If you’ve seen the astonishing trailer for “Cocaine Bear” making the rounds on Twitter, you might have questions about the film’s claim that it is “inspired by true events.” But the story is indeed based on the true story of a bear who overdosed on cocaine in the 1980s.
The film, which will be released in February 2023, was directed and coproduced by Elizabeth Banks. In the film, the bear goes on a cocaine-fueled killing spree after its drug binge. In real life, the story has a less sensational ending: The bear was found dead in Chattahoochee National Forest after overdosing.
Georgia Bureau of Investigation officers were searching for the dead smuggler’s cocaine parcels when they found the bear, says the AP. The black bear was found dead near a duffel bag and 40 packages of cocaine, ripped open and scattered over the hillside.
It’s unclear from the AP report exactly how much cocaine the bear consumed – but the duffel bag would have originally contained around 88 pounds of the powerful drug. It was valued at $2 million, the AP reported.
“The bear got to it before we could, and he tore the duffel bag open, got him some cocaine and OD’d (overdosed),” Garner said, according to the AP at the time.
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