There’s a new movie out in the US called “Cocaine Bear” about a 175 lb bear who eats a bunch of the stuff and terrorizes humans in a drug-fueled rage. It’s based on a real incident in which a drug trafficker dumped pounds of coke into a forest so his plane wouldn’t crash. It crashed anyway and the dealer’s corpse was found on a driveway in Knoxville, Tenn, wearing Gucci loafers and $15 million worth of cocaine strapped to his body. The real bear just overdosed and died. The movie, as goofy as it is, is a hit. Clearly, Class A Narcotics + A Black Bear + Terror = Box Office Gold. But now another group of wild animals has gotten into the fray.
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