Claws (film)
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. Plot summary. A mature male grizzly bear, enjoying the tactical advantage of being at home in the Alaskan mountains, is stalked and wounded — but not killed — by illegal poachers. The bear, now in possession of a revenge motive, goes to war against human beings. The death/wounding toll includes a logger, campers, hikers, hunters, a juvenile Boy Scout, and the local sheriff. With the backing of Alaska Forest Commissioner Ben Jones  (Leon Ames), master hunter Jason Monroe (Jason Evers) must find and kill the deadly animal. In so doing he is aided by sidekick Native Alaskan Henry (Anthony Caruso), and is challenged by love rival Howard (Glenn Sipes). Production. "Claws" was shot on location in and around Juneau by "Alaska Pictures", an independent production company. Critical response. 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."