Who was the most successful animal actor in Hollywood?

Will Smith

>>211883668

Taco Bell dog

>>211883631 (OP)
>>211883668
>>211883893
i think you all meant to post idris elba

that bear that killed the trainers cousin

The dog and cat who play Milo and Otis. It's crazy how they managed to survive all those stunts!

>>211884365
LMAO.

SH.SHHH.

NOBODY TELL HIM.

From my childhood I mostly remember Benji being everywhere. Also reruns of Lassie.

>>211884495
Nigga. Wishbone was the best tv dog.

>>211884365
>It's crazy how they managed to survive all those stunts!
Yeah, anon... yeah... it's just so... crazy... I'm so glad they survived, anon. Could you imagine if... if...

>>211884365
evil, evil demonic fucking filthy film

>>211883631 (OP)
Flipper

>>211883631 (OP)
>21 film credits
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1075976/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bart_the_Bear
All hail king Bart

>>211884461
>>211884673
>>211884687
QRD?

>>211885036
China

>>211883631 (OP)
looks like my childhood dog. i miss her

>>211885036
(They all died. Like 30 cats and dogs died in the making of it)

>>211884415
Love this lil nigga

>>211885014
I was going to say Bart

>>211884687
>>211885113
Who fucking cares? Are you guys vegan? Why do you guys pretend to care about animals? Yeah, you care about animals so much until you want to stuff your fat stupid face with a cheeseburger. Then suddenly vegans are all annoying idiots.

>>211885406
Summer sure is in full bloom huh

>>211885406
>killing animals for food is the same as killing animals for entertainment

>>211883631 (OP)
nepo babies.

I think it's Rin Tin Tin. Absolutely massive doggo star in the late 1920s to early 1930. Beloved by everyone at the time. The bottom falling out on that style of movie on his owner was brutal.
Single biggest movie or most viewed animal? Maybe the Toto dog in Wizard of Oz.
Biggest fake movie star animal? King Kong. Most well know over icon level would be the mouse for Disney.

>>211884415
Is this the ‘boon they caught fapping in deep space from ad astra?

>>211885113
that's speculation, there's zero proof

>>211885113
Why or How?

>>211886660
kek imagine being such a contrarian that you go to bat for fucking Milo and Otis of all things. It was a slant production, if you think none of those animals were harmed you're absolute braindead

>>211885710
>Actors Guild wanted to give Rin Tin Tin dog the best actor academy award during the 1st ceremony, but the idea got invalidated by the academy and went to emmil jannings instead
kek based drunk actors

Would you believe this cat is worth 99 million dollars?

>>211883631 (OP)
How much was this poodles net worth?

the one bear who they use for effectively every scene with a bear

>>211887225
Grumpy Cat died like 5 years ago

>>211883631 (OP)
>we need an Orca whale that is totally safe for actors to be in the water with
>sir, he's already waiting in the swimming pool

Jed.
The Thing and White Fang is a top legacy.

>>211885113
is this an actual thing that is remotely substantiated or is it one of those "Kimba" things where some guy just claimed it at one point and it was repeated as fact by everyone afterward?

>>211887543
>Jimmy the Crow was a raven

>>211887925
a crow IS a raven

>>211884365
they’re sacrifice gave us such amazing kino

>>211887945
>look it up
>it's true
My whole life is a lie.

>>211887836
the kimba thing was never debunked

>>211883631 (OP)
that shitty capuchin monkey

>>211884415

>>211888095
Yes it was, nearly all the supposed "similarities" had been highly misrepresented by the main proponent of the claim, as well as a lot of false information thrown around. It's likely the series had some influence on the generation of animators at that time given the timeframe, but the claims of 1:1 plagiarism are dubious at best.

>>211888186
> It's likely the series had some influence on the generation of animators at that time given the timeframe
aaaaand concession accepted, gg no re dogfucker

>>211885406
Indian post. God I hate the british for teaching you turd eating faggots english.

>>211888095
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G5B1mIfQuo4

>>211888307
That isn't what you claimed.

>>211888418
>>211889010
concession accepted, dogfucker

>>211889265
There's no concession. It is debunked.
The end.

>>211889294
you already conceded dogfucker

>>211888307
By your reference, I imagine you already knew it had been debunked and by whom, so you're doubly full of shit.

>>211888418
dogfucker

>>211889358
I know that retards like yourself think that

>>211887792

>>211883631 (OP)
German shepherd that fucked ur mom

>>211889431
oscar-worthy performance unironically

>>211884687
There's no proof that any animals were hurt and the film was made AFTER Japan passed strict controls of the care of animals on sets.
You're besmirching a great film.

>>211887836
It's redditors trying to feel morally superior.

>>211887836
The movie was produced and made largely by a Chinese production company and decades ago at that so you do the math there. I mean they wouldn't be cruel to animals right, heavens no

>>211891355
That's not what I asked.

>>211883631 (OP)
The MGM lion. All he had to do was roar a few times, and he will be remembered for as long as there are movies.

>>211891786
You asked for context and got exactly that

>>211886948
Based on what?
If you had any proof, you would have posted it.

>>211883631 (OP)
wasn't there a chimp who was in a dozen or so movies?

>>211885406

>>211891942
No I did not. I got "uh....like...China. So it must be true". What must be true? What claims? By who? Based on what?

>Morris, a famous alligator known for his appearances in movies and TV shows, most notably the 1996 comedy Happy Gilmore, has died at around 80 years old at the Colorado Gator Farm.
>Measuring nearly 11ft and weighing 640lbs, Morris had a long Hollywood career beginning in 1975 after being rescued from an illegal pet situation in Los Angeles. Though his exact age is unknown, the reptile was estimated to be over 80 years old based on his growth rate and tooth loss. He retired in 2006 and spent his final years at the Colorado sanctuary.
>Morris featured in several major films such as Interview with the Vampire, Dr Dolittle 2, and Blues Brothers 2000, as well as TV shows such as Coach and The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. But undoubtedly his most iconic role was alongside Sandler in the golf-centered comedy.

>>211892476
.....

>>211891972
>>211892447
Yeah let me go ahead and do the quick google search for the interviews and articles covering it for you because you're too much of a mongoloid to do it yourself

>>211892476
>long successful life full of stimulation
>lengthy retirement with comfy living
Lucky gator.

>>211892540
I would rather you did more than a "quick google search" and actually substantiated your claims.

>>211884365
I'd rather animals be abused to make kino than this slop

>>211884571
Wait, Nippy was in other stuff?

>>211891355
>by a Chinese production company
Retard can't even get a basic fact correct, no surprise you take internet rumor as fact

>>211883631 (OP)
Lassie was so iconic that people like me that have never watched an episode still think of her when I see that dog breed

>>211892531
>the gator bites left handed

>>211891355
>Production Company: Fuji Television Network
>Distributor: Toho
Both Japanese, not Chinese.

>>211892540
Yeah. Do that.

>>211892640
You're operating under the false assumption that I give a flying fuck about what some brown teenager on 4chan believes rather than what I know. The burden of proof isn't on me here because I'm not trying to change your mind nor am I trying to "argue" with a retard who needs to be spoonfed an entire essay with a dozen sources to stop being a faggy twerp about shit they don't even know about in the first place

>>211884571
>what's the story wishbone?
mandatory after school viewing if you were of a certain age.

>>211893369
Damn dude you really don't give a FUCK.

>>211885406

>Japanese zoologist who owns an animal reserve populated with rescue animals spends years making a much beloved family film about a cat and a dog going on an adventure
>years after the fact some Australian PETA Karen makes up claims that there was animal abuse based on nothing but speculation after viewing the film
>rumour becomes a meme that people parrot online ad infinitum without looking into any of the facts
>cannot discuss the film without retards chiming in about animal abuse

>>211893522
>quote from the world's biggest incel

>>211891925

Plus the residuals he makes off of it is ridiculous

>>211883631 (OP)
Frodo in Quiet Place Day One

>>211893369
>You're operating under the false assumption that I give a flying fuck about what some brown teenager on 4chan believes rather than what I was told once as a kid and never thought about it until now.
It's sad and pathetic that you would rather look like a retard than just admit you were wrong.

>>211893369
>shit they don't even know about in the first place
Like claiming twice that a Japanese produced film distributed by a Japanese distributor is "largely produced by a Chinese production company"?

>>211893522
christ, this guy is an anti-semite

>>211893547
To be fair there are scenes in the movie that couldn't have been made without hurting the animals, but yeah, the claim that it was like 30 of each that got killed every 12 minutes is baseless.

>>211887836
>When the film was released, some animal welfare organizations alleged to have had a number of complaints from people who had seen the film and were concerned that it could not have been made without cruelty.
(Gillespie, P. (April 15, 1990). "Cat Cruelty Claim Over Kids' Movie". The Sunday Mail.)
>The film was reported to have the approval of the American Humane Society. The American Humane Association attempted to investigate cruelty rumors through "contacts in Europe who normally have information on movies throughout the world." While noting that the contacts had also heard the allegations, they were unable to verify them.
>The same report noted that several Japanese Humane Societies allowed their names to be used in connection with the film and that the film "shows no animals being injured or harmed.
>The following Japanese Humane Societies allowed their names to be used in connection with the picture:
>Japan Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
>Japan Animal Welfare Society
>Japan Animal Protection & Administration Society
>Japan Veterinarian Medicine Associations
>Japan Pets Association

I'm going to lean towards a "Whoa....KIMBA....sounds like....SIMBA....it must be a 1:1 plagiarism and I don't need to investigate this any further" scenario. I will not rule it out as a possibility, obviously, but I will conclude that most of the people repeating the claim are doing so without any real substantiation for it and are just repeating something they heard from other people on the internet.

>>211893547
It's better to feel good now and get (You)s for things you don't know, and apologize later when "the facts" come to surface

>>211893572
If you can`t admire Schopie you must be a woman or have a feminine soul.

>>211893547
I expect there's a little bit of racism playing a role, you know, those heartless Orientals with their mysterious and alien Oriental ways.

>>211893690
The waterfall scene?

>>211893735
I admire him but there's no denying he is one of history's greatest incels

>>211893695
I bet it comes from people hearing about "this movie used over 30 pugs" and just assuming that meant they kept dieing rather than the fact that they will use lots of similar animals at the same time, often teaching different tricks or maneuvers to different animals.
And then retards never bother to be curious or verify what they are told.

>>211887836
I think it's blown out of proportion but they still had a scene of a dog fighting a bear.

>>211883631 (OP)
I miss my poodle so much

>>211887225
>>211887567
This was the only celebrity death that made my mom freak out.

>>211893804
Not an argument.

>>211893690
>To be fair there are scenes in the movie that couldn't have been made without hurting the animals
Name them because I can debunk everyone.

>the cat falling into the water
the gif already posted, you can see it survives and immediately surfaces and begins swimming to shore
>dog VS bear
baby black bear that was not wild, declawed, the dog was maybe a little distressed but otherwise fine
>"broken" cat paw
place adhesive (sticky tape) on a cat paw you'll get the exact same effect
>snake VS cat
it's a harmless grass snake

Have I forgotten anything?

>>211893907
Do you want to admit now that its just a trained bear standing there while a dog barks at it - or should I go look it up and make you look like a retard for denying the above?

>>211893789
Pretty much, there's also other scenes that have abrupt cuts that were obviously done with the intention of saving the animals from a dangerous situation, I mean, the movie was made in the 80s and we all know back then actors always got banged up because everything was practical, no CG or anything, so it is logical some of the animals may have gotten hurt, there's however a huge line between that and the insane claim that they killed dozens upon dozens of cats and dogs to make the film.

Asians working with animals is proof enough for me. I will never watch such travesty of a film.

>>211893547
kek, the pug looks like it is disgusted that the cat is touching it.

>>211893510
;D

>>211893823
Yes, it's right there in the American Humane Society report mentioned
>The only characters are animals. According to the production company, they all belonged to Hata, a zoologist and one of Japan's most noted authors of childrens books. According to information released on the film, Hata started developing what he calls "Mutsugoro's Animal Kingdom" on his private island where he has 300 animals including cats, dogs, horses, foxes, deer, racoons, bears and bison. He wanted to make a film about his animals, so he hired a crew to live on his island. They spent four years, and shot 400,000 feet of film, then spliced it and made it into a picture. Hata was also the writer and director of the film. Dudley Moore did the voice over for the animals in the American version. The main character is a cat (played by 27 different cats). The picture shows no animals being injured or harmed.
So what you're really seeing in the film, is four years of filming animals, spliced together into a light 90 minute story linked together with narration. I bet they leave out that part usually and act like it was just a usual 3-5 month film production shoot.

>>211884365
hate that kind of ugly dog, could have killed billions and I would not give a fuck.

probably

>>211889431
This dog does a great job hitting its marks

>>211893962
>extremely bitter person is extremely bitter about a group of people that have different sensibilities than him

>>211884571
The two Jack Russell terriers that played Eddie in Frasier were also really good animal actors.

>>211892759
it's crazy that cats can survive terminal velocity

>>211883631 (OP)
>Who was the most successful animal actor in Hollywood?

Rin Tin Tin

>>211894912
it's relative, we assume "terminal velocity" is for human woman aged 20 5'0" 150lbs

>>211894580
He was well trained and had a very calm disposition, it makes the Thing-Dog look convincingly calculated and unnatural in its scenes..

>>211883631 (OP)
Rin Tin Tin. While Emile Jennings was given the official first Oscar for acting, that is only because RTT was disqualified for being a dog. Every director who worked with Rin Tin Tin said he was better than people because he'd do what you wanted on the first try without pushback.

>>211894912

>>211887836
Kimba things like the Lion King started as an adaptation of Jungle Emperor Leo aka Kimba the White Lion? Because that got reported in Wizard Magazine and the original concept art made Simba white. I don't know why they decided to say the story was original but they did change it enough where you can tell it's different. No one sued so it is all good.

>>211885406
>Who fucking cares? Are you guys vegan? Why do you guys pretend to care about animals? Yeah, you care about animals so much until you want to stuff your fat stupid face with a cheeseburger. Then suddenly vegans are all annoying idiots.

>>211895489
>started as an adaptation of
No it didn't.

>>211895270
30 cats died in the making of that shot

>>211883631 (OP)
Will Smith

>>211883631 (OP)
>

>>211887792
>>211889431

Carpenter was VERY impressed with the animal, particularly this shot. It was a natural actor. It has human-like pacing, it hits its cue, waits a beat, then advances a bit more. It does NOT look directly at the camera, and manages to seem as if the very obnoxious and very obvious camera isn't right there. He was a VERY good boy.

>>211894912
It's even safer for them. When they fall from lower heights they may not have enough time to properly orient themselves.

>>211893823
>dieing

>>211887925
It was a different time

>>211895489
Even the main guy to start the plagiarism talk dismissed it later on
>most comprehensively by animation historian Fred Patten who published an essay on the subject. Patten would later go on to say that allegations that The Lion King was "simply [an] imitation" of Kimba were "not true", and that many fans who had not seen the show since childhood—or at all—had "exaggerated the similarities"

>>211892476
I was wondering why the fuck there was a gator farm in Colorado so I looked it up and went "huh"

Loved this movie as a kid. The cat was a cunt though

>>211895104
you're fucking retarded.
Terminal velocity is your top speed working against wind resistance. It has little to do with whether it is lethal.

>>211896267
I prefer a narrator over dubbed animal voices. Especially since the Bull Terrier is a better dog, and no shitty marvel-tier jokes from MJF.

>>211896337
Homeward Bound is a REMAKE?

>>211888418
>the three minute cliff montage

>>211896542
Adaptation.

>>211895129
My neighbor has a husky with a similar temperament. Nice dog, but there is something uniquely unnerving about the rare stoic husky.

>>211896645
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Incredible_Journey_(film)
>The Incredible Journey is a 1963 adventure film directed by Fletcher Markle and produced by Walt Disney Productions. Based on the 1961 novel of the same name by Scottish writer Sheila Burnford

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homeward_Bound:_The_Incredible_Journey
>Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey is a 1993 American adventure comedy film and a remake of the 1963 film The Incredible Journey, which was based on the 1961 novel of the same name by Sheila Burnford.

The 1993 movie I grew up with is a remake of a 1963 movie I never heard about until just now.

>>211896764
>>211895129
Possibly some wolf ancestry, it makes them well, like dog-like. Which can be a little unnerving if you're used to dog behavior.

>>211895129
It's especially impressive considering he was mix of malamute (intelligent but very independent dog that's typically oppositional and stubborn about any kind of training, especially discipline-based training) and wolf (it's a fucking wolf with zero human-engineered traits that would facilitate high level training).

>>211896826
Wait til you find out how many versions of Ben-Hur predated THE one. Two. And a book. And three since.

howard the duck

>>211889431
Even the way he stops and stares looks like he's thinking about whether to take the opportunity presented or whether it's too risky, then making a quick decision. It's easy to buy while watching that you're watching something doing a not completely convincing dog act.

>>211885014

Based Bart

me

>>211883631 (OP)

Gotta be an Honorable Mention for Petey the Dog (Little Rascals)

>>211895658
check these digits dunston

>>211889431
kino

>>211883631 (OP)

Oliver Reed.

Jonesy
the only horror pet to get a sequel and reprise the role

>>211883631 (OP)

Wow, had no idea it was the same dog in "Silence of the Lambs" and "The Burbs". That dog had a better career than I do.

>>211895270

Cat didn't do much jumping after that shot.

>>211883631 (OP)
Rob Schneider

>>211896267
Honestly the cat must have been super well trained to act around two big dogs outside