I watched 2001: A Space Odyssey for the first time a while ago. There's this one scene in the dawn of man sequence that features 2 second long footage of Tapirs falling. I didn't think much of it then, but after watching it again today, I noticed just how hard they fell. One of them looks like they broke their legs. I did some research, but never really found anything. Is there anyone here that knows the definitive answer? I love Kubrick's movies, but that just doesn't sit right with me.

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GRZMNKY t1_ja6925p wrote on February 27, 2023 at 3:39 AM

There have been regulations in place since 1939 about harming animals on film.

The tapirs were on loan from a UK zoo, and from what I can find online, they were returned unharmed.

They may have used props for the scene.

TheRealStaray OP t1_ja6izbh wrote on February 27, 2023 at 5:10 AM

Ok, thank you! It looked so realistic, that I wasn't too sure.

WhereIsThatElephant t1_ja6hef2 wrote on February 27, 2023 at 4:55 AM

A couple of robots suffered panic attacks during the course of the movie. They really thought they were in space.

TheRealStaray OP t1_ja6jb3e wrote on February 27, 2023 at 5:14 AM

I heard that. Truly unfortunate what happened to them after filming.

roto_disc t1_ja67bnl wrote on February 27, 2023 at 3:24 AM

Won’t someone think of the tapirs?!

girafa t1_ja68u41 wrote on February 27, 2023 at 3:37 AM

Far Cry 4 has entered the chat

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BEE_REAL_ t1_ja68i9u wrote on February 27, 2023 at 3:34 AM

> How the lead actress was terrorized on set so that her acting looked convincing.

This is complete broken telephone

WhereIsThatElephant t1_ja6hi6p wrote on February 27, 2023 at 4:56 AM

She drove into the wrong movie, and nobody told her.