Bearskin: An Urban Fairytale
1989, English. Directed by Ann Guedes & Eduardo Guedes.
Johnny Fortune (Damon Lowry) is no good to anyone, not mean, but just no good. Surrounded by violence and dishonesty, Johnny lives with Kate. Johnny messes up, he loses a lot of money, his girlfriend Kate's money. Alone, desperate and on the run from a couple of hit-men, he applies for a job as an entertainer's assistant becoming a dancing bear. Unwittingly learning of secrets around him, his past catches up with him.
- Runtime
- 1h 35m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
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- Released
- 5 November 1989
- Country
- Portugal, United Kingdom
- Written by
- Ann Guedes, Eduardo Guedes
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Bearskin: An Urban Fairytale runs 95 minutes (1h 35m).
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Bearskin: An Urban Fairytale isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 5 November 1989. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
What movies are like Bearskin: An Urban Fairytale?
If you liked Bearskin: An Urban Fairytale, try Wardriver, A Dry White Season, What's the Matter with Helen?.
Who directed Bearskin: An Urban Fairytale?
Bearskin: An Urban Fairytale (1989) was directed by Ann Guedes and Eduardo Guedes and stars Tom Waits, Damon Lowry, Júlia Britton.