Roar took 11 years to create and was originally released in cinemas 1981 . It is being re-released at some cinemas in the US in April . Film features Noel Marshall , his real-life partner Melanie Griffith and their kids . Family lived alongside 150 untamed animals in order to make movie . Injuries to the crew included a broken leg , gangrene and large wounds . Actress Tippi Hedren required facial reconstruction surgery .
Roar took 11 years to create and was originally released in cinemas 1981 . It is being re-released at some cinemas in the US in April . Film features Noel Marshall , his real-life partner Tippi Hedren and their kids . Family lived alongside 150 untamed animals in order to make movie . Injuries to the crew included a broken leg , gangrene and large wounds . Actress Melanie Griffith required facial reconstruction surgery .