On Sep 8, 7:37=A0pm, Flasherly wrote:
> On Sep 8, 3:31 pm, forn...@webtv.net (S D) wrote:
>
> > how many stars were badly injured falling off horses ? Reeve, Linda
> > Blair
>
> None so many as how they're rated... abridged --
>
> A "Flicka" remake for pulling on your heartstrings so that those
> involved in making the movie will become wealthy/wealthier. =A0So far,
> two horses, "According to the AHA'S [American Humaneociation's]
> report, a horse broke its leg 'after a misstep' and suffered a 'very
> rare' injury requiring the animal to be euthanized." The second horse
> died two weeks later on April 25 during the filming of an inherently
> dangerous rodeo event called the "Wild Horse Race" Animal injuries and
> deaths are common in this event. A Wild Horse Race is all about chaos
> in the arena. Once set in motion, there is no way to control it.
>
> According to Roland Vincent, the extra on the set who reported the
> death and was subsequently fired for it by Fox Productions, "The
> horses were absolutely terrified and were running for their lives. In
> the process, the horse tripped on its own rope, and fell down and
> another horse kicked him in the head, and that horse was in a spasm
> and died a horrible death." Furthermore, extras and bystanders who
> witnessed what happened on the set have gone public about the animal
> abuse that occurred, including animals being struck and punched to
> make them "perform."
>
> According to Dana Bartholomew, staff writer for the Los Angeles Daily
> News, "Critics have faulted the AHA for conflict of interest, saying
> it is indirectly funded by the Screen Actors Guild and have a history
> of covering up Hollywood animal cruelty." Following the deaths of the
> two horses, the AHA conducted an investigation of itself and
> subsequently exonerated itself of all wrongdoing.
According to imdb during the filming of _The Charge of the Light
Brigade (1936)_ over 200 horses were killed, resulting in the US
Congress passing new laws to protect animals used in motion pictures
and that is why, again according to imdb, Warner Bros never re-
released the film.
I think those waivers at the begining of some movies that no animals
were harmed during the making of the movie should be taken with a
grain of salt. I understand that during the making of _Project X_
several cast and crew members complained about the treatment of the
chimpanzees - saying they were often beaten with clubs and were
obviously terrified throughout.
If there was a waiver at the head of _The Misfits_ I missed it and if
it was there I definitely didn't believe it. Those horses were
suffering big time.
Dave in Toronto
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