Before the Tiger King and Joe Exotic, there was ROAR. I'm going to start by saying this movie is insane. I saw a screening of it a few years ago during its re-release. It's bizarre, terrifying, anxiety inducing, and despite it’s somewhat groundbreaking creation, it’s pretty bad. However, the claim that ROAR is the most dangerous movie ever made is well supported.

For 11 years producer/director, Noah Marshall, who was the producer on The Exorcist, his wife, actress Tippi Hedren, sons John and Jerry, and daughter Melanie Griffith lived, ate and slept with 150 lions, tigers, cheetahs and jaguars…in their Sherman Oaks, California home. They made the film as a response to poaching. Pre-production began in 1970, filming began in October 1976, completed in 1979, and released in 1981.