Promotions state: No animals were harmed in the making of this movie. 70 members of the cast and crew were.
"As a portrait of recklessness and beastly terror, it's Citizen Kane." -Esquire
"Like watching a live-action Lion King as Mufasa holds a switchblade to your throat." -Complex
"It's like Walt Disney went insane and shot a snuff version of Swiss Family Robinson meets Abby." -JanePublicHitFix
'Roar' follows wildlife preservationist Hank (The Exorcist producer Noel Marshall in his sole and career-derailing turn as an actor and director), who lives harmoniously alongside a menagerie of over 100 untamed animals, including cheetahs, elephants, lions and tigers on a preservation in the African plains. When his wife and children arrive (real-life wife Tippi Hedren, The Birds, and step-daughter Melanie Griffith, Working Girl) for a visit, a long-brewing battle for dominance between the lions erupts and threatens their very lives. bye.
