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Posted by Greg Anderson (Member # 235) on 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?
Posted by Scott Norwood (Member # 30) on 01-08-2001, 03:24 PM:
Check out what the disclaimer at the end of "State and Main" has to say about this matter... 
Posted by Rachel Kovacs (Member # 602) on 01-17-2001, 10:35 AM:
Or Dungeons and Dragons.
("No dragons were harmed in the making of this motion picture...")
Posted by Aaron Mehocic (Member # 15) on 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!)
Posted by Jesse Skeen (Member # 586) on 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."
Posted by Randy Stankey (Member # 64) on 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.
Posted by Scott Norwood (Member # 30) on 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?