History Trivia / Roar

* InspirationForTheWork: The film was conceived by Noel Marshall and Creator/TippiHedren in 1969, after she had starred in Satan's Harvest in Mozambique. During filming, they came across an abandoned plantation house in Gorongosa National Park which had been overrun by a pride of lions, and were told by their bus guide and local residents that animal populations were becoming endangered due to poaching; this inspired them to consider making either one or a series of films.

* NeverWorkWithChildrenOrAnimals: The film is largely known for this, being a film focused on big cats with some ''very'' reckless production. Most of the cats (including around 150 lions) involved weren't actually trained. It's estimated that over seventy people were injured on-set, and some of the actors claim that this was lowballing it. One of the main problems was that the film heavily involved people being scared of and running away from big cats, but ultimately learning that the cats aren't dangerous... but the thing is, acting terrified of a predatory animal and running away from it is a good way to make it interpret you as prey. The kicker? Creator/TippiHedren adopted most of the animals used in the shoot!

* RomanceOnTheSet: Creator/SebastianRoche (Longinus) is married to Creator/VeraFarmiga (Catlin).

* RomanceOnTheSet: Creator/SebastianRoche (Longinus) are married to Creator/VeraFarmiga (Catlin).

* WritingByTheSeatOfYourPants: The script was kept loose, due to the difficulty of getting the largely-untamed animals to follow commands, so many of the scenes were improvised.

** The cinematographer, future Speed director Jan de Bont, needed 200 stitches on his scalp as a result of another attack. On top of that, de Bont ended up effectively having to co-direct much of the film, due to Marshall's lack of experience working on an actual film set.
** Tippi Hedren was thrown off an elephant and broke her leg. Now a staunch supporter of animal rights, Hedren regrets having ever put the animals in the situation she and her husband put them through. The strain of the production ultimately played a major role in destroying their marriage, and led to their getting divorced in 1982.

* OneBookAuthor: The sole directorial effort from Noel Marshall.

** One lion grabbed Melanie Griffith's (Hedren's daughter) hair and wouldn't let go. That moment also made it to film. She later got clawed in the face, requiring reconstructive surgery. Some reports would later blame the latter incident for playing a major role in her becoming addicted to painkillers, which she needed post-surgery.

* ExtremelyLengthyProduction: The movie began development in 1970, with filming starting in 1976 and going on for the next five years; the entire film took 11 years from start to release.

* TheShelfOfMovieLanguishment: The movie began development in 1970, with filming starting in 1976 and going on for the next five years; the entire film took 11 years from start to release.

* BoxOfficeBomb: Budget: $17 million. Total worldwide gross: just $2 million.

** A dam break destroyed over $3 million worth of the set and equipment, and resulted in several animals escaping (some of which had to be shot).

** A dam break destroyed over $3 million worth of the set and equipment, and resulted in several animals escaping (some of which had to be shot)

Tippi Hedren was thrown off an elephant and broke her leg. Now a staunch supporter of animal rights, Hedren regrets having ever put the animals in the situation she and her husband put them through. The strain of the production ultimately played a major role in destroying their marriage, and led to their getting divorced in 1982.

* FollowTheLeader: Created in an attempt to ride the fan-wave of ''Series/HerculesTheLegendaryJourneys'' and ''Series/XenaWarriorPrincess''.