ROAR movie vs fact
I enjoyed this movie and found it interesting; even entertaining in parts. I remember thinking to myself; "This is insanity! Noel Marshall's attitude and behavior with these supposedly wild African lions and other big cats reminds me of Timothy Treadwell and his misguided views of Alaskan black bears."
For over a decade, Noel Marshall, Tippi Hedren and their family lived with 150 untrained wild animals to create what became the most dangerous movie ever made.
Movie: Wildlife preservationist Hank lives harmoniously alongside a menagerie of untamed animals, including cheetahs, elephants, lions and tigers on a preservation in the African plains. When his wife Madeline and children arrive for a visit, a long-brewing battle for dominance between two lions erupts and threatens their very lives.
Reality: During the seventies, actress Tippi Hedren and her family lived with a pride of dozens of lions. The entire family was involved in caring for the large cats at her Sherman Oaks home in California. The animals were untrained, but had been raised together. The movie was filmed on Noel Marshall's private ranch in California.
All of that said; it's good to watch at least once just for the comic scenes. It's fun to see these big cats do something like jump into a small boat and be all confused when it sinks. In those instances, they behave just like a (giant sized) domestic cat.
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