I'm 62 years old. My dear mother (RIP) took me to see this movie (as a reward for making the principle's list in high school that semester) when it first came out in 1979 when I was 15 years old, and it STILL messes with me (mentally) from time-to-time. To this day this movie is the biggest reason why I am scared of the woods. In her memory (my moms), it is one of my favorite movies of all time.

What I absolutely love about this movie is that it does what not a lot of today's movies have the gall to do. The monster attacks with zero hesitation, its very relentless and for a PG movie, it manages to be scarier than today's R rated movies! In my opinion, this is an underrated classic and a lot of horror movie directors should watch this movie and take notes from it!

One of the scarest movies ever. I skipped 6th grade camp after watching this movie😂😂

Interesting movie they creatively told the story while having fun and not out of anger...

I too love the 70's , I was a child now I AM 58 y.o. and can time travel to my favourite decade the 70's

Film crews need to take lessons from the people responsible for the video and audio quality of this movie which is SUPERB.

Can't beat 70's movies! Glad we have Youtube so we can watch these old classics.🤙🏾💯

I watched this in my eighth grade science class (this was 1998, so quite a few years after it originally was released). I've had a soft spot for it ever since. Really solid cast.

Monster attacks, camp is on fire, people screaming

And the old man just 😮

I love this movie! My family used to live in the mountains surrounding Coeur d' Alene Idaho  back when this came out. I could relate to the scenery in the movie,  and my uncle and my friends dad worked at the saw mill. Anyway, my friend lived about 3/4 of a mile down the mountain from me. One day i was invited to go with him and his parents to see this movie. It scared the crap out of us! On the way back to my friends house, i noticed it  was getting dark outside. After passing the way to my house, it was completely dark. This meant id be walking through the dark woods to get home after watching this very scary and relatable movie. ( got the visuals? ) I was spared that horrible adventure by spending the night at my friends...
This will always be one of my favorite scary movies!

I was 11 years old when this movie came out the mutant bear screwed me up for years still love this movie!!

I was pleasantly surprised by how well-shot and well-acted this was.  As a Mainer, it would've been nice to see a more accurate portrayal of the folklore, but I know that's asking a lot from a 70's flick.  For a second, I thought it was shot on-location, but Wikipedia says it was one of the first in Vancouver's big film boom.  All in all, I'd call it a largely-unknown classic, so thanks for uploading it.

I saw the preview at the movies & was hooked.
I needed to see it as soon as possible.
Read the novelization, too. Very worthy 👍

Although Talia Shire is a member of the Coppola dynasty, she reminds me much of Claire Bloom. The two would have worked well together, maybe in a medium where two kids are separated at birth & they consequently grow up in different places. Yes, Bloom is some fifteen years the senior; however, she looked in good nick in the 70s & could easily have pulled it off. A 'what might have been'. Many thanks for the upload 👍 in what appears an interesting tale, with Foxworth in a comparatively early role.

When the Camper was hopping and screaming in a sleeping bag and got nailed, I almost peed myself laughing.

I remember the scene of the kid gettin smoked into that rock when i saw this movie at 10 years old im 55 now and that scene still sticks out to me.

A guilty pleasure? No. I love this flick.

I love horror/science fiction movies from the 30s, 40s, 50s, and some 60s. Anything newer than that usually has bad acting or doesn't have an engaging storyline.
This movie doesn't follow that. It has good acting, a good storyline, and good use of the monster.
If you like the older horror movies; you will like this one.

Nice to see a movie that knows how to mix some real world concerns and believable characters (well played too) in a horror-SF situation. That actual story about Minamata is deeply disturbing. I've seen the pictures. It truly makes you feel for that sad bear cub born in such horrible condition. It is quite touching.

Thank you. I love Talia Shire. Make herself immortal by playing Adrian and Conny ;-)