Red Dog (movie)
Red Dog is a 2011 Australian comedy-drama family movie written by Daniel Taplitz, directed by Kriv Stenders and produced by Nelson Woss and Julie Ryan. It stars Koko as the title character, Josh Lucas, Rachael Taylor, and John Batchelor. The movie is based on the true story of Red Dog and uses the 2002 novel Red Dog by Louis de Bernieres as the primary source.[2] At the 2011 Inside Film Awards, Red Dog was nominated in nine categories and won seven, including best feature movie. The movie was also nominated for seven AACTA Awards and won for Best Movie. The movie was theatrically released on 4 August 2011 by Roadshow Film Distributors.
| Red Dog | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Kriv Stenders |
| Produced by | Julie Ryan Nelson Woss |
| Written by | Daniel Taplitz |
| Based on | Red Dog by Louis de Bernières |
| Starring | |
| Music by | Cezary Skubiszewski |
| Cinematography | Geoffrey Hall |
| Edited by | Jill Bilcock |
Production company | Woss Group Film Productions Screen Australia Endymion Films Essential Entertainment ScreenWest The South Australian Film Corporation |
| Distributed by | Roadshow Film Distributors |
Release date |
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Running time | 92 minutes[1] |
| Country | Australia |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $A8.5 million |
| Box office | A$21 million |
The movie was followed by a prequel, Red Dog: True Blue released in 2016, and a spin-off documentary Koko: A Red Dog Story released in 2019.
Cast
- Koko as Red Dog
- Josh Lucas as John Grant
- Rachael Taylor as Nancy Grey
- John Batchelor as Peeto
- Noah Taylor as Jack Collins
- Keisha Castle-Hughes as Rosa
- Loene Carmen as Maureen Collins
- Luke Ford as Thomas
- Neil Pigot as Rick
- Rohan Nichol as Jocko
- Tiffany Lyndall-Knight as Patsy
- Costa Ronin as Dzambaski
- Eamon Farren as Dave
- Arthur Angel as Vanno
Cameos
- Bill Hunter as Jumbo Smelt
- The Snowdroppers as a band
- Louis de Bernières (author of the original novella) as a gas attendant
References
- ↑ https://www.bbfc.co.uk/releases/red-dog-2012
- ↑ Webb, Carolyn (1 August 2011). "Real magic of Red Dog, alias Koko, comes from within and can't be trained". The Age (Melbourne: Fairfax Media). http://www.theage.com.au/national/real-magic-of-red-dog-alias-koko-comes-from-within-and-cant-be-trained-20110731-1i6gv.html. Retrieved 4 August 2011.