Read on for tasty recipes, treats as well as fun and games for big kids and little kids alike. Why not suggest a donation to come along to the Picnic (teddy bears get in for free). The great thing about this type of event is that you can hold it inside or out so the weather doesn't matter. You can hold your Teddy Bears picnic alongside your BearBQ or have it as a stand-alone event for all the kids in your community. BearBQ's are always fun but sometimes adults would like to have their little moon bear cubs entertained as well so we thought we would introduce another ready-made event - the Animals Asia Teddy Bear's Picnic!

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^ Stewart Oksenhorn (December 13, 2002).

^ a b Dimitra Kessenides (March 29, 2002).

As a legalistic opening text takes hilarious pains to make clear, Harry Shearer's improvisational satire Teddy Bears' Picnic is in no way concerned with this group of wealthy, potentially litigious individuals.

^ a b c d Any Meisler (March 31, 2002).

Significant Others: a novel with a fictional portrayal of the Bohemian Grove.

ĭave Kehr of The New York Times called it a 'Fitfully entertaining molehill of a movie.' See also On Metacritic, the film has a 32% rating based on reviews from 10 critics, indicating 'generally unfavorable reviews'. The film has a 0% rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on reviews from 19 critics. It had a limited released to theaters in March 2002. Louis International Film Festival in November 2001. Comedy Arts Festival in February 2001, the USA Film Festival in April 2001 and at the St. Cinematographer Jaime Reynoso shot the film post-production work was done by Visionbox Pictures. The film was shot using high-definition video equipment. Shearer funded the film he said that the money came from the Fox Broadcasting Company, for his voiceover work on The Simpsons: 'That's why there's a 'Thank You' to Rupert Murdoch at the end of the credits – it's his money, he just doesn't know it. The film was shot in less than three weeks, at a cost of $800,000. He paid everyone 'low-budget scale,' Shearer said. He hired old friends and colleagues ( Michael McKean, Howard Hesseman, and Fred Willard) and younger performers ( Annabelle Gurwitch as a camp follower and Justin Kirk as a disgruntled part-time employee who tries to smuggle videotape of the glen's strange rites to a local television station). Harry Shearer wrote, directed, and executive-directed the film.

Kurtwood Smith as Secretary of Transportation William Easter.

George Wendt as General Edison 'Pete' Gerberding.

Michael McKean as Porterfield 'Porty' Pendleton.

Morgan Fairchild as Courtney Vandermint.

A helicopter flying without lights at night at the behest of one of the members collides with a news helicopter covering the fire. When the road out of the glen is blocked by an overturned truck filled with drinks for the glen members, one of the characters orders his chauffeur to drive through anyway, making the blockage worse. The members call in the military to track down the cameraman with dogs, flares, and helicopters, which sets off a forest fire. From here, the members invoke their privilege and connections, with disastrous results. In this time we also see what members do to enjoy themselves at the retreat, including drinking, urinating on trees while naked, and visiting nearby prostitutes.Īfter filming some of the activities at the glen, the cameraman is spotted by some members and flees into the woods. This violation of the privacy of the glen causes the leaders of the membership to work on spin control, while the employee who took the pictures is emboldened by his success and the promise of a hefty reward to record footage of the glen with a camera smuggled in with the help of a local newscaster.

After that, the festivities begin, including an all-male chorus line in drag, which is photographed by one of the club employees who smuggles out the pictures to the news media. The actual retreat itself begins after the members have returned without any women and kicks off with the 'Assassination of Time', based on the real Cremation of Care at the Bohemian Grove, with a pelican replacing the latter's owl. The film starts out with the first ever women's day at the glen, where wives and girlfriends of Zambezi members are invited to visit the glen ahead of the annual encampment, which also serves to introduce the glen and the characters to the audience. Teddy Bears' Picnic covers an annual encampment of prominent male leaders at the Zambezi Glen.

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