- In "Cocaine Bear," two kids swallow a blade full of cocaine on a dare.
- Director Elizabeth Banks told Insider that what they really swallowed was a mix of sugar and salt.
In "Cocaine Bear," a giant black bear eats a whole lot of cocaine — but it's not the only one that does.
In one scene, two teens who come across the drug decide to give it a try.
Child actors Brooklynn Prince and Christian Convery play friends Dee Dee and Henry who skip school and spend a day in Georgia's Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area. What they don't know is a drug dealer threw pounds of cocaine out of his airplane the night before and now it's scattered throughout the preserve — and a bear has eaten a lot of it (this really happened).
"Cocaine Bear" is a fictional horror comedy based on true events, and in one scene, we watch what happens when Dee and Henry come across a pound of coke. The two dare each other to try it, leading to both taking a knife, scooping some of the white powder on the blade, and each taking a turn swallowing it.
Both are disgusted by the taste and run away soon after when the bear shows up looking for some more coke.
So what did Prince and Convery actually swallow in the movie?
"It was mostly sugar but we did add a little salt because we wanted their reaction to be as real as possible and I felt if we fed these kids just sugar, I don't think they are going to think it tastes bad," director Elizabeth Banks told Insider. "So there was a mix of salt."
Banks said that — even though the movie has fun with the idea of a bear going on a horrific rampage after ingesting cocaine — doing the drug is no laughing matter, which was made clear to the child actors on set.
"Listen, this movie is not pro-drug. That's obvious," she said. "We are not glorifying drugs in this film. So the kids got that. They weren't interested in it. And their parents were there the whole time. They were well supervised."
"Cocaine Bear" is currently playing in theaters.