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WHEN IN ROME “No Animals Were Harmed”®
While in Rome for her sister’s wedding, frustrated and single Beth (Kristin
Bell) steals some coins from the "fountain of love." The men who originally made
wishes on those coins then mysteriously stalk her, causing her to have to figure
out who really loves her and who is under a spell.
Featured Animal Action
Horses
Horses are seen pulling carriages in New York. As they walk forward, oncoming
traffic approaches. In one scene, Antonio (Will Arnett) runs across the street,
trips over a carriage hitch and falls to the street. Later, this same scenario
takes place again, only this time Nick (Josh Duhamel) jumps over the carriage
hitch and clears it without tripping. For these scenes, trainers walked carriage
horses to their marks near oncoming cars driven by stunt drivers, who only drove
a few feet and a safe distance from the horses. The horses were accustomed to
the action and the traffic noise. A board was bolted to the hitch area between
the horses and the carriage, and a well-rehearsed stuntman replaced the actor
for the jumping and tripping portions of the scenes. He jumped onto the board so
as not to put pressure on the horses. The horses were also cued to walk from one
point to another for about 10 feet, at a safe distance from all vehicles. The
carriage drivers were either the horses’ usual drivers or costumed stunt
drivers. The carriages that were not “tripped over” contained passengers, but
the one with the special hitch had no passengers. The street where these scenes
took place was closed off to the public, and all scenes were well-rehearsed.
The policemen seen riding horses near the Roman fountain were real policemen on
their own horses simply performing their usual action, which was mild.
Birds
Pigeons that are seen flying, walking around or perched in Rome and in New York
were coincidentally caught on camera in their natural habitats. In one scene,
pigeons landed on one of the actors, which was another coincidence, as the
production was filming in an area where birds interact freely with humans. The
doves that fly out of the magician’s coat as he’s hovering outside an office
window were computer-generated.
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