Laura Dern Reveals Hilarious discomfort Over long-Lost ’Grizzly II‘ Role
HOLLYWOOD, CA – Laura Dern, the Academy award-winning actress known for roles in Jurassic Park, Big Little Lies, and Marriage Story, has publicly recounted her embarrassment over appearing in the notoriously unfinished and recently resurfaced film, Grizzly II: The Concert.The 1986 production, a sequel to the 1976 film Grizzly, remained largely unseen for decades before a limited release in 2020.
Dern, then 16, starred alongside a then-unknown George Clooney and Charlie Sheen in the low-budget creature feature. The film, following the Jaws formula with a rampaging bear instead of a shark, was plagued with production issues and ultimately deemed a failure even before its delayed debut.
“Okay, first of all, dude, that is fucking hysterical! I didn’t even know what it was called until you said it, and yet I know exactly what you’re talking about,” Dern told AV Club when asked about the film.She admitted to never having watched the complete movie, stating, “The last I heard from george Clooney… is that the whole movie is all of 40 minutes long, and no one’s ever actually seen it. It’s not even really long enough to call it a movie.”
While Clooney’s estimate was inaccurate – the film clocks in at 74 minutes – Dern’s discomfort is palpable.She described the experience as a six-week shoot in Budapest, Hungary, “at the exact second communism is ending,” alongside Clooney and Sheen. She added, “the only thing I can say about it… I’m 16 years old… and the paprika chicken was outstanding.”
Dern’s early filmography includes Ladies and Gentlemen, The Fabulous Stains and later roles in Smooth talk and Wild at Heart. Grizzly II: The Concert remains a notable, and apparently regrettable, footnote in her illustrious career.
