Br'er Bear is a fictional character from the Uncle Remus folktales adapted and compiled by Joel Chandler Harris. In the 1946 Walt Disney-produced film Song of the South, the character is voiced by Nick Stewart. Bre'er Bear is tricked by Br'er Rabbit when he accompanies Br'er Fox. The same folktales also inspired the 1975 Ralph Bakshiadult animation film Coonskin, which moves elements from the stories to a then-contemporary urban setting. FicTioNaL is a Gaming Legend. ... Uncle Remus was a fictional character, the title character and fictional narrator of a collection of African American folktales adapted and compiled by Joel Chandler Harris, published in book form from 1881. ... Joel Chandler Harris Joel Chandler Harris Joel Chandler Harris (December 8, 1848 - July 3, 1908) was an American journalist from Georgia, best known for his collection of Uncle Remus stories: Uncle Remus: His Songs and Sayings (1881), Nights with Uncle Remus (1883), Uncle Remus and His Friends (1892), and Uncle... For the company founded by Disney, see The Walt Disney Company. ... Song of the South is a feature film produced by Walt Disney Productions, released on November 12, 1946 by RKO Radio Pictures and based on the Uncle Remus cycle of stories by Joel Chandler Harris. ... Brer Rabbit is a fictional character, the hero of the Uncle Remus stories derived from African American folktales of the Southern United States. ... Brer Fox is a fictional character from the Uncle Remus folktales adapted and compiled by Joel Chandler Harris. ... Ralph Bakshi (October 29, 1938) is an American director of animated and occasionally live-action films. ... Adult animation is animation that is targeted at adults. ... Coonskin is a 1975 adult animation film directed by Ralph Bakshi, about a black rabbit and his two buddies, a fox, and a bear, who try to take over the crime rackets in Harlem. ...
Quotes
"I'm gonna knock his head clean off." (I'm going to knock his head right off)
Other appearances
Br'er Bear and many other characters from Song of the South appear as the main storyline of the Disney ride Splash Mountain. He appears as an audio-animatronic character in multiple scenes during the ride. In the attraction, as in the movie, Nick Stewart voices Br'er Bear.
Br'er Bear has made a cameo appearance in two other films. In Who Framed Roger Rabbit he was one of the "toons" in the final scene and in The Lion King 1 1/2 he is among the crowd coming into the theater to watch the film.