White Dog (1982)

User Rating:

7.1/10   

Director:

Samuel Fuller

Writers:

Samuel Fuller (writer)
Romain Gary (story)

Release Date:

7 July 1982 (France)

Genre:

Drama | Thriller

Tagline:

...Trained To Kill [Video Australia]

Plot:

Keys is a trainer attempting to reprogram a vicious dog who's been trained to attack and kill people with black skin. |

Plot Keywords:

Dog | Racism | Cult | Accidental Nudity | Los Angeles California

Cast

Kristy McNichol	...	Julie Sawyer
Christa Lang	...	Nurse
Vernon Weddle	...	Vet
Jameson Parker	...	Roland Gray
Karl Lewis Miller	...	Attacker
Karrie Emerson	...	Sun Bather
Helen Siff	...	Pound Operator (as Helen J. Siff)
Glen Garner	...	Pound Worker
Terrence Beasor	...	Pound Driver
Tony Brubaker	...	Sweeper Driver
Samuel Fuller	...	Charlie Felton
Marshall Thompson	...	Director
Paul Bartel	...	Cameraman
Richard Monahan	...	Assistant director
Neyle Morrow	...	Soundman

Runtime:

90 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Metrocolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Australia:M | Finland:K-16 | France:-12 | Norway:15 | Sweden:15 | USA:PG | West Germany:16 | UK:15

Filming Locations:

Wildlife Way Station - 14831 Little Tujunga Canyon Road, San Fernando Valley, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Paramount Pictures

Trivia:

Never released theatrically in the United States, supposedly out of concern for its controversial subject matter. It did air on HBO several times.

Goofs:

Crew or equipment visible: When Julie Sawyer first takes the dog to the animal training center, Carruthers is on the phone but tells her to sit down. To his right, almost out of frame, you can see some fingers moving. Most likely the dog's trainer making signs.

Movie Connections:

References Star Wars (1977)

Not what you might think

If you get the chance, by all means see this movie, but try to leave your preconceptions aside.

Before this movie came out, it was roundly denounced by people who misunderstood what it is about. The story is not, as many feared, about a dog trained to attack black people. It is the story of a man (Paul Winfield) and his determination to do something that everyone says cannot be done - FREE the dog of its programming. Unfortunately, it seems that too few people were able to break THEIR programming and give this movie a chance.