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Author Topic: No animals harmed? Greg Anderson Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 766 From: Ogden Valley, Utah Registered: Nov 1999 posted 01-08-2001 02:39 PM                        Okay... this thread may contain mild "spoilers" about Cast Away so turn away now if you must. At the end of the movie, there's a typical notice that no animals were harmed in any way for the production of the motion picture. So am I to believe that Stan Winston (or someone as good as him) created mechanical crabs and fish for the scenes in which Tom Hanks' character is hunting, killing and/or eating them? Or does the Humane Society notice only apply to mammals?  |  IP: Logged Scott Norwood Film God Posts: 8146 From: Boston, MA. USA (1774.21 miles northeast of Dallas) Registered: Jun 99 posted 01-08-2001 03:24 PM                        Check out what the disclaimer at the end of "State and Main" has to say about this matter...  |  IP: Logged Rachel Kovacs Film Handler Posts: 22 From: Erie, PA, USA Registered: Sep 2000 posted 01-17-2001 10:35 AM                     Or Dungeons and Dragons. ("No dragons were harmed in the making of this motion picture...")  |  IP: Logged Aaron Mehocic Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 804 From: New Castle, PA, USA Registered: Jun 99 posted 01-17-2001 10:45 AM                     I think these disclaimers are stupid. They are only on there because shallow movie stars like Alicia Silverstone, Rosie O'Donell, and Ahman ( or how ever you spell her name), are card carrying members of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals. Now don't get me wrong, I'd hate to see somebody club a dog, cat, horse, whatever, for someone's viewing pleasure, but total protection of all species by moviemakers is absurd. As for these thespians, if they had any idea about sound wildlife management, they wouldn't be too quick to scream about rabbit hunting, K-mart selling guns, and people wearing fur coats. Hell, half the wild fur harvested in the United States is sent to former Communist nations in Eastern Europe anyway. (But I'll bet you didn't know that PETA!)  |  IP: Logged Jesse Skeen Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1517 From: Sacramento, CA Registered: Aug 2000 posted 01-18-2001 07:36 AM                     The first movie I saw that message used on was "Re-Animator", which was a bit reassuring if you've seen the film! "In the Mouth of Madness" follows the "No animals harmed" message with something like "Human activity was supervised by (somebody), casualties were high."  |  IP: Logged Randy Stankey Film God Posts: 6539 From: Erie, Pennsylvania Registered: Jun 99 posted 01-18-2001 03:41 PM                     I think I've seen the "No animals harmed" message on movies that don't even have any animals in them! I think that message is just "boilerplate" anymore.  |  IP: Logged Scott Norwood Film God Posts: 8146 From: Boston, MA. USA (1774.21 miles northeast of Dallas) Registered: Jun 99 posted 01-18-2001 06:19 PM                        So, umm...what if they actually _do_ harm the animals while filming? Presumably, this could happen by accident even under the best of circumstances. Do they just omit the disclaimer entirely? Or is there a different disclaimer that is used in these cases?  |  IP: Logged

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