About this episode
Jamie Apps and Corrina Mabey discuss the survival thriller Grizzly Night, exploring its true story roots and themes of conservation.
This week on The Commentary Booth , Jamie Apps and Corrina Mabey swap the popcorn for bear spray as they dive into Grizzly Night , the 2026 survival thriller from debut director Burke Doeren. Thanks to the teams at Hold Fast Public Relations and Eagle Entertainment , the duo got an early look at this gripping creature feature, available now on DVD and VOD in Australia. But don't let the "creature feature" label fool you. Grizzly Night is less Cocaine Bear and more sobering docudrama — and that's exactly what caught Jamie and Corrina off guard. Rooted in the chilling true story of the 1967 ‘Night of the Grizzlies’ , the film recreates two fatal grizzly bear attacks that occurred on the very same night, just miles apart, inside Glacier National Park. It's a premise so wild that, as Jamie puts it, "if this were written as a totally made-up story, you'd be like — that's outrageous." And yet, it happened. Fact truly is stranger than fiction. Jamie and Corrina unpack the film’s unusual tone, its grounded approach to storytelling, and the way it reframes the idea of who, or what, is really to blame. There’s talk of low-budget limitations, surprisingly effective practical and CGI work…
People in this episode
Hosts: Jamie Apps, Corrina Mabey
Topics covered
- survival thriller
- true story
- film review
- creature feature
- conservation
- human responsibility
Keywords
- Grizzly Night
- survival thriller
- true story
- bear attacks
- film review
- conservation
- Glacier National Park
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Hold Fast Public Relations, Eagle Entertainment
Books & works: Grizzly Night, Cocaine Bear
Places: Australia, Glacier National Park
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