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Roar: the most dangerous movie ever made...
Posted on 5/31/15 at 10:16 am
Posted on 5/31/15 at 10:16 am
Anyone see this movie? It's playing at Indywood in NOLA and I saw it last night.
One of the most intense things I've ever seen.
"Roar is an action-adventure film originally released in 1981. It’s about a wildlife enthusiast named Hank (The Exorcist executive producer Noel Marshall) who lives on an estate in Africa with around 100 lions, tigers, and cheetahs, plus a couple of elephants. When Hank’s family—played by Marshall’s real-life wife Tippi Hedren, her daughter Melanie Griffith, and his three sons—arrive for a visit, they find him not at home, but still have to deal with all his animals. Wackiness ensues.
That’s one way to describe Roar. Another is as one of the most nail-biting accidental thrillers ever produced. Marshall and Hedren were both activists who were hoping to use the movie to raise awareness about the cruel treatment of big cats in captivity. To that end, they actually adopted and bred over a hundred jungle cats and raised them alongside their family on a ranch north of Los Angeles.
Roar was shot on that ranch over a period of five years. And, as you might guess, there were some problems when it came to managing dozens of 300-pound animals with teeth as big as your thumb. Although no one died, the cast and crew sustained at least 70 injuries, some of which were preserved—if recontextualized—onscreen. Hedren fractured a leg. Griffith was mauled and had to get reconstructive facial surgery. Marshall was gored so often he was hospitalized with gangrene, and cinematographer Jan de Bont (who later went on to direct Speed and Twister) had to get 220 stitches after being scalped by a lion."
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One of the most intense things I've ever seen.
"Roar is an action-adventure film originally released in 1981. It’s about a wildlife enthusiast named Hank (The Exorcist executive producer Noel Marshall) who lives on an estate in Africa with around 100 lions, tigers, and cheetahs, plus a couple of elephants. When Hank’s family—played by Marshall’s real-life wife Tippi Hedren, her daughter Melanie Griffith, and his three sons—arrive for a visit, they find him not at home, but still have to deal with all his animals. Wackiness ensues.
That’s one way to describe Roar. Another is as one of the most nail-biting accidental thrillers ever produced. Marshall and Hedren were both activists who were hoping to use the movie to raise awareness about the cruel treatment of big cats in captivity. To that end, they actually adopted and bred over a hundred jungle cats and raised them alongside their family on a ranch north of Los Angeles.
Roar was shot on that ranch over a period of five years. And, as you might guess, there were some problems when it came to managing dozens of 300-pound animals with teeth as big as your thumb. Although no one died, the cast and crew sustained at least 70 injuries, some of which were preserved—if recontextualized—onscreen. Hedren fractured a leg. Griffith was mauled and had to get reconstructive facial surgery. Marshall was gored so often he was hospitalized with gangrene, and cinematographer Jan de Bont (who later went on to direct Speed and Twister) had to get 220 stitches after being scalped by a lion."
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CBS News story
Posted on 5/31/15 at 10:26 am to 995webmaster
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Marshall and Hedren were both activists who were hoping to use the movie to raise awareness about the cruel treatment of big cats in captivity.
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To that end, they actually adopted and bred over a hundred jungle cats and raised them alongside their family on a ranch north of Los Angeles.
Lemme get this straight, to raise awareness about why big cats shouldn't be in captivity, they put hundreds of big cats in captivity? Love Hollywood rationale.
Posted on 5/31/15 at 10:46 am to 995webmaster
Holy shite! That's wild.
Love the "reviews" on the trailer.
Love the "reviews" on the trailer.
Posted on 5/31/15 at 10:49 am to 995webmaster
"It's like walt disney went insane and created a snuff version of the swiss family robinson"
Posted on 5/31/15 at 10:52 am to hawgfaninc
"Like watching a live action lion king while mufasa holds a switchblade to your throat"
Posted on 5/31/15 at 10:58 am to 995webmaster
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No animals were harmed in the making of this movie.
70 members of the cast and crew were.
Wow, I need to see this movie.
Posted on 5/31/15 at 1:43 pm to Hoodoo Man
Is that James Earl Jones saying the title of the movie in the trailer? Sure does sound like him.
Edit: This movie poster is just fantastic.
Edit: This movie poster is just fantastic.
This post was edited on 5/31/15 at 1:46 pm
Posted on 5/31/15 at 4:21 pm to 995webmaster
I remember this when I was a kid. Wasn't there a sequel or something, too?
Posted on 5/31/15 at 6:31 pm to shutterspeed
Every time I see this, I still can't believe it.
This has to be one of the stupidest things ever done, but no one held a gun to anyone's head.
It's slap-crazy what some will do for money or fame.
This has to be one of the stupidest things ever done, but no one held a gun to anyone's head.
It's slap-crazy what some will do for money or fame.
Posted on 5/31/15 at 7:48 pm to 995webmaster
Yeah I want to see that pretty bad now
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