Pig

We don’t get a lot of things to really care about.
Pig (2021)
Timing: 1:32 (92 min)

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Release date
Budget
$3 000 000
Box office
$3 889 432
Director
Michael Sarnoski
Actors
Nicolas Cage, Alex Wolff, Adam Arkin, Nina Belforte, Gretchen Corbett, Dalene Young, Darius Pierce, Elijah Ungvary, Brian Sutherland, David Knell
All actors and roles (10)
Scenario
Producer
Steve Tisch, Nicolas Cage, Thomas Benski, Joseph Restaino, Vanessa Block, Dori A. Rath, Ben Giladi, David Carrico, Adam Paulsen, Dimitra Tsingou
Camera operator
Patrick Scola
Composer
Alexis Grapsas
Artist
Tyler B. Robinson
Audition
Editing
Brett W. Bachman
Whole Team (61)

Short description

A truffle hunter who lives alone in the Oregon wilderness must visit Portland to find the mysterious person who stole his beloved foraging pig.

What's left behind the scenes

  • The film's budget was so small that the filmmakers simply couldn't afford to hire a trained pig.
  • According to director Michael Sarnoski, the pig was only trained for three days, so it repeatedly charged at Nicolas Cage and bit him. After one particularly painful bite, the actor joked that during filming he had to be burned and get into car accidents, but it seemed he was destined to die from an infection after the pig bite.
  • Due to financial constraints, the filmmakers were unable to hire a trained pig.
  • According to director Michael Sarnoski, he only had 20 days to shoot the film, so the actors had to try to perform well on the first take.
  • Distributors found the film too long and cut almost an hour out of it.
  • According to director Michael Sarnoski, the pig was trained for only three days, during which it repeatedly charged at Nicolas Cage and bit him. After one particularly painful bite, the actor joked that during filming he had to be burned and involved in car accidents, but it seemed he was destined to die from a pig bite infection.
  • Distributors found the film too long and cut nearly a full hour of screen time from it.
  • According to director Michael Sarnoski, he had only 20 days for filming, so the actors had to strive to get it right from the very first take, as there was simply no time for retakes.

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