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Roar

  • 1981
  • PG
  • 1h 35m
IMDb RATING
6.1/10
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Roar (1981)
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AdventureComedyThriller

A naturalist living with big cats in East Africa expects a visit by his family of four from Chicago. A mix-up leaves him searching for his family, who have been left in the clutches of wild ... Read allA naturalist living with big cats in East Africa expects a visit by his family of four from Chicago. A mix-up leaves him searching for his family, who have been left in the clutches of wild lions.A naturalist living with big cats in East Africa expects a visit by his family of four from Chicago. A mix-up leaves him searching for his family, who have been left in the clutches of wild lions.

  • Director
    • Noel Marshall
  • Writers
    • Noel Marshall
    • Ted Cassidy
  • Stars
    • Tippi Hedren
    • Noel Marshall
    • Melanie Griffith
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.1/10
    4.3K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    1,919
    6,589
    • Director
      • Noel Marshall
    • Writers
      • Noel Marshall
      • Ted Cassidy
    • Stars
      • Tippi Hedren
      • Noel Marshall
      • Melanie Griffith
    • 73User reviews
    • 77Critic reviews
    • 65Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
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    Tippi Hedren in Roar (1981)
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    Tippi Hedren
    Tippi Hedren
    • Madelaine
    Noel Marshall
    Noel Marshall
    • Hank
    Melanie Griffith
    Melanie Griffith
    • Melanie
    John Marshall
    • John
    Jerry Marshall
    • Jerry
    Kyalo Mativo
    • Mativo
    Frank Tom
    • Frank
    Steve Miller
    • Prentiss
    Rick Glassey
    • Rick
    Lenord Bokwa
    • Airport Personnel
    Shamasi Sarumi
    • Airport Personnel
    Will Hutchins
    Will Hutchins
    • Committee Member
    Eve Rattner
    • Committee Member
    Peter Thiongo
    • Committee Member
    Zakes Mokae
    Zakes Mokae
    • Committee Member
    • (as Zakes Moakae)
    Michael Franz
    • Committee Member
    Alexandra Newman
    • Committee Member
    Pat Barbeau
    • Committee Member
    • Director
      • Noel Marshall
    • Writers
      • Noel Marshall
      • Ted Cassidy
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Most of the lion attacks were real, and usually resulted in actual injury to the cast and crew.
    • Goofs
      After Hank goes to the airport to get his family, on his return trip, he picks up Mativo and the tigers. Mativo's bike is placed in the trunk with the front wheel hanging out. Further down the road, the trunk is closed with no bike hanging out. Still further, the bike is again hanging out.
    • Quotes

      Hank: It's just playing, I'm tellin' ya!

    • Crazy credits
      Opening credits features this text: "Since the choice was made to use untrained animals and since for the most part they chose to do as they wished, it's only fair they share the writing and directing credits."
    • Connections
      Featured in The Making of Roar (2004)

    User reviews73

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    7/10
    Insane
    Jesus Christ! I've read a lot about this since it was resurrected a while back, but nothing quite prepares you for just how insane it is. It is as if Timothy Treadwell had decided to make a sitcom starring his beloved grizzly bears. The Treadwell here is Noel Marshall, Hollywood producer and husband of Tippi Hedron. The two were obsessed with lions, so they wrote this picture, where a family lives with like 50 different big cats, mostly lions but also several tigers, cheetahs, leopards, etc. There are also some elephants. The script is nearly nonexistent - I mean, how exactly are you going to get 50 giant cats to do what you want? So the idea is just to write a bare sketch of a plot and then throw your cast (which mostly consists of Marshall, Hedron and their children) to the lions like it's ancient Rome or something. Besides Noel Marshall, who probably should have been in a mental institution, the rest of the family members and other cast look terrified much of the time. At one point, one of the Marshall sons has to speak the line "I don't have to be in Chicago until next week!" A lion jumps up on him halfway through the line and you can hear his voice quiver. Of course, Melanie Griffith is one of the kids. Amazingly, no human died during the many years of production (some lions did, though, when the ranch was flooded). The film itself is far from great, but it's a must-see.
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • May 2015 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Official site
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Roar - Die Löwen sind los
    • Filming locations
      • Shambala Preserve, 6867 Soledad Canyon, Acton, California, USA(Chief location)
    • Production companies
      • Film Consortium
      • American Filmworks
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $17,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $110,048
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $15,064
      • Apr 19, 2015
    • Gross worldwide
      • $110,048
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 35 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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