We Bought a Zoo: The Amazing True Story of a Broken-Down Zoo, and the 200 Animals That Changed a Family Forever

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Benjamin Mee (Matt Damon) and his children struggle to move forward in life after the death of their dear wife and mother. Seeking a fresh start for him and his two mourning children, Benjamin buys and endeavors to save the life of a dying zoo, and in turn the life of his little family. — Kirby

My point was that all these crazy things have gotten my mind spinning and yet I stay up an entire night to read an (albeit rather humerus) account of a man acquiring a run down zoo against all odds and all the crazy things that happen when you decide to do something so majorly insane. We Bought a Zoo (Film Tie-in) : The Amazing True Story of a Broken-down Zoo, and the 200 Animals That Changed a Family Forever This book was my bed companion -- having bedtime as the only time for leisure reading -- and it surely did a good job of lulling me to sleep. The in-progress Amur Leopard enclosure. While it used to home jaguars (who ate part of the wooden hutch) and lions, Benjamin hopes it will soon hold one of the rarest species on earth (Image: Shannon Brown/PlymouthLive) So how are the two children doing nowadays? “Well, although I would never wish what happened to our family on anyone, there is no doubt I am closer to my children than I would have been had Katherine survived.

Salter, Jessica (3 Mar 2012). "We Bought a Zoo: the true story behind the film". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 2020-09-19 . Retrieved 30 Nov 2013.

Rolling in the Deep' Rolls Away With Song of the Year at 2012 BMI London Awards". BMI.com. October 9, 2012 . Retrieved May 29, 2015.However...this book is not the movie. The author has previously written DIY guides and this book somewhat reads like one of those. Harris, Scott (2010-06-24). "MattDamonMayLeadCameronCrowe's'WeBoughtaZoo' ". Moviefone. Archived from theoriginal on 2012-04-05 . Retrieved 2011-10-29. What didn't: I would have liked more pictures of the farm and family in the picture insert. I also would have liked to hear more about the other animals at the zoo--Mee mostly talks about the big cats. Also, be prepared Mee's wife's brain cancer--it's extremely, extremely sad. The remarkable true story of a family who move into a rundown zoo–already a BBC documentary miniseries and excerpted in The Guardian.

a b c d Kit, Borys (2010-05-17). "CameronCrowetodirect'Zoo' ". TheHollywoodReporter . Retrieved 2011-09-27. Scarlett Johansson as Kelly Foster, the 28-year-old lead long-time zookeeper at Rosemoor Animal Park who is Benjamin's love interest and is a mother figure to Dylan and Rosie.

Benjamin learns that Katherine bequeathed him an investment account with instructions to use the money wisely while listening to his heart. Duncan advises him to walk away and start over with the money, but Benjamin decides to use the money for the repairs. All I know is that one day, I'd given the chance, I too will buy a zoo. Hopefully I too will have amazing encounters with wolves escaping, jaguars tearing through containers and ballistic monkeys. But if I can't have that, I definitely will continue to visit zoo's and animal parks and happily endorse them with plenty of cash spent. Why? Because not only did this book show me how incredibly ballsy and clinically insane you have to be to buy a zoo, but also that it's one of the best things you could do for animals at this time.

Thomas Haden Church as Duncan Mee, [5] Benjamin's older brother and an accountant and Dylan and Rosie's uncle In the market for a house and an adventure, Benjamin Mee moved his family to an unlikely new home: a dilapidated zoo in the English countryside. Mee had a dream to refurbish the zoo and run it as a family business. His friends and colleagues thought he was crazy.a b c d e f Mee,Benjamin [in Italian] (2007-06-23). "MyFamily&OtherAnimals". TheGuardian . Retrieved 2011-12-07. The story of Dartmoor Zoo might be a familiar one, but there's always something new happening. Though the film We Bought A Zoo, starring Matt Damon and Scarlett Johansson, came out over a decade ago, Zoo CEO Benjamin Mee says its still capturing new audiences. Mee juggled writing with converting their two barns. In June 2004 Katherine was diagnosed with a grade-four glio­blastoma brain tumour. She completed a course of chemotherapy but her doctors warned her and Mee that the tumour would return. I learned much about the intricacies of owning a business open to the public, in particular. I learned a lot in general.