Eight years. One filmmaker. Zero buffalo were paid for their performance.
Thunderbeast is a stunning insiders view of one of our country's most impressive wild creatures-the American buffalo. Working over a period of eight years, Emmy-award-winning wildlife filmmaker Bob Landis documented the real dramas of bison in Yellowstone National Park. From epic battles with grizzly bears and wolves, treacherous winters to late summer mating season, Thunderbeast captures the awesome survival skills of this American icon.
Cinematography
Eight years of footage = shots you'll never see again.
Direction
Bob Landis basically moved into Yellowstone for this.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Bob Landis won an Emmy for his wolf documentary work before spending nearly a decade waiting for bison to do interesting things.
The American buffalo population collapsed from 60 million to ~1,000 by 1889; Yellowstone's herd represents one of the last genetically pure lineages.
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