White Dog (1982)
White Dog (1982)
Plot.
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Cast & Crew.
Kristy McNichol
Julie Sawyer
Paul Winfield
Keys
Burl Ives
Carruthers
Jameson Parker
Roland Grale
Christa Lang
Nurse
Vernon Weddle
Vet
Karl Lewis Miller
Attacker
Karrie Emerson
Sun Bather
Helen Siff
Pound Operator
Glen Garner
Pound Worker
Terrence Beasor
Pound Driver
Tony Brubaker
Sweeper Driver
Samuel Fuller
Charlie Felton / Director / Screenplay
Marshall Thompson
Director
Paul Bartel
Cameraman
Dick Miller
Animal Trainer
Richard Monahan
Assistant Director
Neyle Morrow
Soundman
George Fisher
Gondolier
Lynne Moody
Molly
Hubert Wells
Trainer
Martine Dawson
Martine
Bob Minor
Joe / Stunt Coordinator
Robert Ritchie
Animal Trainer
Alex Brown
Man in Church
Clifford A. Pellow
Sheriff
Sam Laws
Charlie
Parley Baer
Wilber Hull
Samantha Fuller
Hellen
Jamie Crowe
Theona
Joseph R. Hornok
Guitar Player
Lisette Kremer
Swimsuit Model (uncredited)
Romain Gary
Story
Curtis Hanson
Screenplay
Barbara Krieger
Set Decoration
Gail Viola
Costumer
Ellis Cohen
Costumer
Jon Davison
Producer
Nick Vanoff
Executive Producer
Ennio Morricone
Original Music Composer
Bruce Surtees
Director of Photography
Bernard Gribble
Editor
Brian Eatwell
Production Design
Jane Feinberg
Casting
Mike Fenton
Casting
Pamela Malouf
Assistant Editor
Edgar J. Scherick
Executive Producer
Gene LeBell
Stunts
Dan Perri
Title Designer
Del Acevedo
Makeup Artist
Ray Alba
Sound Effects Editor
Jim Bullock
Sound Effects Editor
Don Cahn
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Carolyn Colwell
Sound Effects Editor
Jim Cook
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Robert L. Harman
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Media.
Details.
Release DateJuly 7, 1982
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 30m
Content RatingPG
Budget$8,000,000
Box Office$46,509
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This Movie Is About.
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White Dog is a 1982 American drama horror film directed by Samuel Fuller and written by Fuller and Curtis Hanson, based on Romain Gary's 1970 novel of the same title. The film depicts the struggle of a dog trainer named Keys (Paul Winfield), who is black, trying to retrain a stray dog found by a young actress (Kristy McNichol), that is a "white dog"—a dog trained to make vicious attacks upon, and to kill, any black person. Fuller uses the film as a platform to deliver a message against racism as it examines the question of whether racism is a treatable problem or an incurable condition.
The film's theatrical release was suppressed for a week in the United States by Paramount Pictures out of concern over negative press after rumors began circulating that the film was racist. Prior to the date, it was released internationally in France in July 1982. Its first official American home video release came in December 2008 when The Criterion Collection released the original uncut film to DVD.
Critics praised the film's hard-line look at racism and Fuller's use of melodrama and metaphors to present his argument, and its somewhat disheartening ending that leaves the impression that while racism is learned, it cannot be cured. Reviewers consistently questioned the film's lack of wide release in the United States when it was completed and applauded its belated release by Criterion.