ancient thread, I know, but I just watched this (again) last night, reliving my youth...and I was shocked at the way the animal "actors" were treated in the making of this film. The ferret was nearly drowned in the quicksand and was clearly distressed even if it wasn't physically harmed...Marc Singer (or his stunt double) jumped onto a horse and knocked it over sideways, which can easily break its bones...we all know the tiger ultimately dies from some mistake in its care...and I don't even want to know how they got the white dog to be so floppy when he carried it after it supposedly "died". No dog can be trained to relax ALL its muscles when you carry it like that.
The 80's sure were a different time when it comes to animals in the movies. I don't miss it.
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