Boone Narr
Boone Narr (born 1948) is an internationally known and respected animal stunt coordinator[1] and one of the most celebrated Hollywood animal trainers.[2] He is founder of the Boone's Animals for Hollywood animal training facility located in Castaic, California. Boone Narr is a Vietnam veteran and got into the entertainment industry in 1971.[3]
Filmography
Boone Narr has been credited as an animal trainer, wrangler and supplier for a number of films and television programmes.
Films
Title | Year | Notes |
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The Dognapper | 2013 | |
Due Date | 2010 | |
You Again | 2010 | |
Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore | 2010 | It took six months to cast the animals for the film; the Boone's Animals for Hollywood ended up with 80 different animals and 18 to 26 trainers at any time[4] |
Shutter Island | 2010 | |
Hachiko: A Dog's Story | 2009 | |
Tropic Thunder | 2008 | |
Forgetting Sarah Marshall | 2008 | |
Underdog | 2007 | |
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End | 2007 | |
Firehouse Dog | 2007 | |
The Number 23 | 2007 | |
The Holiday | 2006 | |
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest | 2006 | |
Elizabethtown | 2005 | |
Everything Is Illuminated | 2005 | |
Must Love Dogs | 2005 | |
Christmas with the Kranks | 2004 | |
Catwoman | 2004 | |
Willard | 2003 | |
Peter Pan | 2003 | |
Open Range | 2003 | |
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl | 2003 | |
Stuart Little 2 | 2002 | |
The Ring | 2002 | |
The Majestic | 2001 | |
Rat Race | 2001 | |
America's Sweethearts | 2001 | doberman trainer |
Cats & Dogs | 2001 | |
The Mexican | 2001 | |
The Crew | 2000 | |
The Kid | 2000 | |
Stuart Little | 1999 | Boone Narr was the animal stunt coordinator[1] |
Girl, Interrupted | 1999 | |
The Green Mile | 1999 | Boone Narr and his team bred and trained the mice[5] |
Mumford | 1999 | Boon Narr adopted II (yellow Labrador retriever) from the Castaic Animal Shelter in 1993[6] |
The Parent Trap | 1998 | Bob (golden retriever) and Nugget (terrier mix) were adopted by Boone Narr from the Lacy Street Animal Shelter in 1993 and 1994 respectively[6] |
Paulie | 1998 | Twister (terrier mix) was adopted by Boone Narr from the Castaic Animal Shelter in 1995[6] |
Mousehunt | 1997 | |
Buddy | 1997 | |
A Time to Kill | 1996 | Boon Narr adopted II (yellow Labrador retriever) from the Castaic Animal Shelter in 1993[6] |
The Rock | 1996 | |
The Craft | 1996 | |
Top Dog | 1995 | Trainer of the dog Reno |
Falling Down | 1993 | |
Grand Canyon | 1991 | |
Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead | 1991 | dog trainer |
L.A. Story | 1991 | |
White Fang | 1991 | |
Edward Scissorhands | 1990 | |
Flatliners | 1990 | |
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade | 1989 | |
The Accidental Tourist | 1988 | The Cardigan Welsh Corgi dog Edward, which is trained in the film by Geena Davis, was trained in real life by Boone Narr[2] |
Who's That Girl | 1987 | Cougars |
¡Three Amigos! | 1986 | |
The Beastmaster | 1982 | |
Any Which Way You Can | 1980 |
Television
Title | Year | Notes |
---|---|---|
Enlightened | pre-production | |
Friends with Benefits | 2011 | |
True Blood | 2008-10 | |
Sons of Tucson | 2010 | |
House M.D. | 2007-10 | |
Private Practice | 2008-10 | |
Californication | 2007-09 | |
Sons of Anarchy | 2008-09 | |
Dollhouse | 2009 | |
Grey's Anatomy | 2005–2008 | |
When Animals Attack! 3/4 | 1997 | |
Mad About You | 1992-99 | Maui, who played Murray the dog, was discovered by Boone Narr at the Castaic Animal Shelter along with its mother Bingo, who starred in the 1991 film Bingo.[6] Maui was twice voted the most popular dog by the readers of TV Guide.[7] |
Animals trained at Boone's Animals for Hollywood have also been featured in many other television series, including CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Ugly Betty and Criminal Minds.
Other
Boone's Animals for Hollywood has also trained and supplied animals for a number of television commercials, including such brands as Budweiser, Disneyland, Walmart, John Deere, McDonald's, Cisco Systems, FedEx, Hewlett-Packard and American Express, among others.
References
- ^ a b Linda Sunshine, Rob Minkoff (2000). Stuart Little: The Art, the Artists, and the Story Behind the Amazing Movie. Newmarket Press. p. 148. ISBN 978-1-55704-407-5.
- ^ a b Sandra Choron, Harry Choron (2005). Planet Dog: A Doglopedia (illustrated ed.). Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. p. 44. ISBN 978-0-618-51752-7.
- ^ Mills, Nancy (1997-12-18). "The Big Cheese 'Mouse Hunt's' Animal Trainer Helps Actions Squeak Louder Than Words". NY Daily News. Retrieved 2012-11-15.
- ^ Eve Light Honthaner (2010). The Complete Film Production Handbook. Focal Press. p. 269. ISBN 978-0-240-81150-5.
- ^ Robert J. Emery (2003). The directors: take four, Volume 4. Allworth Communications. p. 215. ISBN 978-1-58115-279-1.
- ^ a b c d e "A History of Animal Stars". American Humane Association. Retrieved 2010-12-10.
- ^ TV guide, Volume 46. Triangle Publications, 1998.