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Roar (1981)

PG  |   |  Adventure, Thriller  |  12 November 1981 (Australia)
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Ravening jungle beasts assemble in flocks to invade an otherwise quiet home where they chase humans up and down stairways and from one room to another.

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Noel Marshall ...
Hank
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Melanie
John Marshall ...
John
Jerry Marshall ...
Jerry
Kyalo Mativo ...
Mativo
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Frank
Steve Miller ...
Prentiss
Rick Glassey ...
Rick
Lenord Bokwa ...
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Shamasi Sarumi ...
Airport Personnel
Will Hutchins ...
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Eve Rattner ...
Committee Member
Peter Thiongo ...
Committee Member
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Committee Member (as Zakes Moakae)
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Ravening jungle beasts assemble in flocks to invade an otherwise quiet home where they chase humans up and down stairways and from one room to another. Written by alfiehitchie & tipsyheadrinse

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There's never been a film like ROAR - and there never will be again!


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12 November 1981 (Australia)  »

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$17,000,000 (estimated)

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$2,000,000 (USA)
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Noel Marshall and Tippi Hedren acquired a number of big cats from zoos, circuses and animal control officers especially for the making of this movie. See more »

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An interesting look at a man trying to preserve his family and a dream!
9 October 2003 | by (Hollywood, California) – See all my reviews

Roar is an interesting look at how a man must fight to keep his ideals and his family. As a man must decide how to face a world taken over by animals, he must face his worst fears. That of deciding between cats and his family. While his family fights for their lives.


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