B.J. and the Bear

B.J. and the Bear

100 mins | Comedy, Action, Adventure, TV Movie | Oct. 4, 1978

In this pilot film, B.J. McKay, a guitar-playing independent trucker who travels with a fun-loving chimpanzee named Bear, finds himself caught up with a bunch of young women trying to flee a white slaver who happens to be the local sheriff.

B.J. and the Bear

100 mins | Comedy, Action, Adventure, TV Movie | Oct. 4, 1978

B.J. and the Bear
In this pilot film, B.J. McKay, a guitar-playing independent trucker who travels with a fun-loving chimpanzee named Bear, finds himself caught up with a bunch of young women trying to flee a white slaver who happens to be the local sheriff.
IMDb rating 6.3
Producers Glen A. Larson Productions, Universal Television
Original title B.J. and the Bear
Directors Bruce Bilson
Writers Glen A. Larson, Christopher Crowe

Cast

Greg Evigan

as B.J. McKay

Claude Akins

as Sheriff Lobo

Mills Watson

as Perkins

Penny Peyser

as Stilts

Julius Harris

as Colonel Whitmore

Woodrow Parfrey

as Store Proprietor

Kristine DeBell

as Marcia

Antoinette Stella

as Willie

Elena Frank

as Julie

Harry Townes

as Doctor

Dave Murich

as First Deputy

Dennis Fimple

as Second Deputy

Ted Gehring

as First Sheriff

Mario Roccuzzo

as High-Ranking Suit