Ray Liotta will appear for one last time in Cocaine Bear. Believe it or not, the feature film is based on a true story of a bear who overdosed on cocaine and went on a killing spree.
Raymond Allen Liotta, also known as Ray Liotta, was an American Actor most recognized for playing Henry Hill in Martin Scorsese’s Goodfellas and Shoeless Joe Jackson in Field of Dreams.
His other famous films include Something Wild, Unlawful Entry, No Escape, Hannibal, and Killing Them Softly.
He was a recipient of the Primetime Emmy Award and a nominee for the Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild Awards.
In March 2022, Liotta died in his sleep in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, at age 67. He is survived by his daughter, Karsen, from ex-wife Michelle Grace, and his fiancée Jacy Nittolo.
Liotta’s final role will be his posthumous appearance in the upcoming survival horror comedy film Cocaine Bear, set to hit the theaters on February 24, 2023.
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Cocaine Bear Story Ray Liotta: Based On A True Story Of A Bear
The trailer of Elizabeth Banks’s action-comedy Cocaine Bear appears bonkers; what’s even crazier is that it is based on a true story.
We might wonder about that dubious sounding “inspired by true events” message that flashes on the screen. But it’s true!
As hinted by the title, the film tells the story of a black bear who consumes many packages of cocaine. The substance gets accidentally airdropped into a Georgia forest amid a botched smuggling operation.
The bear is fueled by a drug-induced rage and a desire for more cocaine and embarks on a killing spree, creating havoc among the local population.
Meanwhile, the drug smugglers, led by Ray Liotta, search the wilderness for their missing stash, oblivious to the danger of becoming bear food.
In 1985, investigators searching for the drugs discovered the ripped-up remnants of the packages in Georgia’s Chattahoochee–Oconee National Forest.
They also found a large, dead black bear nearby who had appeared to help himself to the product.
According to an Associated Press article, officials believed the wild animal had devoured “several million dollars worth of the cocaine.” They were valued at $20 million at the time.
Cocaine Bear also stars Kristofer Hivju, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Ice Cube, Margo Martindale, and Matthew Rhys.
Young Ray Liotta Was Abandoned And Adopted By His Family
Raymond Allen Liotta was born to his unnamed parents in Newark, New Jersey.
They abandoned him at an orphanage, and his adoptive parents, Mary and Alfred Liotta, took him in at the age of six months.
Mary (née Edgar) was a township clerk, and Alfred was an auto-parts store owner. Alfred was also the president and personnel director of a local Democratic Party club.
His adoptive parents, who were of Italian and Scottish descent, each unsuccessfully ran for local political office. Liotta recalled attending several parades to distribute flyers for his Father’s run.
Liotta had a sister named Linda, who was also adopted. He shared that he knew he was adopted as a young kid and even presented a show-and-tell report for kindergarten.
He hired a detective to find out his biological mom in the 2000s and learned that he was primarily of Scottish descent.
He also discovered one biological sister, five biological half-sisters, and one biological half-brother.
Nevertheless, NZ Herald reports that Liotta had made peace with his birth parents before his *****.
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