Get unlimited access to everything VICE has to offer.

Turn off all ads on VICE.com

Exclusive New VICE Documentaries

Member Exclusive Features & Columns

Turn off all ads on VICE.com

Exclusive New VICE Documentaries

Member Exclusive Features & Columns

Turn off all ads on VICE.com

Exclusive New VICE Documentaries

Member Exclusive Features & Columns

4 Magazines Delivered to Your Door

‘The Most Dangerous Movie Ever Made’ Injured at Least 70 People

At least 70 people were injured during the film’s production.

Share on X (Opens in new window)X

Share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Facebook

Share using Native toolsShareCopied to clipboard

On October 30, 1981, the adventure comedy Roar had its world premiere in Sydney, Australia. Starring talent agent Noel Marshall in his only movie role, the film centers on Hank, a naturalist from America living in East Africa with lions and other large cats. Hank’s family comes to visit him at his compound and soon finds themselves at the mercy of the wild animals while he’s away, fending off their attacks as best as they can. Also featured are Marshall’s real-life family members, including his then-wife Tippi Hedren—best known for her role in Alfred Hitchcock’s The Birds—and Hedren’s daughter, Melanie Griffith.

Marshall and Hedren initially conceived the idea for the movie while on location in Africa for Hedren’s 1970 film........

© Vice