Leaving Normal (1992)
Animal Action
In one scene, after Darlie’s car has been vandalized, the pair set out hitchhiking and get a ride on the back of a pick-up truck loaded with crates of chickens. These chickens were rented from local farmers. They were placed in the crates and put onto the truck by the animal handlers. Once the scene was completed, the chickens were returned to their farms. In a scene when the girls are arguing over which road to take, one of the girls picks up a small tree frog and places it on the map. They decide wherever the frog hops that is the direction they will take. This was a frog caught out of its natural habitat at the filming location. After the scene was shot the frog was released back into his natural surroundings. Other animal action included reindeer grazing at the side of a road, a goat in a background scene and birds flying. American Humane was not on this set as the movie was filmed in Canada. But after conferring with the production company and trainers we are rating Leaving Normal “Acceptable”.
