However, there are life stories. This story of a family that took care of the lion - more than 40 years, so on any fotoklastotes not out of the question. However, to believe that what is recorded in these shots difficult.
Traveled to Africa filming, actress Tippi Hedren (which, by the way, played a key role in the legendary Alfred Hitchcock film "The Birds") with her husband and daughter Noelia Marshall, also an actress Melanie Griffith wanted to make a film about lions. In order to make the film more authentic, they wanted to know the best predator king of the world. And the best way to do this - to live together for some time. It is recommended that a family of actors animal trainer Ron Oxley.
Actors advice realized directly.
Perhaps, you might think that such a decision would seem to equate to the death sentence. However, to the family it turned out very well. Even somehow mysteriously good. The family sincerely to his adopted home Neil - a male lion, which was higher than all of its two-legged benefactors together. True, the actors' family ranch in California was not the only "wild" animal. Far from it. However, it was the sweetest.
We invite you to enjoy these photos of the unusual frame by frame, recording the Neil spend time with their owners in the twentieth century. the beginning of the eighties. Neil looks more like the pictures at the ruthless king of the jungle, and lovely kitten ready for filming the old fantastical comedy "Honey, I have to increase our children."
The film, which dreamed of an acting family cinema screens show started in 1981. and was named "Roar" (roaring). It is true that it has reached commercial terms of bad results (recording was released 17.5 million, dollars, and the band earned only 2 million. "Green"). In addition, the creation of the movie, and there have been injuries and injuries - suffered a total of 70 people. Melanie Griffith had a few stitches coupled facial lacerations, but the family love of big cats it took over.
Upon completion of the recording, T. Hedren founded Shambala Preserve - marginalized exotic animal shelter. It along with about 70 wards actress living today.
