Many of the animal scenes would not be allowed in a movie today, due to laws governing the use of animals in movies. It's hard to think there was a time when a family adventure movie could be the biggest box office hit of the year, but this one was the biggest earner in 1960. There's not a thing anyone could do for these animals now. Chris Barry. I put up with this old fossil of a film until the scene where they set two angry dogs on a tiger, when predictably enough, they proceeded to corner it, and get torn in about the pathetic beast. But I know it is not just me that feels this way because “Swiss Family Robinson animal abuse” is one of the top 10 googled phrases that people find my blog through. Chris Barry. Swiss Family Robinson (1960) Spoiler Alert ! And even if it was, the movie was made 50 years ago. 1,475. SWISS FAMILY ROBINSON and animal cruelty. Sign in. Edit. Revolting.
Post Jan 27, 2005 #1 2005-01-27T22:45. 1,475. Ok, well I remember watching Swiss Family Robinson as a child in the 90's and don't remember all the film as I was young, I just remember the awesome tree-house so I bought this DVD to try and re-live those memories. Wow!
I just can't see the scenes in Swiss Family Robinson as truly constituting animal cruelty. Report This.
The Swiss Family Robinson (German: Der Schweizerische Robinson) is a novel by Johann David Wyss, first published in 1812, about a Swiss family of immigrants whose ship en route to Port Jackson, Australia, goes off course and is shipwrecked in the East Indies History. Mobian.
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This movie has so many wonderful qualities; what a shame it is that some viewers would miss them entirely because they are so busy worrying about how the animals were treated. Watch Queue Queue MovieChat Forums > Swiss Family Robinson (1960) Discussion > Sickening Animal Abuse Sickening Animal Abuse posted 10 years ago by zenoaktagamat 45 replies | jump to latest. Sign in to like videos, comment, and subscribe.