PhilPaine.com

This bizarre doc­u­men­tary about a North­ern Ontario inven­tor who is deter­mined to pro­duce a griz­zly-bear-proof suit is one of the fun­ni­est things I’ve seen all year. What makes it fun­ny is that there is no spoof involved. The man real­ly exists, and he has devot­ed his life and for­tune to devel­op­ing a prod­uct which is not only absurd in con­cep­tion, but com­plete­ly use­less. With a cir­cle of friends, some doubt­ful, some indul­gent, some caught up in his vision quest, he sub­mits his pro­to­types to a series of extreme tests. He devel­ops a fire-proof­ing coat­ing for the suit, in which one of the active ingre­di­ents in the for­mu­la is diet pep­si. One of the draw­backs of the suit is that you can’t walk in it if there is a slope or a rough sur­face, and you can’t get up if you fall over. How­ev­er, you will be safe from bears.