"Restaurant Dogs" is a 1994 short student film written and directed by Eli Roth in his early 20s. Obviously Roth was already a fan of Tarantino, his longtime collaborator later on, when he made this movie here, thus the title reference. And there are more references in here, such as one about "The Deer Hunter". Still, I must say that this film had some really absurd moments, like the Dairy Queen scenes, but none of it was really memorable or precious in terms of being a great movie with a high-quality storyline. It's more a collection of pretty weird snippets and Roth still had a long way to go as a filmmaker at this point, even if this little short film got some awards recognition. I guess it wasn't bad for a 20-year-old. Still, not a good watch. Thumbs down.
2 Reviews
Fun in an eccentric, low budget way
bazmitch233 November 2015
I heard Eli talk about this on his Cabin Fever commentary and I wanted to see this. I saw it on YouTube. It has the Roth weirdness, gore and black comedy. It is at times artsy with its Python animation and it is funny.
The gore is cheap, but actually funny and pretty well shot.
The gags are actually well done and the intercuts between black and white, colour and animation ain't half bad either.
It is almost on par with The Young Ones.
McD's and Burger King are spoofed, but no KFC.
It is no masterpiece, but if you like ultra cheap low budget nonsense or if you're a Roth fan, you might get a kick out of it.
The gore is cheap, but actually funny and pretty well shot.
The gags are actually well done and the intercuts between black and white, colour and animation ain't half bad either.
It is almost on par with The Young Ones.
McD's and Burger King are spoofed, but no KFC.
It is no masterpiece, but if you like ultra cheap low budget nonsense or if you're a Roth fan, you might get a kick out of it.
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