Urban Legend (1998)
Animal Action
One scene shows Hootie, a Yorkshire Terrier, at a fraternity party with a funnel in his mouth. Parker, Hootie’s owner, holds the funnel and pours beer into it. Hootie supposedly drinks the beer. Later he is seen running from the room with the funnel in his mouth. This scene was shot in cuts. The trainer placed the dog on his mark with the funnel positioned toward its mouth. After establishing the shot, the dog was removed from the set by the trainer. At no time was the dog actually drinking beer. When Hootie exited the room with the funnel in his mouth, the trainer placed the dog on its mark at point A with the empty funnel and cued it with verbal and hand signals to get the animal to run to point B.
Later that night, the killer alerts Parker to the fact that Hootie is in the microwave. Parker enters the kitchen and opens the microwave supposedly finding Hootie’s exploded remains inside. The camera angle only allows the viewer to see fake blood dripping from the door and Parker’s horrified expression. At no time was a live animal put in harms way.