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Chattahoochee is a 1989 American drama film directed by Mick Jackson and starring Gary Oldman and Dennis Hopper. The film is based on the real-life experiences of Chris Calhoun in a Florida state mental institution. Calhoun later met James Hicks who wrote the script.
May 4, 1990 · Chattahoochee. I know how I'm expected to feel when informed that a movie has been "based on a true story." I'm supposed to feel solemn in the presence of a real person's real experiences - which are, it is implied, somehow more significant and more authentic than the fictional adventures usually retailed on the screen.
The story was inspired by a true story, and the characters actually feel real (which is ultimately a big credit to the cast). Most of them are indeed insane, but some, like Walker has merely been placed at Chattahoochee because it will be impossible for them to leave that way.
Dec 6, 2022 · Georgia Bureau of Investigation officers began to search for Thornton's cocaine parcels, figuring there was more than the duffel bag with 35 kilos lying near his body. Three months later, in December 1985, they came upon a dead black bear near a duffel bag in Northern Georgia's Chattahoochee National Forest.
Dr. Alonso did not want to waste the body of the bear, so he had it taxidermied and gave it to the Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area. The bear, however, disappeared until it emerged again in a pawn shop.
Mar 10, 2021 · Sometime in November of 1985, a black bear living in the Chattahoochee National Forest in north Georgia stumbled upon a duffel bag containing about 75 pounds of 95 percent pure cocaine.
Feb 24, 2023 · But you might be surprised to learn that Cocaine Bear is actually based on true events. Here's what you need to know about the real story that inspired the Hollywood flick.
