Brigsby Bear is a 2017 American comedy-drama film directed by Dave McCary in his feature directorial debut, written by Kevin Costello and Kyle Mooney, and starring Mooney, Claire Danes, Mark Hamill, Greg Kinnear, Andy Samberg, Matt Walsh, and Michaela Watkins. It tells the story of a captive man raised in a bunker since he was a baby, where he obsessed over a children's television program titled Brigsby Bear, being rescued by the authorities. When he realizes Brigsby Bear was created by his captor that he called his dad, his fascination leads him to finish the storyline himself.
The titular Brigsby Bear at the 2017 San Diego Comic-Con
Image: Claire Danes cropped 2
Image: Mark Hamill (48419242737) (cropped 2)
Image: Greg Kinnear TIFF Sept 2012 (cropped)
David Lawrence McCary is an American comedian, writer, and director. From 2013 to 2018,
he served as a segment director for Saturday Night Live and was also the main director for the first two seasons of the popular web series Epic Rap Battles of History. During college he formed the sketch comedy group Good Neighbor. He is married to actress Emma Stone, with whom he has a daughter, and co-founded the production company Fruit Tree.
McCary at the 2017 San Diego Comic-Con