The trailer for the much-hyped dark comedy “Cocaine Bear” is finally here, and it has many people wondering: Which part of this “based on a true story” film really happened in real life?
Although the Universal Pictures film might seem too far-fetched and downright absurd to be real, “Cocaine Bear” is based on the true story of a 175-pound black bear who apparently died of a cocaine overdose. The film “Cocaine Bear,” which was directed by Elizabeth Banks, depicts a bear’s drug-fueled rampage as he terrorizes an Appalachian community.
After the Army, Thornton studied law and joined the police force in his hometown of Lexington, Kentucky. There, he worked with the Drug Enforcement Administration’s regional office in Lexington … but it wasn’t long before this cop turned into a criminal, according to The Washington Post. He stole drugs that he collected as evidence for the DEA and began selling it himself.
Thornton’s bodyguard lived, the News Sentinel reports, but Thornton did not. He had packed too much cocaine onto himself, causing his parachute to malfunction. The former paratrooper was found dead in a Tennessee driveway.A black bear found and consumed some of it, leading to his tragic death. Later dubbed “Pablo Escobear,” the bear was found dead in the Georgia mountainside by officials who were trying to find the missing cocaine.
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