Future animals

Titolo originale: Day of the Animals

1977
PG
1h 37min

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5,3/10

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The depletion of the earth's ozone layer causes animals above the altitude of 5000 feet to run amok, which is very unfortunate for a group of hikers who get dropped off up there by helicopter just before the quarantine is announced.

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Aggiungi una trama nella tua linguaA battle for survival ensues after a group of hikers encounters a chemically imbalanced forest.A battle for survival ensues after a group of hikers encounters a chemically imbalanced forest.A battle for survival ensues after a group of hikers encounters a chemically imbalanced forest.

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VALUTAZIONE IMDb

5,3/10

3319

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Quiz
This film is sometimes mistakenly called a sequel to director William Girdler's previous film Grizzly l'orso che uccide (1976), mostly because it basically had the same plot and trained bear, had the same executive producer/distributor (Edward L. Montoro), director (William Girdler (as mentioned above)) and production company/distribution company (Film Ventures International (FVI)), and featured both Richard Jaeckel and Christopher George, who had also previously appeared in Grizzly. There was also a true sequel to Grizzly titled Grizzly II: The Predator (2020) (working title: "Grizzly II: The Predator"), but originally it was never entirely completed and thus was never released in theaters or on home video until January 8, 2021. Before this happened, however, an original work print of the sequel had illegally surfaced on the Internet in 2007.

Blooper
When the hikers are running to an abandoned cabin while a pack of German Shepherd Dogs is chasing them, there appears to be a crew member sitting on a hill in one shot.

Citazioni
Paul Jenson: Hey, hot shot. We're out of food.
Steve Buckner: I know!
Paul Jenson: Well, where's that food that's supposed to be around here?
Steve Buckner: It's up ahead.
Paul Jenson: You say.
Steve Buckner: That's right. I say.
Paul Jenson: You hear that, everyone? Hot shot says there's food up ahead. That is, if he's reading his map right. Well, what the hell, let's get going. I'm hungry.
Steve Buckner: Okay Mr. Jenson. Get your ass in gear and let's go!

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Featured in Dusk to Dawn Drive-In Trash-o-Rama Show Vol. 1 (1996)

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6/10

Surely you can't expect Leslie Nielsen to wrestle a grizzly. He does, and no calling anyone Shirley.

Eco-horror was one of the notable genres of 1970s cinema. William Girdler's "Day of the Animals" is a prime example. It depicts ozone depletion causing all wildlife above 5,000 feet to turn against humans. Of course, the best scene is Leslie Nielsen - still a few years away from his career in comedy* - wrestling a grizzly. This is a movie that, ridiculous as it is, must have been really fun to film. The animals really look like some mean mothers.

Yes, it's one of the many silly exploitation flicks of the era. Totally enjoyable, I might add. Unfortunately, the director got killed in a helicopter crash in the Philippines less than a year after the release. Too bad.

Also starring Christopher George, Lynda Day George, Richard Jaeckel, Andrew Stevens (Stella Stevens's son) and Michael Ansara (Barbara Eden's former husband).

*As late as 1987, Nielsen co-starred in the dead serious "Nuts".