From The Cast Being Attacked By Lions, To Farting On Top Of A Co-Star, Here Are 15 Hilarious, Frightening, And Expensive Off-Screen Mistakes That Happened Filming Major Movies And Shows

Of all the cursed films out there, the filming of Roar stands up to pretty much all of them, and I have honestly no idea how this was allowed to happen. During the 11-year filming process, the cast and crew were working/living with reportedly untrained and unrestrained wild animals – from lions and leopards to elephants – with no trained professionals on site. 

Not only was there a severe flooding problem caused by a dam, but there were also multiple (up to a hundred) cases of the cast and crew being attacked by wild animals. 

The director and lead, Noel Marshall received his fair share of injuries including being bitten through the hand by a lion and having eight puncture wounds in his leg from a lion. He'd been bitten 11 times by the time he was hospitalised for chest and face injuries from animal attacks and was diagnosed with blood poisoning and gangrene... 

Producer and costar Tippi Hedren was also severely injured. She was bitten on the head by a lion, with its teeth scraping her skull. She also had a five-ton elephant break her ankle and was scratched by a leopard. 

Other incidents include a cinematographer, Jan de Bont being scalped by a lion, and receiving 220 sutures before returning to work (WHY!?). Actor Melanie Griffin was also attacked by a lioness, and another one jumped onto actor John Marshall's back to bite his head. 

Speaking about the movie, here's what John had to say: 

“I ran away from that film. It had taken a lot more of my life than I had planned on... I don’t regret it. I’m just saying, intellectually, this film should never have been done. These are wild animals. You should not be with wild animals.”