Thoughts on "Roar", the movie featuring 100 untamed lions

I happened upon a trailer for "Roar" (can't post the link because I don't yet have that privilege) that left me slack-jawed in disbelief. It looks like an absurdly wild film. Towering jungle cats traipsing around someone's house, fighting and eating and doing jungle cat things--including mauling the cast.

The film was shot over 10 years and features 150 untamed, big cats--lions, tigers, cheetahs, etc. Apparently no animals were injured yet 70 cast/crew members were.

Has anyone seen this or does anyone have any comments on it?

I've never heard of this. Let me read up on it.

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Just how big is that house?

And who thought that'd be a good idea?

And who continued to work on the thing after the twentieth or so injury?

Yes--the whole thing is just absurd. The genesis of the idea, the premise of the story, the living arrangements for the cast--all of it is wacky

This is the movie starring Tippi Hedren and family. I know that daughter Melanie Griffith supposedly got scarred during filming. I've always wanted to see it, ever since hearing about it while it was being filmed. Back in 1981, I got my movie news from shows like The Merv Griffin Show and articles from the newspapers (back when my newspaper covered entertainment for several pages).

Okay, I went to IMDB and looked up the info on this movie and it's unbelievable! I had to stop because there's just too much info and most of it is pretty gnarly. Here's the link:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0083001/...ef_=tt_trv_trv

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Sounds interesting..

Were movies not required to have insurance back then? Who would insure such a thing.. and what sort of sadist would direct it.

"With a budget of around US $17 million, this picture has been described as the most expensive home movie ever made." -imdb trivia

I was wondering who would put money behind this film. Apparently it was Tippi Hedren's husband, director Noel Marshall:

"Noel Marshall initially and ultimately partially financed this movie from revenue generated from such other pictures as The Harrad Experiment (1973) and The Exorcist (1973)." -imdb trivia

I saw this on tv a long time ago and remember being entirely underwhelmed.

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Saw the trailer recently. Apparently it is coming to the Alamo Drafthouse. Looks interesting. But not interesting enough for me to drive to Richardson.

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I remember this when it came out. The only two things I can remember about it are lions (cubs maybe) jumping around in a kitchen and Tippi screaming. I think they were being attacked outside or something like that. I don't remember anyone liking it or even hearing about anyone liking it.

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I have heard a lot about that theater slinger. How close to it are you? Have you been?

Holy crap...

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Dang, Gunslinger, Richardson is almost all the way to Plano...I used to have to drive from Fort Worth to Lewisville to drop my wife off at work and pick her up, so I can't imagine driving to Richardson to see a movie. Still, we used to go to Dallas to see classics on the big screen. I didn't even know there was an Alamo Drafthouse in Richardson till you said so. If I were twenty years younger I might do it.