# The "Black Panther" from the "Beastmaster" movie (1982)

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**Created:** [November 10, 2009, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-black-panther-from-the-beastmaster-movie-1982/517105 "2009-11-10T22:42:22Z")\
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**Author:** ![gytalf2000](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ac91a4/32.png) [@gytalf2000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gytalf2000)\
**Post date:** [November 10, 2009, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-black-panther-from-the-beastmaster-movie-1982/517105/1 "2009-11-10T22:42:22Z")

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Here is a clip from the 1982 flick “Beastmaster” :

[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/2rnTmcOVprI/hqdefault.jpg "TANYA ROBERTS in 'The BeastMaster' (Original Theatrical Trailer) 1983") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2rnTmcOVprI)

At the 50 second mark, it shows the “black panther” with the Beastmanster.  
It looks too big to be a leopard. Was that a tiger that they used?

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**Author:** ![Tamerlane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tamerlane/32/7602_2.png) [@Tamerlane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tamerlane)\
**Post date:** [November 10, 2009, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-black-panther-from-the-beastmaster-movie-1982/517105/2 "2009-11-10T23:29:48Z")

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Yep. Black dye job.

For some reason true melanism in tigers, if it exists at all, is exceedingly rare.

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**Author:** ![Love\_Rhombus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/love_rhombus/32/10694_2.png) [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\
**Post date:** [November 11, 2009, 4:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-black-panther-from-the-beastmaster-movie-1982/517105/3 "2009-11-11T04:31:22Z")

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On the commentary they salute the brave fellow who had to do that job. No thanks!

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**Author:** ![Colophon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f05b48/32.png) [@Colophon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colophon)\
**Post date:** [November 11, 2009, 10:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-black-panther-from-the-beastmaster-movie-1982/517105/4 "2009-11-11T10:34:39Z")

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It’s the dye of the tiger; it’s the thrill of the fight.