no animals were harmed in the making of this film

JUST TO REST MY SOUL...

This movie was full of violent animal action, mostly the baboon attacking and killing people and the other animals in the lab. There were four fake mechanical baboons used in the movie including the one which was weighted down, thrown through a mirror and into the incinerator at the end of the movie. There were also two mechanical baboon arms used in a scene where the baboon gets his arm broken in the bathroom door. At no time was the real baboon (Typhoon) used in either one of these scenes. In order to get the sounds of a baboon screaming, the production company purchased a sound track and dubbed in the sound. All attacks on people were faked with the trainer being made up and dressed to portray the various actors. The baboon was very attached to his trainer and played with him by jumping on him. This appears as aggression on the screen. The blood throughout the movie was fake blood. The running and jumping of the baboon is all done by the trainer calling him. .....

SEE THE FULL ARTICLE FROM THE AMERICAN HUMANE ASSOCIATION:
http://www.humanehollywood.org/index.php/movie-archive/item/shakma-nemesis