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BEAR GONE WILD! First INSANE trailer of 'Cocaine Bear' sees Brown bear on rampage after consuming drugs

The trailer also sees Ray Liotta playing one of his final roles as the movie, inspired by true events, is ready for a 2023 release

Never in our wildest dreams, we thought we’ll be talking about a movie that sees a brown bear wreaking havoc after consuming a huge load of cocaine. Insane, isn’t it? But Elizabeth Banks is ensuring that we know about this super-crazy story in her upcoming movie ‘Cocaine Bear’. The movie just released its first full-length trailer and we can report that it’s as the trailer is as insane as we thought it would be.

For the uninitiated, the upcoming film is inspired by an actual incident that happened in 1985 where a 175-pound bear got hold of a duffel bag full of cocaine that was dumped out of an airplane by Andrew Thornton, a convicted drug smuggler, and narcotics officer. However, the story is a bit different from what we see in the trailer. In the original story, the bear didn’t kill anyone but actually died after consuming so much cocaine. But the movie is all about what if the Bear would have lost its mind and preyed on everyone that came in front of the creature.

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The trailer opens with a team of medical professionals visiting a house where something really bad has happened. As soon as they enter, they see the carnage. One of the team members gets to know who did this when a bear pounces on him and roars with all its might. The clip continues with a lot of people trying to get hold of that amount of cocaine for several purposes, however, the bear gets to those packets before them and what happens next is PURE carnage.

The animal goes on a killing spree and starts shredding people to pieces as he gets addicted to the substance. The clip is filled with humorous situations and a lot of absurdity. I mean, what can you expect from a bear who’s high on cocaine?

Apart from the crazy trailer, one thing that stands out the most in the clip is it shows Ray Liotta in one of his final roles, portraying the role of Dentwood. Meanwhile, other notable actors to feature in the movie include Keri Russell, O’Shea Jackson Jr., Alden Ehrenreich, Jesse Tyler Fergusson, Kristofer Hivju, Brooklyn Prince, and Matthew Rhys.

As soon as the trailer surfaced online, fans flooded the internet with wild reactions and labeled ‘Cocaine Bear’ as the film of 2023. One of the fans said, “The world is not ready to witness this cinematic masterpiece.” Another social media user wrote, “How could you not like this movie? It actually tells in the title what it's all about, one cracked-out bear.” Another fan noted, “This could quite possibly be the greatest movie ever made.”

“And the Oscar goes to … Cocaine Bear,” wrote another fan. “This is peak Cinema give them the Oscar now,” tweeted another user.

‘Cocaine Bear’ is scheduled to release in theatres on February 24, 2023.