Roar
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Search complete. 15 mentions across 5 episodes found for "Roar".
Aug 31, 2026
Lizzie BassettGUEST
There was nightmarish stuff with that.
Lizzie BassettGUEST
And then to keep on a Tippi Hedren theme, I think the worst animal one we've ever covered is Roar.
Lizzie BassettGUEST
Have you guys ever seen that?
A.J. JacobsHOST
No, I've never even heard of it.
Lizzie BassettGUEST
Yeah.
Lizzie BassettGUEST
Chris, you want to explain what Roar is?
Chris WinterbauerGUEST
So it's one of the most notorious movies ever made.
Chris WinterbauerGUEST
Tippi Hedren's husband, whose name is escaping me.
PJ MinetHOST
Butcher Baker, Nightmare Maker, a slasher from 81.
PJ MinetHOST
Roar, the 1981 Lion movie.
PJ MinetHOST
Ghoulies from 1984, which is
Jocelyn JonesSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
fine.
Laura BrodnikHOST
Yeah
Tina BurkeHOST
... and, like, the whole, like, that Roar movie with all of the lions and, like, the crazy shit that happened there.
Tina BurkeHOST
Anyway, that's a side note for another day.
Tina BurkeHOST
We should do an episode on Roar the movie.
Laura BrodnikHOST
Oh, oh.
Tina BurkeHOST
Starring Melanie Griffith.
AntHOST
We would be.
AntHOST
[laughs] Today's case, we're investigating 1981's Roar.
AntHOST
[lion roars] Directed by Noel Marshall, the film follows a naturalist living with big cats in East Africa, um, who expects a visit by his famory.
AntHOST
Expects a visit by his famory.
AntHOST
... of four from Chicago.
AntHOST
A mix-up leaves him searching for his family, who have been left in the clutches of wild lions.
AntHOST
Yes, today we're going to be dissecting the case of Roar.
AntHOST
[growls] Now, Roar is unique.
Robbie BarnettGUEST
Yeah, Twister and Speed
ScottHOST
... did they just get Jan de Bont 'cause he had been mauled on the set of Roar?
PeteHOST
[laughs] So he knows how to work with lions.
ScottHOST
So he knows how to work with big cats?
PeteHOST
Maybe.
Robbie BarnettGUEST
So I own that movie, by the way.
Robbie BarnettGUEST
Roar.
PeteHOST
Yeah, so do we.