Bear-Proof Dreams: The Legend of Troy Hurtubise

About this episode

Rhys and Jesse explore the life and inventions of Troy Hurtubise, the star of the documentary Project Grizzly, and his obsession with bear-proof armor.

Rhys and Jesse dive into the legendary Canadian documentary Project Grizzly and the life of its unforgettable star, Troy Hurtubise—the man who spent years and thousands of dollars building bear-proof armor so he could safely get face-to-face with grizzlies. They cover: Troy’s near-fatal first encounter with a grizzly and how it sparked a lifelong obsession The evolution of his absurdly overbuilt Ursus bear suits, tested with trucks, swinging logs, and baseball bats His later inventions, from fire-resistant paste to the dubious Angel Light x-ray beam The Trojan ballistic armor suit that looked like Halo meets RoboCop—and still failed to sell His tragic, cinematic death and why Quentin Tarantino calls Project Grizzly one of his favorite films Plus: cinema verité rants, powdered wigs and blues dancing in Montreal. For premium content, socials, merch, to leave a voicemail or message us go to canadaisboring.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Hosts: Jesse Harley, Rhys Waters

Topics covered

• documentary
• bear-proof armor
• Canadian culture
• Troy Hurtubise
• inventions
• cinema verité

Keywords

• Troy Hurtubise
• Project Grizzly
• bear-proof armor
• inventions
• Quentin Tarantino
• documentary
• Canada

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Project Grizzly, Acast

Books & works: Project Grizzly

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