Day of the Animals (1977)

Director:

William Girdler

Writers:

William W. Norton (screenplay) &
Eleanor E. Norton (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:

13 May 1977 (USA)

Genre:

Horror | Thriller

Tagline:

A shocking vision of things to come...

Plot:

A battle for survival as hikers encounter a chemically imbalanced forest.

Plot Keywords:

Ozone Layer | Survival | Helicopter | Hawk | Evacuation

Cast

Christopher George	...	Steve Buckner
Leslie Nielsen	...	Paul Jenson
Lynda Day George	...	Terry Marsh
Richard Jaeckel	...	Prof. Taylor MacGregor
Michael Ansara	...	Daniel Santee
Ruth Roman	...	Mrs. Shirley Goodwyn
Jon Cedar	...	Frank Young
Paul Mantee	...	Roy Moore
Walter Barnes	...	Ranger Tucker
Andrew Stevens	...	Bob Denning
Susan Backlinie	...	Mandy Young
Kathleen Bracken	...	Beth Hughes
Bobby Porter	...	John Goodwyn
Michelle Stacy	...	Little Girl
Michael Andreas	...	Sheriff
Jan Andrew Scott	...	Helicopter Pilot
Gil Lamb	...	Old Man in Bar
Garrison True	...	TV Announcer
Gertrude Lee	...	Tucker's Wife
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Mike Clifford	...	(uncredited)
Walt Gorney	...	Sam (uncredited)

Directed by
William Girdler

Writing credits
William W. Norton		(screenplay) (as William Norton) &
Eleanor E. Norton		(screenplay)
Edward L. Montoro		(story)

Produced by
Edward L. Montoro	....	producer
David Sheldon	....	executive producer (uncredited)

Original Music by
Lalo Schifrin

Cinematography by
Robert Sorrentino

Film Editing by
Bub Asman
James Mitchell

Casting by
Marvin Paige		(as Marvin Page)

Makeup Department
Graham Meech-Burkestone	....	makeup creator

Production Management
Clarence Eurist	....	production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Morris R. Abrams	....	assistant director (as Morris Abrams)
Scott U. Adam	....	assistant director (as Scott Adams)
Billy Ray Smith	....	assistant director
John R. Woodward	....	second assistant director

Art Department
James Biggs	....	property master

Sound Department
Glenn E. Anderson	....	sound mixer (as Glenn Anderson)
Fred J. Brown	....	sound effects (as Fred Brown)
Thomas Cunliffe	....	boom operator
Lionel LaVallee	....	boom operator
Al Overton	....	sound mixer
Max Burney	....	location sound recordist (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Sam Burney	....	special effects

Stunts
Monty Cox	....	stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department
Stuart Asbjornsen	....	assistant camera: second unit
John Asman	....	assistant camera: second unit
Bruce Birmelin	....	still photographer
Jim Dunn	....	key grip
Larry Edwards	....	gaffer
Frank Laviers	....	assistant camera
J. Michael McClary	....	assistant camera: second unit (as John Michael McClary)
Tom McHugh	....	camera operator: second unit
Michael Montoro	....	grip
Gil Valle	....	best boy grip
Gary Western	....	best boy electric
Jim White	....	second assistant camera
John White	....	first assistant camera
Daniel Pearl	....	director of photography: second unit (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Michael R. Faeth	....	costumer (as Michael Faeth)
Nancy Sales	....	costumer

Editorial Department
Charles Tetoni	....	assistant film editor

Music Department
Kenneth Hall	....	music editor

Transportation Department
Mike Clifford	....	transportation chief (as Michael Clifford)

Other crew
Barbara Clark	....	script supervisor: second unit
Mike Clark	....	technical coordinator (as Michael Clark)
Monty Cox	....	animal furnisher
Monty Cox	....	animal trainer
Dick Drake	....	animal owner and trainer: additional animals
Diane Grigg	....	production secretary
Dennis Grisco	....	animal owner and trainer: additional animals
Jan Heininger	....	production assistant
Joanne Montoro	....	production secretary
Don Record	....	title designer
Bob Riedell	....	animal owner and trainer: additional animals (as Bob Riedell)
Sally Roddy	....	script supervisor
Lou Schumacher	....	animal furnisher
Lou Schumacher	....	animal trainer
Judy Sorrentino	....	production secretary
Ken Swerilas	....	production accountant
George Toth	....	animal owner and trainer: additional animals
Garrison True	....	dialogue coach
John R. Woodward	....	production assistant (as John Woodward)

Production Companies

• Film Ventures International (FVI)
• Mid-America Pictures
• Montoro Productions Ltd.

Distributors

• Film Ventures International (FVI) (1977) (USA) (theatrical)
• Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) (1979) (USA) (TV) (original airing)
• Ambassador Film Distributors (1977) (Canada) (theatrical)
• Film Ventures International (FVI) (1978) (USA) (theatrical) (re-release)
• Action (????) (USA) (VHS)
• Digital Versatile Disc (1998) (USA) (DVD)
• Liberty Home Entertainment (????) (USA) (DVD)
• Liberty Home Video (????) (USA) (DVD)
• Media Home Entertainment (????) (USA) (VHS)
• Scorpion Releasing (2012) (USA) (DVD) (Blu-Ray)
• Shriek Show (2006) (USA) (DVD)
• Vidmark Entertainment (????) (USA) (VHS)
• Warner Home Video (1986) (Belgium) (VHS)
• e-m-s the DVD-Company (2005) (Germany) (DVD)

Special Effects

• Consolidated Film Industries (CFI) (photographic effects)
• Howard Anderson Company, The (photographic effects) (as Howard Anderson Co.)

Other Companies

• Cinemobile System  location equipment (as Cinemobile Systems, Inc.)
• Samuel Goldwyn Studios  post-production facilities (as Samuel Goldwyn Studio)
• National Park Service, The  the producers wish to thank

Also Known As:

Runtime:

97 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

4-Track Stereo

Certification:

Australia:M | Finland:K-16 | Sweden:15 | UK:15 | USA:PG | West Germany:16 | Canada:A (Nova Scotia)

Filming Locations:

California, USA

Company:

Film Ventures International (FVI)

Trivia:

Dialogue coach Garrison True plays a reporter on TV in the bar.

Goofs:

Plot holes: Ozone-layer depletion affects more than animals; it affects plants, too. Yet, in the movie, the plants seem to be in good condition.

Quotes:

Daniel Santee:You know, when I was a boy, my father couldn't wait to get off the reservation. He even changed his name to Mr. White.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in 10 Items or Less (2006)

Worth watching for seeing Leslie Nielsen go berserk only.

You might expect lots of fun from a movie called "Day of the Animals", that features a story about animals turning against humans, due to a sudden discovered problem with the ozone-layer (yeah don't ask, still not sure how that works in this movie). But the movie is a bit of a disappointment, since very little is actually happening in it. It's a real lackluster, that only becomes mildly interesting when the Leslie Nielsen character for some reason suddenly becomes crazy mad.

Seriously, Leslie Nielsen's role in this movie is more hilarious than any of the movies he did in the last couple of years. And he is not even playing his character in this movie in a comedy-like way but he's playing it completely straight and serious, which really makes it all the more hilarious.

But other than that, this is a really uninteresting genre movie to watch, that absolutely has nothing special in it. It's not the worst movie in its genre but that is because it is not being the most ridicules one. There is just far too little happening for that to become so.

It really takes a long time before there is finally something happening in the movie and when it does, it's over before you know it. Surely they could had done far more interesting with its concept of all kinds of animals attacking humans, despite of its obvious low budget. The moments in which the animals attack in this movie are not done well at all and absolutely do not work out and are often more laughable than anything else really. So perhaps it after all is not such a bad thing at all that there are actually being very little moments in which the animals attack.

The story really doesn't ever makes much sense but you just have to go along with it and don't think too much about anything that is happening, or else you will most likely be never able to finish watching this movie.

Really not much good about this movie, though it obviously could had all still been a lot worse.

5/10

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