Billed as a family adventure, Roar (1981) became Hollywood’s most dangerous set—with real lions and over 70 injuries. We take a look at the cost that lions, tigers, and more animals pay when big cats encounter big human egos.

Seriously, though, there are too many to name, but by the end of production the head count yielded: seventy-one lions, twenty-six tigers, ten cougars, nine black panthers, four leopards, two jaguars, one tigon, two elephants, six black swans, four Canadian geese, seven flamingos, four cranes, two peacocks, and a marabou stork. 

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Episode Intro (00:00) 

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Film Facts: About the movie (01:35) 

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Hoofie Hellos: Talking to our listeners (19:39) 

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Creature Chronicles: About the animal actors (25:51) 

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Movie Magic: How did they make the animals do that? (38:03) 

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Movie Mischief (50:53) 

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All screen captures included in this article are intended to complement review and research of "Roar"