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
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

  1. 1 2 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.
  2. 1 2 Sandra Choron, Harry Choron (2005). Planet Dog: A Doglopedia (illustrated ed.). Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. p. 44. ISBN 978-0-618-51752-7.
  3. 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.
  4. Eve Light Honthaner (2010). The Complete Film Production Handbook. Focal Press. p. 269. ISBN 978-0-240-81150-5.
  5. Robert J. Emery (2003). The directors: take four, Volume 4. Allworth Communications. p. 215. ISBN 978-1-58115-279-1.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 "A History of Animal Stars". American Humane Association. Retrieved 2010-12-10.
  7. TV guide, Volume 46. Triangle Publications, 1998.

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