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  1. Feb 22, 2023 · Here’s what’s real and what’s not about the gory survival thriller: Is 'Cocaine Bear' based on a true story? In 1985, ex-narcotics officer Andrew Thornton (played in the movie by Matthew Rhys)...

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  3. Feb 24, 2023 · Cocaine Bear's premise is pretty self-explanatory, but it's actually based on true events. So what really happened in a Georgia forest in the 1980s?

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  4. Dec 1, 2022 · Yes, ‘Cocaine Bear’ Was Real. Here’s the Back Story. Nearly 40 years after a 175-pound black bear found and ingested cocaine in a Georgia forest, the drug binge has inspired a movie.

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  5. Dec 3, 2022 · 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...

  6. Feb 24, 2023 · Yes, “Cocaine Bear” is a real movie. And after it opens in theaters Friday, it might even be a hit. Since the trailer first debuted for Elizabeth Banks’ very, very loosely based-on-a-true-story R-rated comedy has stoked a rabid zeitgeist.

  7. Sep 28, 2023 · Yes, Cocaine Bear is based on the true story of a bear who ate way too much cocaine. Everything you need to know about the real story behind Elizabeth Banks' wild action-comedy.

  8. Feb 24, 2023 · Cocaine Bear, starring Keri Russell, dramatizes what happened after a bear found a cocaine stash that real-life drug smuggler Andrew Thornton dropped from an airplane in 1985. Thornton had been...

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