| Claws | |
| Director: | Richard Bansbach Robert E. Pearson |
| Producer: | Chuck D. Keen |
| Starring: | Jason Evers Leon Ames Anthony Caruso |
| Music: | Gene Kauer Douglas M. Lackey |
| Cinematography: | Chuck D. Keen |
| Editing: | Richard Bansbach |
| Distributor: | Can Am |
| Runtime: | 100 minutes |
| Country: | United States |
| Language: | English |
Claws is a 1977 U.S. horror-thriller film. Released soon after the highly successful Jaws, Claws attempted to translate the man-meets-deadly-animal theme to Alaska.
A mature male grizzly bear living Alaskan mountains is stalked and wounded — but not killed — by poachers. The bear then goes to war on humans. Casualties include a logger, campers, hikers, hunters, a juvenile Boy Scout, and the local sheriff. With the backing of Alaska Forest Commissioner Ben Jones, master hunter Jason Monroe must find and kill the deadly animal. He is aided by Native Alaskan Henry, and is challenged by romantic rival Howard.
Claws was shot on location in and around Juneau by Alaska Pictures, an independent production company.
Critic Jon Abrams labels Claws "a mishmash of most of the popular genre tropes at the time" of release, but praises the independent film for its "impressive array of stock footage."[1]