I probably would have included Adventures of Milo and Otis on that list

I think if you expand the list very globally, you hit an issue of numbers even before you hit the issue of different regulations and animal welfare expectations.

We're all probably sure we shouldn't kill people to make a better movie. Perhaps.

My understanding is that all of those stories are true.

I knew about the Hitchcock and Kubrick stuff, as well as the Buddy Ebsen story.

From what I'd read previously, the shooting of Cannibal Holocaust was alleged to have filmed actual rape and brutalization of some of the native extras, not simulated. Don't know if that's true, or how the filmmaker escaped conviction if so.

I've heard the part about Apocalypse Now from other sources.

Most of that stuff about Apocalypse Now is in the documentary Hearts of Darkness, made by Coppola's (ex?) Wife. There was a a scene where Coppola is arguing on the phone with producers in Hollywood against making Sheen's heart attack publicly known. At one point he's yelling into the phone "Marty's dead when I say he's dead!!"

What is a little scary to me is that I really don't find much of it shocking (except lettng the extras die, WTF?) Appalling, but not surprising

What Sophia said. Very little actually surprises me anymore.

I concur. Most of these stories I already had heard about. Not hyperbole.

Also not surprising is how often the mistreated people are women or native populations.

I had not heard of most of it, but Hitchock's penchant for tormenting actresses was well known. Don't know if it is in the cracked article, but the Marx brothers were famous for abusive "antics" .