him all the way back to his cabin where they find and arrest the wanted man. When things are back to normal, Napoleon takes Major and tries to run away again to live with the Indians but Danny catches up. Danny explains that the Indians don't really live out in the wild anymore and that Napoleon should give foster care a try with a promise that Major could stay in the mountains and live with him. Napoleon agrees and they go back to Danny's cabin. Cast Johnny Whitaker as Napoleon Wilson Jodie Foster as Samantha Michael Douglas as Daniel Arlington Williams III Will Geer as Grandpa Seth Wilson Zamba as Major the Lion Arch Johnson as Chief of Police Henry Jones as Mr. Amos Gutteridge Vito Scotti as Dimitri the Clown John Crawford as Desk Sergeant Mary Wickes as Clerk Ellen Corby as Gertrude Rex Holman as Mark Pierson Claude Johnson as Gary John Lupton as Pete James MacDonald as Bear, Major the Lion (Roaring) John Ortega Monty Margetts Production It was the second film written by Stewart Raffill, who was an animal supervisor-turned-writer-and-director. He sold the script to Disney and worked on the film as an animal supervisor and producer. The film was largely shot in John Day, Oregon. Foster was mauled by a substitute lion used on the film set and still has scars on her back and stomach (the same lion nearly mauled Bob Denver in the Gilligan's Island episode "Feed the Kitty"). "I was walking ahead of him. He was on an invisible leash, some piano wire. He got sick of me being slow, picked me up and held me sideways and shook me like a doll." "I was in shock and thought it was an earthquake. I turned around and saw the entire crew running off in the other direction. The trainer then said, 'Drop it' and he opened his mouth and dropped me." The incident left her with lifelong ailurophobia. See also Alaxander, Julia (2023-11-14). "Disney+ launch lineup: every movie and TV show available to stream in the US on day one". The Verge. Retrieved 13 February 2023. List of American films of 1972 References External links 1972 films American adventure drama films Fictional duos Films about lions Films adapted into comics Films directed by Bernard McEveety Jr. Films shot in Oregon Films scored by Buddy Baker (composer) Walt Disney Pictures films Films produced