Synopsis
Roar follows a family who are attacked by various African animals at the secluded home of their keeper.
Key facts
Cast
Tippi Hedren, Melanie Griffith, John Marshall, Jerry Marshall, Kyalo Mativo, Frank Tom, Steve Miller, Rick Glassey
Original language
English
First release
October 30, 1981 (Australia)
Setting
Africa
Filming locations
California
Crew
Screenplay
Noel Marshall
Producer
Noel Marshall, Robert Gottschalk, Tippi Hedren
Cinematography
Jan de Bont
Editing
Ted Nicolaou
Music
Terrence P. Minogue
Québec / French
Québec classification
General
Classification date
June 27, 1986
Trailer
Stills
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Festival History
Releases & classifications
| Theatrical | Australia | October 30, 1981 |
| Theatrical | Denmark | March 13, 1982 |
| Theatrical | Germany | March 25, 1982 |
| Theatrical | United Kingdom | April 1, 1982 |
| Theatrical | Spain | June 25, 1982 |
| Theatrical | Japan | August 14, 1982 |
| Theatrical | Colombia | December 25, 1982 |
| Theatrical | France | August 29, 1984 |
| Theatrical | South Korea | July 29, 1989 |
| Classification | Germany | 6 |
Versions & editions
| Home video | Germany | June 30, 2014 |
| Home video | United States | November 3, 2015 |
Full credits
| Director | Noel Marshall |
| Cast | Tippi Hedren (Madeleine), Melanie Griffith (Melanie), John Marshall (John), Jerry Marshall (Jerry), Kyalo Mativo (Mativo), Frank Tom (Frank), Steve Miller (Prentiss), Rick Glassey (Rick), Lenord Bokwa (Airport Personnel), Shamasi Sarumi (Airport Personnel), Will Hutchins (Committee), Eve Rattner (Committee), Peter Thiongo (Committee), Zakes Mokae (Committee), MIchael Franz (Committee), Alexandra Newman (Committee), Pat Barbeau (Committee), Michael J. Jones (Committee), Noel Marshall (Hank) |
| Screenplay | Noel Marshall |
| Producer | Noel Marshall, Robert Gottschalk, Tippi Hedren |
| Executive producer | Banjiro Uemura |
| Cinematography | Jan de Bont |
| Editing | Ted Nicolaou |
| Music | Terrence P. Minogue |
| Production design | Joel Marshall |
Additional data: TMDB.
Source: Ministère de la Culture et des Communications du Québec (CC0-1.0)
Source: Cinémathèque québécoise, linked catalogue data (CC BY 4.0)
