Roar

Name: Roar
Director: Noel Marshall
Released: 1981-01-01

1981 film by Noel Marshall

FilmfilmQ1135079

Released: 1981
, March 25, 1982
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1.filmdienst.de/film/details/20587/roar-ein-abenteuer
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, October 30, 1981
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1.Stated in IMDbimdb.com/title/tt0083001/releaseinfo/Retrieved 2023-04-22
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Director: Noel Marshall
Screenwriter: Noel Marshall
Producer: Tippi Hedren
Cast: Tippi Hedren
, Melanie Griffith
, Noel Marshall
, Zakes Mokae
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Runtime: 102 min
Genre: comedy film
, drama film
, horror film
Country of origin: United States

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Roar is a 1981 American adventure comedy film written and directed by Noel Marshall. Its plot follows Hank, a naturalist who lives on a nature preserve in Africa with lions, leopards, tigers, and other big cats. When his family visits him, they are instead confronted by the group of animals. The film stars Marshall as Hank, his real-life wife Tippi Hedren as his wife Madeleine, with Hedren's daughter Melanie Griffith and Marshall's sons John and Jerry Marshall in supporting roles.

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Director of photography: Jan de Bont
Title: Roar
Website: roarthemovie.com
Color: color
FSK film rating: FSK 6
Aspect ratio (W:H): 2.35:1
Narrative location: Africa
Distribution format: video on demand
Review score: 72%(May 23, 2025) review score by: Rotten Tomatoes · number of reviews/ratings: 25 critic review
65/100(October 29, 2023) review score by: Metacritic · number of reviews/ratings: 9 critic review
5.8/10(October 6, 2021) review score by: Rotten Tomatoes
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1.Stated in Rotten Tomatoes“Roar”Retrieved 2021-10-06
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MPA film rating: PG rating certificate id: 26202
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1.Stated in IMDbimdb.com/title/tt0083001/parentalguideRetrieved 2023-04-22
2.filmratings.com/search-results/?cn=26202
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Filming location: California

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