We have a few rules around here (which you can review herein our registration agreement). (Ps: I hope the ‘rats are vermin,’ and the ‘they deserve it’ guy are still members, as I would like to point out that their ignorance has been cemented in history on this thread, with every single person researching this topic feeling utter disgust that those two people even exist the real enemy of mankind isn’t ‘vermin’ but the pestilence that has left your minds so callous to not care for the suffering of another living creature.) Overview Synopsis Credits Photos & Videos Film Details Awards Articles & Reviews Quotes Trivia Notes. That behaviour mustn’t be rewarded, at any cost. If you watch these films, make sure that you pirate them so you don’t inadvertently provide royalties to anyone for cruelty to animals. Just as films like Cannibal Holocaust featured the killing of animals purely for footage. Those people who don’t die instantly, are driven to kill themselves. When a satellite returns to earth, it brings with it a micro-organism that causes blood to clot in the veins. King Solomon’s Mines also features actual killing of elephants. The Andromeda Strain was based on a novel by Michael Crichton, who was a doctor before he was a writer, so presumably knew a thing or two about viruses. Heaven’s Gate does feature horrific treatment and killing of horses, from animals being sliced for blood and disemboweled for ‘realistic internal organs’ for filming. It appears, after extensive research, that the rats were actually killed, and that significant suffering was caused to animals. Hate to bump an old thread, but I solely joined up to address the Andromeda Strain questions.