Escape to Grizzly Mountain

It stars Dan Haggerty, which should go a long way toward defining the genre. He's made a career from working with bears, so here they are. He's almost created a sub-genre of family film in his own right.

That said, this one fits the mold very well. If you want something you can watch with your kids, this might just be the ticket. The main characters played by Haggerty and Miko Hughes are well acted. Some of the minor characters go over the top, but that's not going to bother the kids.

Keep your expectations reasonable (it's not "Casa Blanca"!) and you'll have an enjoyable evening. I give it a 5.

Do not let the first 10 minutes of this movie form your opinion of it. There is a twist to the story, which I will not reveal. However it was certainly something different, and worth watching if you're in the mood for some light entertainment without burning away too many brain cells. A simple, well acted movie, which did not become too mushy despite having 2 themes to it which could have been portrayed in a very depressing manner.

Growing up in NYC Grizzly Adams was on TV at 3am. For two years I'd wake up, sneak into living room & put a blanket on the TV (floor model) and watch this show. Grizzly Adams was one of my most treasured parts of growing up, how I wanted to live just like him lol. Anyway.... This movie is not grizzly adams but the warm feeling, bear, beautiful scenery are still there & so is Dan. Any true nature lover or Grizzly Adams fan will love this film. I have looked years on ebay to get the series but no luck, this is the closetest you can get in a sense. My score 10/10, bought back the memories, warm feeling, and was just the cutest bear cub you ever seen, how I wish one day I can hug a bear cub :(

This is defiantly a kid'ss movie and shouldn't be taken seriously. A boy who lost his parents goes to a circus and ends up feeling sorry for a baby bear, and recuses it.

The acting is really bad but small children will not notice how bad it is. The coordination is also bad during fight scenes. It did do a lot of things I wasn't expecting I thought it would be the ''a group of kids vs adults'' theme. But the writing is weak. This seems like it was put together by people who just wanted to cash in, and didn't respect the audience enough to give better direction to the actors. I can only see older people liking this if they grew up watching this as a kid and it reminds them of their childhood. Or is you'd rather watch something that is wholesome.

My kids did not enjoy this garbage.

Needless to say, I had a mean laugh or two at the absolutely amateurish acting and production values and the pathetic plot and dialog. This is apparently the second of a series of Grizzly Mountain movies. How do movies like this get made and how do they get distributed? And why does my wife pick them out for Family Movie Night?!

I vaguely recollect Grizzly Adams. Despite the disclaimer, this movie is a weak attempt to capitalize on the character and memories of what was undoubtedly a low quality TV series. This movie has forever sullied what dim memories I have of Grizzly Adams.

I kept thinking of the documentary "Grizzly Man" and wishing that perhaps the same fate would befall one or more of the characters in this movie--don't they realize grizzlies are dangerous and make poor pets?!

I gave it two stars because the bear cub was cute.