Brigsby Bear (2017) on Netflix
James grew up in a bunker with Ted and April, watching Brigsby Bear Adventures, the only show he is allowed to see. Police raid the home and take him away.
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Plot summary
Police raid the bunker and bring James to a station, where Detective Vogel tells him he was taken as a baby and that Ted and April are not his parents. Vogel introduces him to his birth family, Greg and Louise Pope, and their daughter Aubrey. James struggles to adjust to his new life. A psychologist named Emily explains that Brigsby Bear Adventures was made by Ted, an artist and designer who vanished with his wife in 1987, and that James is the only person who has ever seen it. With nobody else to continue the story, James decides to make a movie of Brigsby Bear to close the series.
Cast
- Chance Criminas Logan
Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Brigsby Bear (2017)
Can contain spoilers, watch the movie first.
- The makers' day jobs at Saturday Night Live gave them access to big-name actors for their first film, including Mark Hamill, who was cast as the bunker villain Ted.
- Kyle Mooney and Dave McCary shot Brigsby Bear with a small, close-knit crew they compared to summer camp, and afterwards McCary had to finish editing the film while still working at Saturday Night Live.
