White Dog (1982)

Director:

Samuel Fuller

Writers:

Samuel Fuller (writer)
Romain Gary (story)

Release Date:

7 julio 1982 (France)

Genre:

Drama | Horror | Thriller

Frase comercial:

...Trained To Kill [Video Australia]

Plot:

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

Plot Keywords:

Social Commentary | Animal Trainer | Social Issues | Los Angeles | Hollywood

Comentarios de los usuarios:

Tragic beauty...

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

También conocida como:

Perro blanco (Spain) [es]

Duración:

84 min

País:

USA

Idioma:

English

Color:

Color (Metrocolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sonido:

Mono

Clasificación:

Finland:K-16 | Australia:M | 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

Trivialidades:

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

Movie Connections:

References True Grit (1969)

Tragic beauty...

Meandering at times, but sensitive thriller about a white-colored, racist dog trained to attack African-Americans. Kristy McNichol nurses him back to health after hitting him with her car, soon learning his true nature and dedicating herself to curing the gorgeous but brainwashed creature. The random scenes of attack on black characters--one in slow-motion--are probably what doomed this film's chances at getting a theatrical release (it played Mexico, but only "preview performances" in the US). True, they are upsetting, but deliberately so. They are necessary in showing the reasoning of what happens next, but that certainly doesn't erase the controversial undermining. McNichol has a difficult time getting a grip on her character (we don't get a good idea of who she is either), but the actress's mere presence is reassuring--she's like a lovely ray. Paul Winfield gives his best performance ever as the black man who attempts to retrain the dog, knowing how slim his chances are. Some shots are repetitive, and the music is as well, though I found the passages lovely and melancholic. The slow motion taxed my patience, however all is nearly redeemed by that final shot. What tragic beauty there is in it, what a loss of innocence for all concerned. **1/2 from ****