Gorillas in the Mist - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts

[discussimdb]

Fan of Gorillas in the Mist or just want to share your movie knowledge? This topic is dedicated to all trivia and questions related to Gorillas in the Mist

[kyle]

The gorilla suits used in movies up to this time had obvious anatomical differences from real gorillas; for instance, the wearer's real eyes were seen, forcing modification to the face. For this film director Michael Apted wanted to use real gorillas where possible, but some shots would have to use gorilla suits, so the difference would show. Rick Baker met the challenge and created gorilla suits good enough that Apted could do what he wanted.

[steve]

Universal and Warner Bros. were both making biopics of Dian Fossey at the same time and both were competing to gain access to film the gorillas in Rwanda. The Rwandan government refused access to film the gorillas until the two studios could come to an agreement. It was decided, at this point, that Warner and Universal would merge their two projects into a single film.

[marc]

The rap group Da Lench Mob named their 1992 debut album, "Guerillas in tha Mist."

[tammy]

As later stated by one of the costumers, the baby gorillas who interacted with humans were not gorillas but chimpanzees who were made up in black-face and given peaked fur hats to more closely resemble gorillas. This is because the use of actual baby gorillas would have put the filmmakers in serious danger from the adult gorillas. It was also noted that, for a number of reasons, the crew kept its distance from the gorillas when not filming them. One day, when preparing to shoot a scene, the actors and crew were hanging around and paying little attention to a stuntman who casually climbed into his gorilla suit. The suit was extremely realistic, even featuring internal forearm extenders. In the upcoming scene the gorilla to charge, which required the stunt man to run on all fours using the ungainly arm extenders. Being dressed and ready, the stuntman then performed a practice charge. No one had paid any notice to the fellow until that exact moment. When he did the practice charge, he scared the cast and crew, causing a number of them to flee, as they thought that an actual gorilla was going after them. It took a few minutes for everyone to calm down and recognize the humor of the situation.

[jeffrey]

Jessica Lange turned down the lead role due to her pregnancy.

[russell]

Sembagare (John Omirah Miluwi) is based on Rosamund Carr's former house boy Sembagare Munyamboneza who set up the Imbabazi orphanage with her in 1994 after the Rwandan Genocide.

[bernard]

Bob Rafelson was slated to direct at one point.