The real lions of tsavo were maneless lions, but when the makers of this movie looked into using some of them, they were told by the trainers that lions of that kind were too wild and aggressive. So they used the regular maned lions instead.

"Even the most impossible parts of this story really happened." I'll never forget those words. Chilling but memorable.

"I liked this movie way more than I expected." Right? I caught this in theaters when it came out, with very low expectations. It didn't get promoted much. But I was blown away. It's exactly what you want from a movie, it just pulls you into its world and keeps you glued for a couple of hours.

"Have you ever failed?" "Only at life." Fun Fact: Only one scene uses an animatronic lion. All the other shots used two real-life lions named Bongo and Caeser. The same lions appeared in George Of The Jungle (1997). Gun Enthusiast Fact: The rifle used by Val Kilmer is a "Lee Speed" sporter, most likely in .303 caliber. The movie rifle is historically correct and most likely came from a South African movie prop supply house. BSA made these rifles from 1892 until at least the 1930s in .303, 7mm, and 8mm. BSA offered several different versions and options on these rifles. The term "Lee Speed" was used for commercial rifles. These rifles were mostly manufactured by the BSA Company, who also made Gov't rifles (Lee-Enfield Mk1 NoIII being the most common) and had the machinery in place to make sporting versions, appears to have a 26" barrel and is probably chambered for .303 British though the BSA was available in different calibers. The Lee-Speed was popular with British officers and other hunters who wanted a fine rifle, but couldn't afford the expensive double barrel rifles made by Purdy and others. The Lee-Speeds were also popular because they fired the British service round and had the same action as the Lee-Enfield bolt action rifle. In the primitive conditions of Africa in the late 19th and early 20th century, the British Army was often a source of supply for hunters and colonists, which would have included spare parts and ammo. There were not many Cabelas sitting around on the grasslands of Kenya. Historical Fact: The Lions of Tsavo were maneless, perhaps due to environmental variables, although maneless lions are not unique to Tsavo. Their taste for man may have been due to an outbreak of Rinderpest at the time, which may have depleted their normal prey. The legend surrounding this event is almost entirely based on the books written by Patterson which became run-away best sellers for their day, and made Patterson a good bit of money. It is possible, if not probable, the count of 140 deaths may have been trumped up a bit. Patterson certainly set himself up as the hero of the story, which certainly fit in with the Western notion of the "great white hunter" of the period. It is known that he killed both lions (both nearly nine feet long), and that they did indeed kill and eat humans. It is also possible that they did this because they may not have been able to kill and eat their normal prey as the jaws of the two show some sign of unusual dental disease. The hides now reside in the permanent collection of the Field Museum of Chicago, but the government of Kenya is moving to try to obtain the pair.

This is a good movie. Lions are no joke. Once they taste human it pretty much over. It happens quite a bit here in South Africa where people are being eaten trying to cross the border from neighboring countries. The funny part is when he says "Nothing works here" That is pretty much still the case lol

The Maneaters of Tsavo were real, and Col. Patterson was real. The book is a great read. How he kept from being killed early on is a miracle, because he made some fatal blunders that SHOULD have killed him. FWIW, the lions were mounted and are in the Chicago Field Museum. Been in Chicago one time, and I went there and saw their exhibit.

You can actually see the lions of Tsavo at the Field museum in Chicago. They are actually maneless and larger than other species of lions. On another note, a lion roar makes the air nearby feel as though it turned liquid. I heard one in Arizona and I didn't know I could feel fear the way I did until then. So watching men quake in fear at the sound of a lion seems very realistic to me.

I remember seeing the movie and was terrified of the lions. Years later, I was in Chicago to see relatives and decided to go to the museum where the Tsavo Man-Eaters were housed. To this day, decades later, I still felt a sense of unease and dread looking into their eyes. I know the eyes were glass and all, but I felt like I was looking into the eyes of serial killers and only a thin piece of glass stood between them and me.

Such an understanded gem of a movie. True protagosts vs nature done. In an expert manner. This is based off a true story.

The very tall thin actor who says he killed a lion with his hands, is Henry Cele, who played the great King Shaka, in the series, Shake Zulu. I recommend it. Have seen this film many times.

You are right about Samuel. He is played by John Kani who played T'Chaka in the MCU. He also voices Rafiki in the live action Lion King. Love this movie and never made the connection till now.

I've read the book Val Kilmer's character wrote: The Man-Eaters Of Tsavo, and one of the craziest things is that all the least believable parts (the lions ducking the decoy hospital; the sepoys being within 15 feet of the lion BUT NOT HITTING HIM) were the parts that really happened. That said...this has my favourite Michael Douglas line: "You're right...the Devil HAS come to Tsavo. I AM THE DEVIL."

There's an amazing Val Kilmer movie that nobody ever talks about called "The Salton Sea." It's got a lot of moments that would make great reactions. It's got Vincent D'Onofrio in it playing the villains. And it's one of those performances where it's both a completley unique and scary af villain, and you wouldn't even recognize it was D'Onofrio without his name in the credits.

The film took home the Oscar for Best Sound Effects Editing. However, Roger Ebert and Gene Siskel gave this movie a mixed review, as Ebert stated that this movie is "Less Jaws and more Tarzan, Lord Of The Apes, and Tarzan was more realistic than this movie." Yet it has gained a cult following overtime and has been regarded as one of Val Kilmer's best movies.

Not only is this pretty closely based on the true story, but “Man-Eating Lions” i.e. lions attacking humans were actually a thing in that region of Africa for many decades after these events. That region (forget the name) is pretty ecologically fragile and frequently has droughts and other extreme weather both back then and even more so into the modern age. The wild animal populations are much smaller in this region than other comparable ones including the species that Lions usually prey on. It is theorized that the attacks stem largely from the fact the Lions in the region have fewer food options than their peers elsewhere so they attack people sometimes. I don’t know if this is still the case. I learned all of this from a mid 00’s documentary about the original event and the history of the region since. It’s very possible the region is rough enough now that they don’t even have lions anymore, at least that was what the ecologists were predicting would eventually happen.

The fact this movie is based on a true story is absolutely wild. I was introduced to this movie by my dad as a kid...it's a good one 👍

This reminds me of the film “White Hunter, Black Heart” starring Clint Eastwood as the famed director John Huston who traveled to Africa to shoot the film “The African Queen” and spends more time big game hunting than working.

Ah man what a great movie. See Tsavo was a region that slave caravans leaving Africa for the Arab slave trade stopped at heavily. The lions inside Tsavo over the centuries of eating the dead or abandoned slaves evolved to see humans as prey, to where they will often ignore more resource rich animals to target an injured person. The lions in Tsavo also have an odd mutation that means the males have no manes and a lot more testosterone and adrenaline. Making them extremely violent and untrainable. That's why they used regular lions in the movie. While Remmington wasn't a real person everything else more or less happened. The lions were unusually clever and unusually aggressive even for a breed of lions known to be unusually aggressive. Think of them like Jason and Michael Myers when the rest of their fellow lions were guys like Hannibal lecter🤣 They were crazy even amongst the crazies. History is stranger than fiction!

Hi, " Why do I know that dude? He played the commanding British General in the southern theater, General Cornwallis, during the Continental rebellion. In the movie " The Patriot ". He was also, the protagonist in " The Full Monty ".

I haven't seen this movie since around the time it came out on VHS. I forgot how good it is.

The music by Jerry Goldsmith is spectacular! It's very unforgettable and very powerful to listen! Whenever you're on Safari and whenever you see a lion, you'll always remember that beautiful score.

One other comment. The lions were huge, but they didn't have that big mane you see on male lions. They kept going thru the thorn fences that Patterson built, and basically pulled all the hair out of their manes. Crazy.

The Saint with Val Kilmer and Elizabeth Shue one of my favorite Kilmer roles.

That “Lion King” moment at the end was priceless!!!! When I saw this at the theaters, that nightmare when Scar ate his kid & wife tripped me out…thank God it was just a nightmare 💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀

I’ve been waiting for someone to react to this movie. Glad it was you. You’re reactions never let me down! Great job! BTW, if you want to see Val Kilmer in a less serious role, check out “Real Genius” (1985). You’ll like his character in that one.

15:20 "He got Scar with him!" 🤣

I read the book and it's true that in that box car trap nobody hit the lion even though he was only a few feet away.

So glad someone reacted to this movie. Was one of my favorites back in the day! ❤

"How are they getting on the roof?" Cats are very good at jumping.

Hahaha. The look on your face when he woke up!! Classic 🤣

It’s crazy, but most of the film wasn’t exaggerated. Although the cave of human bones was never confirmed by anyone but the real hunter. It’s theorized that he made that part up to add a little spice to the book her wrote.

It's been a long time since I read up on this but if memory serves, one lion was nearly 10 ft long from nose to tail and it had to be carried by 7-10 grown men. In the film they used lions that had lush manes however, in reality the lions were near mane-less. This is due to how hot it is and how much mane would be lost among the brush and thorns found in the area. Another great choice of movie!!

The overall Body Count of the Tsavo Lions is somewhere between 280 & 330 bodies. That’s how many men were killed by the Tsavo Lion brothers. Even to this day, scientists have no idea why they did what they did. Many of the bodies were never eaten. It was suggested after much investigation that they began to enjoy it. As if the brothers were doing it solely for sport. I have seen the Two brothers in that museum. One thing to remember, their hides have been torn, ripped & shrunk over the years. They were much bigger in real life & they had no manes.

« F*ck that owl ». Not the first time someone has said that and it won’t be last.

"Shank it, piss on it. Do whatever you got to do". Gold, Sir. Top gold.

This event did happen but Charles remington isent real. Patterson killed both of the lions. The real lions were actually brothers and they were rare maneless lions. The lions together killed upwards of 75 people (officially) but Patterson claimed it was in the hundreds. One lions diet supposedly consisted of at least 1/3 human and the other 2/3 human

The true number of the victims is much less than in the movie. Modern studies shown that both lions had eaten human flesh in the months before their death, but with a remarkable difference. One of them had massive problems with his teeth which might have prevented him from hunting the ususal prey. He problably consumed about 24 humans, the other lion about 10. Most victims were indian workers who had no experience with the african wildlife. Nevertheless a terrifying number!

Val Kilmer always looks so serious…you must not have seen “Willow” 🤓

I think of this film every time I randomly hear Chemical Brothers’ Block Rockin Beats. The whistle they use to communicate in the movie is sampled in that song.

Based on Tsavo Man Killers. True story. Major scary movie.

I was fortunate enough to see the actual lions from this story at the Field Museum in Chicago during a field trip (they were stuffed). To be honest, they didn’t look very intimidating. They were a lot smaller than the lions seen in the film (which are scary as hell).

The Masai are excellent hunters, but their home territory was full of competition for protein sources. Their cattle were very valuable, used for trade, and status exchanges (like dowries). To supplement their protein, they would puncture a vein in a cow's neck, and use the blood in food. They may have drunk some of it, I'm not sure about that. The cow suffered no injury, other than the surprise of the initial puncture, kind of like a needle stick.

Man, I haven't watched this movie in years. It's a great one! They do a very good job making the lions feel so threatening and frightening. Another really good movie that's similar-ish to this (as far as general vibe and being located in Africa) is "King Solomon's Mines" staring Patrick Swayze; he plays famed literary character Allan Quatermain. Highly recommend!

Bro.... thank you SO MUCH for doing this movie. I love it and Michael Douglas and Val Kilmer put on such great performances. A definite gem. PS - love that dog

In the early 1900's a female tiger in Nepal and partly in India killed 437 people before a British hunter came and shot her. The Champawat Tiger, look it up.

This one is one of my favorite films. I remember watching it when I was a kid at my uncles place.

Yes! Someone finally reacted to this film! I hope you start an avalanche of other reactors to see this movie! :D

i somehow totally forgot this movie exists, and this was one of my all time favs when i seen it the first time. probably seen this movie 20 times, and somehow it still slipped my memory. was a blast watching it with you. i swear, you have me balling everytime you say "shut up". miss the time when i could be this invested in a movie, but since i started to write myself, i'm like rain man when i watch em 😂 a movie i recently remembered is, the indian in the cupboard. maybe this could tickle your fancy, it's very special. had a pretty big hype too, and then everybody forgot it exists.

Oh wow, this is such an underrated movie! Really looking forward to this. Bravo 😊

I actually saw this movie in the theater way back when. All I remember is that scene where the dude climbed the pole in the hospital, and the den with all the bones. So it was like rewatching it with you, lol. Mufasa and Scar 😂. I just discovered your channel and think you’re great.

"These lions came from a battered home" hilarious!

Happy to see you are watching this one. I enjoyed this movie the first time I saw it and it was pretty terrifying to say the least.

I haven't seen this in a long time, will have to watch it in full again. I remembered the slaughter in the hospital and the death of his wife in his dream. I think these lions were historically the kind that don't have manes? Was fun watching this with you, thanks!

If you are ever in Chicago visit the Museum of Natural History, the Man Eating Lions of Tsavo are stuffed and on display there. Also a fun fact the males lions of that area are unique as in they do not have manes.

GREAT movie...True story....The reason the Tsavo lions started eating people?...They think due to "teeth problems" the lions found humans were easier to "skin" and eat....The Ghost and The Darkness were the lion's "names"....EDIT...I love cats. I have a tiny 3 month old kitten......She loves cuddles...she loves purring......But I am sure if she gained 350 pound overnight she would drag me under the couch and eat me.....It is kinda a "cat thang"....

Great man vs beast film. If you want another film in that vein (pun intended) check out THE EDGE. It's basically Hannibal Lecter vs a Bear. It's such an underrated movie. If you want another good Michael Douglas film check out FALLING DOWN. And for a lesser known Val Kilmer film, check out THE SALTON SEA. It's a very unique movie. Don't let them owls scare you, they don't give a hoot. 😂 Pet them good boys for me.

I heard that one of the men in the trap actually lost his hearing after the lion came into the trap. This story is wild. I’d love to go to that museum in Chicago to see those lions,

Not always. You need to watch Real Genius if you haven't with Val Kilmer in it and you'll see that he's definitely not serious there. Love that movie.

mufasa say he dont work for disney no more 😂😂🤣 .. great line dude 😂😂 ... "shuddup "😂😂

Great movie. Except for Douglas. He was a producer on the film then decided he wanted to be wrote into the film. His character is almost entirely fictional and is only there to appease his ego.

Everytime I see long tall grass. I remember the lion jumping out. I stay away from long tall grass.

Idris Elba: I've killed a lion. Me: How many shots did you need? Idris Elba: I used my fist.

I couldn't stop laughing when you said. Zahzu set you up. When Val fell down.

Scar and Mufasa are in this that line was great

I love this movie. The book is great also.

"i was thinking about killing you as you walked away" right there with you LOL

"How're they getting on the roof?!" cause they're still cats and cats can jump high, also cause that roof ain't shit 🤣 enjoyed your reaction! have a great day

Hahaha. My hometown in Cuba is "Matanzas.". Slaughters. LOL More than one. Anyway, great reaction as usual! I love your personality and humor. You make watching this extra enjoyable. Thank you.

You should watch the prequel to this movie. It's called "Bone Tomahawk". It's a coming of age movie like "The Goonies". You'll be laughing all the way through it!

This is an excellent movie, I have watched it in the theater in 96, and yes I jumped at the same scenes you did. I have since watched it 3 other time since then, because it's that good. You could call this an animal thriller. They made another movie called Uncaged(2020) about lion in outskirts of London killing people. Good movie.

You sir are a good man !!! I like you for who you are !!! Your reactions are funny ,dramatic and real !!!! You need to see " What about Bob ??? " and " My cousin Vinny " you'll pee yourself with laughter !!!! PS. I'm a cat person but your dogs are cool and entertaining !!!! Glad to know a good fellow pet lover !!!!!!

Wonderful animal picture! Look forward to seeing more animal films from you in the future.

9:19 A guy that did something like that would have my respect for life. And I’d never mess with him.

I cannot believe you 're the only one who reacts to this great film. I obsessed over this in the late 1990s. Congratulations. 👍🏻

…I KNEW I recognized T’Chaka’s face! Hahaha! All during CA Civil War & Black Panther I was like, I know this man…he was in *some* movie I’ve seen a buncha times (this😉) and then I forgot about it. He was just King T’Chaka. Lol So thank u for that🖖

The soundtrack to this movie has stuck with me since I was a kid.

If you want to hear a beautiful score and see a very serious but great movie then watch the movie Cry Freedom with Denzel Washington. The man who wrote the score for the movie is George Fenton.

😆😅😆😅😆😅😆 "On the bright side they have room for more patients"...?!?!?!? Jesus Christ J.L ! 😅😆😅😆😅😆 ....dyin'....I'm fuckin' dyin'........ Never change buddy 💙💙

21:24 My man in the back ready to throw hands. 😂

Been waiting for someone to react to this movie for a longgg time! Great reaction! Interesting bits of info: one of the lions they recovered 9 bullet slugs from once it was dead. Had been shot by low power rifles that didn’t have enough energy to kill it. Also, as far north into Africa as this was (Tsavo, Kenya) these two lions didn’t have manes. Manes get more pronounced further from the equator I believe so the best maned males are typically in South Africa. Also in the movie the lions attacked “the” new hospital when in real life they may have attacked three different temporary hospitals according to reports I read although it was probably just a singular attack and not slaughtering everyone in it.

I've gotten all my errands done. Been looking forward to this and hearing EOM tell us all the things he would NOT be doing in this movie. I'm so ready for the lolz. :) Whoop whoop great pick! Hi puppies!!! 💙

This is such great movie! The real story is even crazier than what is shown here. I recommend the History Buffs video on this movie for more details. Edit: Also the score is so great! Last edit I promise. The carpet of bones in the lion’s den is accurate, there are pictures, and to this day no one can figure out why the lions dragged so many victims back and left the bones piled up like that. It really doesn’t make sense.

I haven't seen this in forever. Thanks for a great reaction.

“Shank it, piss on it, do what you have to do!” 😂💪. Exactly!

I was waiting for it and you didn't disappoint J. A Detroit joke. I'm originally from Detroit but I left there over forty years ago. I visited several States and Countries in my twenty years in the Air Force and I have been living in Tennessee for the last twenty plus years. I have no desire to go back to Detroit, the last time I visited there was seven years ago. Watching this has made me anticipate the reaction to Kiss Kiss Bang Bang even more. Thanks for a great time. This channel and Awkward Ashleigh's channel are my favorite movie reaction channels.

dude, I got halfway through your review and had to watch it all over again! Thanks again buddy!

I think the skeletons they found in the den were like 137 or maybe more. It was crazy.

I haven't watched yet, but I am so excited that you are doing it! I love this movie and I'm hoping you love it too :)

Good review. this, empire of the sun and medicine man are all top tier films

Great movie and great reaction everytime you said mufasa I kept on hearing the hyena in my head going oohhh say it again 😂😂

What makes a warrior is not the absence of fear, but how you control it This film makes a good point about how Patterson is only able to bring down The Darkness once he can fully control his fear I also love Remington's analogy of the two brothers from his home town “Together, they were lethal, they were real killers.” “What happened to them?” “Well i got Bigger”

Yoooo ... Great reaction big dog 💯

This is a true story the lions are on display in a museum.

“I bet he stank”🤣🤣🤣

The Kevin Bacon movie was "The Air Up There." Guilty pleasure movie of mine.

Male lions are 400 to 500 lbs. That leap up to the roof line would be an easy leap.

One of the best movies ever. I remember when it was released back in the 90s. I still have it on DVD. Great reaction, dude. Oh, loved the dog on the bed 🦮

Before there was "Beast", there was "The Ghost and the Darkness"!🦁🎬🎞

Those two asleep on the job mooks couldn't hit water if they fell out of a boat! Then they turn it into a 3 Stooges routine & burn each other up. Then to top it off you came up with the perfect solution"IF I'M THEM,I'LL JUST SHOOT MYSELF!" This isn't supposed to be funny but it's 20 minutes later & I'm still laughing my ass off!

Yeeeeesssss finally someone reacted to this!!