them to … Bears received positive reviews from film critics. Disney’s White Wilderness was filmed the Canadian province of Alberta, which is not a native habitat for lemmings and is landlocked with no outlet to the sea. When the bears arrive, however, they find that the salmon are not there yet. The bears are able to avoid disaster. [8], "John C. Reilly gives voice to Disneynature's 'Bears, https://www.silverbackfilms.tv/shows/disneynature-african-cats/, "Check out a Fun Featurette for Disneynature's Bears", "Disneynature - Filmmakers to Explore Alaska's Grizzly Bears", The Crimson Wing: Mystery of the Flamingos, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bears_(film)&oldid=996268335, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 25 December 2020, at 14:54. On or about April 4, 2013 • The film was in Post-Production status. The central brown bear family was filmed at Katmai National Park and Preserve in Alaska. The cubs get to know how to defend themselves in encounters with Tikaani. When a man adopts three bears, he faces the most important decision of his life. Sky, meanwhile, is looking for a different place to find food. The family works … In the chaos, Scout gets stranded on a sandbar. You might notice Mickey and Oswald bear a striking resemblance to each other—but hey, when you've got a vision, you've got a vision. Olivia Holt sang her song "Carry On" for the movie. A raven leads Sky and her two cubs to the golden pond just in time to save the brown bear family from their starvation. Not that “Bears” is totally tame. This also leads in an increase in dominance fights between Magnus and Chinook. Alaska’s beauty. From Disneynature, the studio that brought you Earth and Chimpanzee, comes Bears — an epic story on a breathtaking scale. Main article: Little Bear (Disney film) (soundtrack) Trailers. Rotten Tomatoes gave the film a score of 89% based on reviews from 56 critics, with an average score of 7/10, with the critical consensus listed as saying "Sweet, beautifully filmed, and admirably short on sugarcoating, Bears continues Disneynature's winning streak". Sky looks for him all day, but he's nowhere to be seen. Upon reaching the lush valley below, the cubs meet the other bears, some of which pose a threat to the cubs; among these bears are Magnus, a big healthy male and Chinook, an older male. Fortunately the bears are able avoid disaster. Disney’s experience in the animal documentary business (as opposed to the business of talking animated animals) stretches back over half a century. Showcasing a year in the life of a real bear family, mother Sky teaches her two impressionable cubs, Amber and Scout, about life’s most important lessons. The world outside is exciting, but risky, as the cubs’ playful descent down the mountain carries with it a looming threat of avalanches. The fascinating documentary feature -- which follows a … When April comes the bears will be ready to leave the den. Whatever the struggle of the moment, the bears hold a visual fascination throughout — their ungainly, baggy figures suggesting nothing so much as an ill-fitting animal suit. To help give it a leg up, during Bears’ opening week Disneynature, via the Disney Worldwide Conservation Fund, will make a contribution to the National Park Foundation. The working title was Bears. With Patrick Wayne, Chief Dan George, Andrew Duggan, Michael Ansara. The family works together to survive the spring, with Sky keeping the cubs safe from Tikaani, a pesky lone wolf. A man seeking peace and quiet finds himself father to three bears. Set against a majestic Alaskan backdrop, their journey begins as winter ends. Directed by Bernard McEveety. Unable to do much, Sky can only look on as the cub tries to free himself. For travel lovers like me, seeing Alaska’s majestic beauty on a big screen is worth … Critics Consensus: Sweet, beautifully filmed, and admirably short on sugarcoating, Bears continues Disneynature's winning streak. The division is based at the Walt Disney Studios and is the main producer of live-action feature films within the The Walt Disney Studios unit. After losing the character, Disney created Mickey Mouse. He finally comes to his senses and swims over to Sky. The newer ursine chronicle looks at one hungry year in the life of an Alaska mother and her two cubs, with typically simple storytelling and the drumbeat of the hunt for enough food to survive the winter. The soundtrack was created by Walt Disney Records, and it features original score by Michael Giacchino. Coming Soon! Filmed in Katmai National Park, Alaska, it follows a mother bear and her two cubs who emerge from their den in the spring and then proceed to make their way to eventually partake in the annual salmon run which in a few short weeks time, feeds the bears and provides sustenance for them to … Disney’s “Bears” is the chronicle of a year in the hungry life of one bear and her two cubs in the Alaskan wilderness. A documentary that follows an Alaskan bear family as its young cubs are … They wait and wait, and the situation gets worse by the hour. The last two thirds of the film, after Kenai is changed into a bear, are filmed in Cinemascope. The Bears and I Trailer. Bears (film) Disneynature documentary about a year in the life of a brown bear family in Alaska’s coastal mountains and shores. The family heads to higher ground, where, after another encounter with Magnus, Chinook attacks again. Bears is a 2014 nature documentary film about a family of brown bears living in the coastal mountain ranges of Alaska. Sneak Peek of Disneynature Bears Language: English (DTS-HD High Res Audio), French (Dolby Digital 5.1), Spanish (Dolby Digital 5.1) DVD Release Date: April 16, 2013 A brown bear mother named Sky gives birth to two cubs named Amber and Scout in her den on a mountain slope. Release. Their journey begins as winter comes to an end and the bears emerge from hibernation to face the bitter cold. Upon reaching the lush valley below, the cubs meet the other bears, some of which pose a threat to the cubs; among these bears are Magnus, a big healthy male, and Chinook, an older male. With John C. Reilly. Frequent long-shot vistas of fields and waterways harbor a succession of threats, which are freely milked for suspense. As the spring wears on, the cubs learn about how to catch food. When summer comes, so does the yearly salmon run. The three bears embark on a dangerous journey across the Alaskan peninsula to reach the spawning salmon that make up the bulk of a bear's diet. GET DISNEY+ LOG IN. After the family fill themselves on the riches of the feast, they head back to Katmai as winter approaches. Directed by Alastair Fothergill and Keith Scholey and narrated by John C. Reilly, Bears was released theatrically by Disneynature on April 18, 2014, the seventh nature documentary released under that label.[5]. The family has a good time until the tide turns. The cubs have learned a lot from their first year which will greatly help them for the rest of their lives.