Iron Ridge (2008)

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Iron Ridge is a 2008 American independent wilderness survival drama film written and directed by Stu Brumbaugh. It marked the feature film debut of naturalist and television host Casey Anderson and his bear Brutus. The film was "100% Montana-made", having been shot entirely on location in Montana with a cast and crew entirely from Montana, entirely financed by Montanans.

Production notes

Stu Brumbaugh was inspired to write Iron Ridge based on his own experience of getting lost with no supplies for 18 hours in the Bob Marshall Wilderness, where two grizzlies had recently eaten a horse. Before making the film, Brumbaugh had a lifelong phobia of bears, which he was able to overcome through working with Brutus.

The film was set in and shot on location in central and northwestern Montana, including Glacier National Park; the city of Great Falls; and the small town of Monarch, where the hunters' cabin (an actual 100-year-old cabin) used in the film is located. The film was shot on a budget of only $30,000, and over the span of a year because weather conditions made some locations inaccessible during the winter.

The "Price" home shown in the film is actually Russell Manor, located in Great Falls, which was the former home of Western artist Charles Marion Russell.

In addition to playing the role of "Jake Munro", Casey Anderson served as Brutus the Bear's trainer and Brumbaugh's stunt double for the bear scenes. Anderson and Brutus also attended the Great Falls premiere of the film and performed for the audience.

An actual Mercy Flights helicopter crew from Great Falls was featured in a rescue scene in the film. The film is dedicated to three Mercy Flights crew members who, in an incident unrelated to the film, died in a plane crash while flying to retrieve a patient from Bozeman, Montana.

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