Waterfall Swallow Sassy 😿🌊

[ramsera]

For those of you wondering how this was filmed.

These shots were filmed featuring three different cats. Each one was trained and accustomed to the water. They were placed in shallow water with a harness on. Additionally, four people were in the water to guarantee the cats safety. Not only that, the cats didn't stay in the water for any more than moment or two.

The close-up shots 1:51 and 2:01 were shot in many cuts. This featured fake cats, a mechanical cat, and a real cat. With the real cat, she was not in a river, but a heated pool.

As for the scenes of Sassy being swept among the rapids 1:24, 1:30, 1:42, 2:06, as well as the waterfall scene 2:27; those also were filmed using fake cats.

So you can all be at ease and know that no cats were harmed filming in this scene.

[emilyglass]

As a cat mama, listening to Sassy meow for help just broke my heart. I'm trying not to cry right now.😢🥺💔

[derek]

Watching this years later as an adult hits differently. It's so much more natural now for me to empathize with Shadow, hearing Sassy's desperate cries for his help, and trying with everything he can to save her, only to helplessly watch her fall. Only now can I truly understand the depth of his guilt at not being able to protect her. Such a gut punch.

[yinthedraconequus]

1:41 Chance: Hang on, Sassy!
Me: Even though, they fight a lot. Sassy and Chance care about each other.

[spagett]

This scene always gets to me, as child and as a full grown 30 year old man. Hearing her helpless meows, I couldn't hold back my tears for this poor baby 😢😢😢😢

[lunawolf]

Honestly hearing her crying and meowing for help makes me want to jump in and save her. 😢

[LingKim-burl]

This scene has always made me cry. 😭 even though I’m 36 now I still cry 😭

[MaximusDecimus]

Shadow did everything he could. Poor Sassy. :(

[fleabaguette]

This scene ripped my heart out as a kid 30 years ago, and it still makes me teary eyed now as an adult. Her helpless little meows just destroy me.

[kevinhillary]

1:37 I really love these shots of Shadow and Chance running

[TheCreedBratton]

My dog hated this scene, but he loved when Sassy gets rescued 😂

[darrowoflykos]

The voice acting is incredible, under rated!

[kingsnake]

Hearing her meows while in the water has made me so sad.

[bryandickerson]

Both my kids were traumatized by this scene. 90s movies were different for sure

[lydiabrasser]

It makes me sad when Sassy is drowning especially when Shadow fell in the hole.

[tesscarvelli]

I can’t even imagine the look on Hope’s face if she ever knew about this 😢😢😭😭😭

[cyberfaunix]

I cried to hard as a kid when she went down the waterfall

[joewhitehead]

Her pleading out for help even more woulda made this even heavier

[pkgenner]

When I was a kid that made me cry. She's ways been my fave...

[redbarret]

30 years later and a father of two, this scene and the one after it still make me sob like a child. The whole movie is one big emotional roller coaster.