Billy the Bear Tamer

Billy the Bear Tamer

NR 1915 · 16 min · ★ 5.0 · Comedy

A young man's girlfriend is forbidden by her father to see him again. When the father takes his family on a hunting trip to the woods, the girl and her suitor hatch a plan where he dresses up in a bear suit to "menace" the family, then leaves and reappears as himself to "save" them. However, things don't go quite to plan.

Directed by Lee Beggs · Written by Edward J. Montagne

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