Gallery / Exhibit Movie / Film Community Event
[email protected]
902.532.7069
Event in Room: Upstairs
FILM / Project Grizzly
TRAILER: https://vimeo.com/930721838
Free Admission (donations are welcome)
When Troy Hurtubise was attacked by a grizzly bear in 1984, he decided that he would never be a victim again and set about constructing an armoured suit that could withstand a grizzly attack. Built out of titanium, rubber and chain mail, and supported by interior air bags, the 145-pound (66-kilogram) suit (with Hurtubise often in it) is clobbered by baseball bats, thrown off cliffs and hit by a pickup truck. Seen around the world and even spoofed on The Simpsons, Project Grizzly has become a cult favourite.
The most hilarious scenes in the film feature Hurtubise as a kind of Japanese robot, willingly testing himself and his suit. The journey takes him to the Rockies…and to some scenes of self-awareness.
“One of the most provocatively entertaining and loopily Canadian documentaries of the decade.” — Geoff Pevere, Toronto Star
“It’s fantastic.” — Quentin Tarantino
YEAR: 1996
RUN TIME: 72min
GENRE: Action/Adventure, Documentary
LANGUAGE: English
DIRECTOR:
Peter Lynch earned international success with his wildly popular and critically-acclaimed Project Grizzly. His features include The Herd, Cyberman, A Whale of a Tale and Dem Bones. Lynch won a Genie for his short film Arrowhead. His most recent feature film, Birdland, was released in 2018.
CAST:
Troy Hurtubise
PRODUCERS:
Michael Allder, Gerry Flahive, Louise Lore
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NATIONAL CANADIAN FILM DAY at ARTSPLACE

[email protected]
902.532.7069
Event in Room: Upstairs
FILM / Project Grizzly
TRAILER: https://vimeo.com/930721838
Free Admission (donations are welcome)
When Troy Hurtubise was attacked by a grizzly bear in 1984, he decided that he would never be a victim again and set about constructing an armoured suit that could withstand a grizzly attack. Built out of titanium, rubber and chain mail, and supported by interior air bags, the 145-pound (66-kilogram) suit (with Hurtubise often in it) is clobbered by baseball bats, thrown off cliffs and hit by a pickup truck. Seen around the world and even spoofed on The Simpsons, Project Grizzly has become a cult favourite.
The most hilarious scenes in the film feature Hurtubise as a kind of Japanese robot, willingly testing himself and his suit. The journey takes him to the Rockies…and to some scenes of self-awareness.
“One of the most provocatively entertaining and loopily Canadian documentaries of the decade.” — Geoff Pevere, Toronto Star
“It’s fantastic.” — Quentin Tarantino
YEAR: 1996
RUN TIME: 72min
GENRE: Action/Adventure, Documentary
LANGUAGE: English
DIRECTOR:
Peter Lynch earned international success with his wildly popular and critically-acclaimed Project Grizzly. His features include The Herd, Cyberman, A Whale of a Tale and Dem Bones. Lynch won a Genie for his short film Arrowhead. His most recent feature film, Birdland, was released in 2018.
CAST:
Troy Hurtubise
PRODUCERS:
Michael Allder, Gerry Flahive, Louise Lore
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NATIONAL CANADIAN FILM DAY at ARTSPLACE

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Pricing: Free
Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia
[email protected]
902-532-7069
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