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e40
seventy people, including the film's stars, were seriously injured during filming as a result of animal attacks.

Wow.

amelius
They should make a movie about this movie ...
UI_at_80x24
This movie was INCREDIBLE to watch knowing that it was all real. This was 'reality tv' at it's best. Try to ignore the shitty plot, the Lions are the real stars.
BEEdwards
This is legit one of the scariest movies I've ever seen.
codezero
This film came up last night at an event I was at, now I wonder if OP was also there :)
gwern
It might also be by way of my newsletter, which featured it yesterday, and which I know lots of HNers read: https://www.gwern.net/newsletter/2019/10 (Which is only fair because, after all, I found it via someone else on /r/wikipedia .)
codezero
That is almost certainly the case. The talks I went to were run by Recurse and I am confident there is overlap :)
scandox
> Marshall and Hedren wrote a script for the project, whose working title was Lions, Lions and More Lions.

Heroic and funny. They accumulated more than 70 wild animals and sold the shirts off their backs. What kind of manic energy makes someone capable of this shit?

pg_bot
Oh man, everyone who was involved in the making of this movie should be committed. The more you learn about the production the more insane it gets. From the lack of animal trainers, to the financial and production issues (took 11 years to make), to the injuries suffered by cast and crew (approximately 100 in total), lions and tigers escaping into the greater Los Angeles area, it just gets more crazy the more you look into it. The movie itself is also pretty terrible which is the icing on the cake.

Do yourself a favor and watch the trailer, and the cast and crew talking about making this move. Pure insanity.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cny_D50Rr44

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LRGMOLyYKUA

black_puppydog
I have to say the horribleness of the movie doesn't quite transpire from the trailer at least. Looks like fun :D
mikestew
Oh, yeah, the one where a young Melanie Griffith got mauled by a lion and had to get reconstructive surgery. That production sounds like it was nuts. OTOH, from what I’ve read about Hitchcock, maybe Heddren found this a pleasant break.