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Roar (1981 Film)

85 points by prismatic 7y ago

smacktoward 7y ago
Red Letter Media had an hilarious discussion (with Macaulay Culkin, no less) of Roar on a recent episode of their series "Best of the Worst": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YaSkO4TosYo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YaSkO4TosYo
- neurobashing 7y ago
  It was also discussed on the podcast Omnibus, ep “Tippi Hedren’s Fingernails”
e40 7y ago
seventy people, including the film's stars, were seriously injured during filming as a result of animal attacks. Wow.
- amelius 7y ago
  They should make a movie about this movie ...
superbatfish 7y ago
Holy crap: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cny_D50Rr44 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cny_D50Rr44
- deleted 7y ago
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UI_at_80x24 7y ago
This movie was INCREDIBLE to watch knowing that it was all real. This was 'reality tv' at it's best. Try to ignore the shitty plot, the Lions are the real stars.
BEEdwards 7y ago
This is legit one of the scariest movies I've ever seen.
codezero 7y ago
This film came up last night at an event I was at, now I wonder if OP was also there :)
- gwern 7y ago
  It might also be by way of my newsletter, which featured it yesterday, and which I know lots of HNers read: https://www.gwern.net/newsletter/2019/10 https://www.gwern.net/newsletter/2019/10 (Which is only fair because, after all, I found it via someone else on /r/wikipedia .)
  - codezero 7y ago
    That is almost certainly the case. The talks I went to were run by Recurse and I am confident there is overlap :)
scandox 7y ago
> Marshall and Hedren wrote a script for the project, whose working title was Lions, Lions and More Lions. Heroic and funny. They accumulated more than 70 wild animals and sold the shirts off their backs. What kind of manic energy makes someone capable of this shit?
- lucidstack 7y ago
  Sunken cost fallacy, I presume
- radarthreat 7y ago
  Cocaine. Lots of cocaine.
pg_bot 7y ago
Oh man, everyone who was involved in the making of this movie should be committed. The more you learn about the production the more insane it gets. From the lack of animal trainers, to the financial and production issues (took 11 years to make), to the injuries suffered by cast and crew (approximately 100 in total), lions and tigers escaping into the greater Los Angeles area, it just gets more crazy the more you look into it. The movie itself is also pretty terrible which is the icing on the cake. Do yourself a favor and watch the trailer, and the cast and crew talking about making this move. Pure insanity. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cny_D50Rr44 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cny_D50Rr44 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LRGMOLyYKUA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LRGMOLyYKUA
- black_puppydog 7y ago
  I have to say the horribleness of the movie doesn't quite transpire from the trailer at least. Looks like fun :D
mikestew 7y ago
Oh, yeah, the one where a young Melanie Griffith got mauled by a lion and had to get reconstructive surgery. That production sounds like it was nuts. OTOH, from what I’ve read about Hitchcock, maybe Heddren found this a pleasant break.

Roar (1981 Film)

85 points by prismatic 7y ago

Red Letter Media had an hilarious discussion (with Macaulay Culkin, no less) of Roar on a recent episode of their series "Best of the Worst": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YaSkO4TosYo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YaSkO4TosYo

neurobashing 7y ago
It was also discussed on the podcast Omnibus, ep “Tippi Hedren’s Fingernails”

e40 7y ago

seventy people, including the film's stars, were seriously injured during filming as a result of animal attacks. Wow.

amelius 7y ago
They should make a movie about this movie ...

superbatfish 7y ago

Holy crap: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cny_D50Rr44 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cny_D50Rr44

deleted 7y ago
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UI_at_80x24 7y ago

This movie was INCREDIBLE to watch knowing that it was all real. This was 'reality tv' at it's best. Try to ignore the shitty plot, the Lions are the real stars.

BEEdwards 7y ago

This is legit one of the scariest movies I've ever seen.

codezero 7y ago

This film came up last night at an event I was at, now I wonder if OP was also there :)

gwern 7y ago
It might also be by way of my newsletter, which featured it yesterday, and which I know lots of HNers read: https://www.gwern.net/newsletter/2019/10 https://www.gwern.net/newsletter/2019/10 (Which is only fair because, after all, I found it via someone else on /r/wikipedia .)
- codezero 7y ago
  That is almost certainly the case. The talks I went to were run by Recurse and I am confident there is overlap :)

scandox 7y ago

> Marshall and Hedren wrote a script for the project, whose working title was Lions, Lions and More Lions. Heroic and funny. They accumulated more than 70 wild animals and sold the shirts off their backs. What kind of manic energy makes someone capable of this shit?

lucidstack 7y ago
Sunken cost fallacy, I presume
radarthreat 7y ago
Cocaine. Lots of cocaine.

pg_bot 7y ago

Oh man, everyone who was involved in the making of this movie should be committed. The more you learn about the production the more insane it gets. From the lack of animal trainers, to the financial and production issues (took 11 years to make), to the injuries suffered by cast and crew (approximately 100 in total), lions and tigers escaping into the greater Los Angeles area, it just gets more crazy the more you look into it. The movie itself is also pretty terrible which is the icing on the cake. Do yourself a favor and watch the trailer, and the cast and crew talking about making this move. Pure insanity. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cny_D50Rr44 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cny_D50Rr44 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LRGMOLyYKUA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LRGMOLyYKUA

black_puppydog 7y ago
I have to say the horribleness of the movie doesn't quite transpire from the trailer at least. Looks like fun :D

mikestew 7y ago

Oh, yeah, the one where a young Melanie Griffith got mauled by a lion and had to get reconstructive surgery. That production sounds like it was nuts. OTOH, from what I’ve read about Hitchcock, maybe Heddren found this a pleasant break.