Snake V. ?
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freak-65 — 18 years ago(May 02, 2007 10:54 PM)
Actually, the animal used in the film was a ferret. While I'm sure it was 'supposed' to be a mongoose, it wasn't. The two animals have very distinct and different cranial structures. Watch the scene, and google a picture of a mongoose and you can see the difference.
Now, as to whether or not the animal was killed in the scene that's hard to say. Sure as hell looks like it was -
Erinlizbeth — 18 years ago(May 04, 2007 06:38 AM)
They make pretty realistic stuffed animals or prop animals. Now, if they did this in 1980 I'm not sure. I know, I remember watching the Waltons during season 4 and the cat that played Calico, clearly looked like a stuffed cat when she was dead. I had lots of different stuffed animal toys and they can look pretty real.
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RunrzHigh30 — 18 years ago(October 06, 2007 12:22 PM)
That scene had to have been staged otherwise all those animal rights activists, and companies, would not have let it be included in the film. The snake had to have been "defanged", but some of the scenes where they are wrestling around, are probably real.
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Kzer — 18 years ago(December 19, 2007 05:34 PM)
Yes, but those groups were no where near as big then as they are today. I'm not so sure how they could have faked the fight back then, as its really convincing. After the final scruffle, the mongoose looks extremely dazed. How do you pull something like that off with a live animal back then?
Given the fate of the orangutans, its enough to make you wonder. But then, would Clint Eastwood allow an animal to be killed purely for the sake of any film, let alone a light-hearted comedy? -
gyrate-1 — 18 years ago(December 30, 2007 11:48 PM)
According to wikipedia it was a real fight to the death. It ruined the film for me. They put that poor ferret in that tight glass cageit can't even back away and is screaming, and the snake kills him.
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Kzer — 18 years ago(December 31, 2007 07:59 AM)
Wow. I'm not a big animal lover or anything, but killing an animal for a 30 second scene in a comedy is pretty ****ed up. My Grandmother is a huge fan of the movie, but she's always asked me about that scene when I visit her. Now I'm not sure if I should tell her this or not since she -is- the PETA type.
edit The Wikipedia article lacks a source, and there's nothing on the discussion page. I'm not saying its not true (again, I don't see how they could've faked this back then), but a source sure would be nice. -
BondVsBourne — 18 years ago(March 17, 2008 10:07 AM)
"My Grandmother is a huge fan of the movie, but she's always asked me about that scene when I visit her"
Gripping conversations you have with your grandmother!!
I'd love to be there;
You: How are you granny? Want to see some pictures of the family? Shall i tell you about my job?
GM: nah lets just jump straight to the snake scene in Any Which Way you Can -
Concise_Statement — 16 years ago(September 24, 2009 04:59 PM)
Well that particular scene was too rich for the BBFC too, so they cut it in accordance with the law that prohibits showing real animal cruelty. Personally I'm anti-censorship but, you know, it's a film. If you can fake killing a human, surely you can fake killing an animal. There's really no need for it.
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