Just watching it again, and only now (like an idiot) realized that the the posable stop-motion squirrel was probably the victim of taxidermy. :(
Back then, there was no PETA or ASPCA (Well, involved in films), and DeMille went on to kill several horses in Ben Hur and The Ten Commandments, so I guess one squirrel was nothing to Pal & Co.
Sorta ruins the film when you think about it. Poor little guy..
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I doubt that stop-motion would work with a squirrel that had been through taxidermy. I'm not even sure that a squirrel pelt would have worked. King Kong's fur was rabbit fur, so that's highly possible.
What people come up with to attack a sweet little movie never ceases to astonish me! Again: Nonsense!
~~MystMoonstruck~~
The George Pal special effects were state of the art at the time, and are still impressive considering the technology available at the time.
Cheers!
"The Hero always peeks."
Listen, squirrels used in movies is really not an issue, they get paid good (Quality nuts) have a nice place to stay and all the lady squirrel action they can handle (off the set of course)
The real issue with squrrels is world wide, and Scientist KNOW about it but no government anywhere has put together the initiatve and money to stop the problem,
Squirrels do not know how to CROSS THE STREET, squirrels across neighborhoods
are continuingly being run over by cars because they start to cross the street AND CHANGE THEIR MIND, for some reason....
they need to be educated in this simple task.
Or we are going to run out of squirrels, then the next thing you know they are going to have to get rats to make these christmas movies.
Here are some other little known facts.
First, all squirrels have arthritis. Have you looked at their gnarled little hands?
Second, all squirrels are named Petey. Even the girls. I know this because my Mother told me and she would never lie.
Exactly. Cute movie but for that factor.
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