該片靈感來自於1985年12月,一隻175磅重的美洲黑熊攝入一個裝滿可卡因的行李袋後死亡的真實故事。可卡因是前緝毒官安德魯·C·松頓二世(英语:Andrew C. Thornton II)所駕駛的飛機因為超載而掉下去,後來警方於佐治亞州北部發現黑熊屍體以及40個已打開的可卡因塑膠容器,經法醫驗證確認黑熊的死因是攝入過量可卡因[5][6]。
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