Dogs

91%

Netflix, NBC | Animal | 2018

RT Critics’ Score: 92%
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Series Info

Dogs are known as man’s best friend, so it goes without saying that the animals form tight bonds with their caregivers. This docuseries celebrates those bonds between people and their beloved four-legged buddies. “Dogs” profiles people and their pooches, telling stories from around the world — including Syria, Japan and Costa Rica — that prove the unconditional love one feels for their dog is a universal truth. The show takes viewers on an inspirational journey that explores the remarkable, perhaps even magical, qualities that have given the animals a special place in most people’s hearts. The episodes are helmed by critically acclaimed directors, including Oscar- and Emmy-winning filmmakers.

Production Company(ies)
Netflix

Year of Release
2018

Technical Specs
Color: Genres
CrimeThriller
Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated R for strong violence and language
Parents guide
Did you know
Trivia
The film’s budget was so low that many of the actors were asked to simply bring their own clothing as wardrobe; most notably Chris Penn’s track jacket. The signature black suits were provided for free by the designer, based on her love for the American crime film genre. Steve Buscemi wore his own black jeans instead of suit pants, and Michael Madsen wore a jacket and pants that came from two different suits.

Goofs
(at around 59 mins) When Mr. Blonde is pouring gasoline on Marvin Nash, Nash’s legs are taped to the chair. When the angle changes you can see his legs kicking up in the air. And then they go back to being taped up.

Quotes
Nice Guy Eddie: C’mon, throw in a buck!

Mr. Pink: Uh-uh, I don’t tip.

Nice Guy Eddie: You don’t tip?

Mr. Pink: Nah, I don’t believe in it.

Nice Guy Eddie: You don’t believe in tipping?

Mr. Blue: You know what these chicks make? They make shit.

Mr. Pink: Don’t give me that. She don’t make enough money, then she can quit.

Nice Guy Eddie: I don’t even know a fucking Jew who’d have the balls to say that. Let me get this straight: you don’t ever tip?

Mr. Pink: I don’t tip because society says I have to. All right, if someone deserves a tip, if they really put forth an effort, I’ll give them something a little something extra. But this tipping automatically, it’s for the birds. As far as I’m concerned, they’re just doing their job.

Mr. Blue: Hey, our girl was nice.

Mr. Pink: She was okay. She wasn’t anything special.

Mr. Blue: What’s special? Take you in the back and suck your dick?

Nice Guy Eddie: I’d go over twelve percent for that.

Crazy credits
The opening credits leave out Writing and Directing credits. They are then shown first during the end credits.

Alternate versions
The ear slicing scene was cut in the Finnish VHS release

Connections
Edited into Who Do You Think You’re Fooling? (1994)

Soundtracks
Little Green Bag
Performed by George Baker Selection
Written by Jan Gerbrand Visser and George Baker (as Benjamino Bouwens)
Published by Screen Gems-EMI Music Publishing Inc. O/B/O EMI Music Publishing Holland B.V.
Courtesy of Rhino Records/Jerry Ross Productions

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Simply brilliant; short, tight and taut
Crime boss Joe Cabot brings together a group of criminals to perform a big one-off job. To protect each other, they all use colour coded names. However on the day of the job, the police ambush the gang and each makes their own getaway. As the gang comes together at their warehouse meeting point they realise that someone within the gang must have tipped the police or be an undercover. The accusations and suspicions escalate into violence in the confines of the warehouse.

When this film came out in the UK it caused an absolute firestorm of controversy over it’s violence, even to the point that it was banned in the UK for a while. I still find this absurd and am very glad we have moved to a more tolerant society where generally the BBFC protect vulnerable groups but let adults decide for themselves. Looking at the media’s adoring welcome for the ultra violent Kill Bill one can’t help but marvel at how things have changed. Looking at Reservoir Dogs now (or even then!) it simply isn’t THAT violent. However what it is is very sudden and all the more powerful for it.

Tarantino directs the film and writes the film in such a way that it was impossible to ignore him even if the film was only a cult hit. The dialogue is both witty at points but, more importantly, very tough and loaded with testosterone. It is the writing that makes us like these coffee shop jokers at the start before shocking us by suddenly throwing us into a backseat bloodbath. The entire job happens off camera, and only occasionally do we actually see the immediate effect of violence – usually we get the aftermath. It is incredibly tight and very tense throughout, I was about 16 when my father took me to see this film – it has stayed with me since and I still considered it to be one of the best `job gone wrong’ films of my generation. It may not be original (there’s a thin line between a homage and a rip off) but it is certainly effectively done.

The cast are excellent and turn the hardboiled dialogue into convincing scenes. Keitel is wonderful. His character is a father figure of sorts and he is wildly out of control at times and balanced at others. Likewise Buscemi is wide-eyed and freaking out for much of the film, but he does it well. Roth is more balanced but is still good for it; it is his job to carry the emotional weight of the film and he does it well, despite a wandering American accent at times. Madsen is great, maybe not the best character but wildly out of control. Tierney was a great piece of casting, as was Bunker. Penn is good but not the best of the cast.

Tarantino mercifully has little acting to do, but it is his film as writer and director. The flashbacks during the film was a brave way to do it but it really works well – mixing stories with flashbacks and so on. No matter what the time of the scene, it all keeps moving tensely towards the climax. It may be a homage and not as original as some films but so what – it is tight and tense, macho, violent, funny and very enjoyable.

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Details
Release date
September 2, 1992 (France)
Country of origin
United States
Official sites
Official FacebookVidio (Indonesia)
Language
English
Also known as
Những Kẻ Phản Bội
Filming locations
5860 North Figueroa Street, Highland Park, Los Angeles, California, USA
Production companies
Live EntertainmentDog Eat Dog Productions Inc.
See more company credits at IMDbPro
Box office
Budget
$1,200,000 (estimated)
Gross US & Canada
$2,832,029
Opening weekend US & Canada
$147,839Oct 25, 1992
Gross worldwide
$2,913,644
See detailed box office info on IMDbPro
Technical specs
Runtime
1 hour 39 minutes
Color
Color
Sound mix: Dolby Digital, Stereo, Dolby, Dolby Stereo
Aspect ratio: 2.35 : 1
Language(s): English
Country of origin: United States
Original premiere: 11/16/2018
Newest season premiere: 07/07/2021

Genre(s)
Animal, Documentary, War

Keyword(s)
Animal Digital Alternative, Documentary, Disarming Films, Zipper Bros Films, TV Shows from 2021, Movies from United States, English Language, Emmy Awards Winners, GLAAD Media Awards Winners, GLAAD Media Awards Nominees, PGA Awards Winners, NAACP Image Awards Winners, NAACP Image Awards Nominees, BAFTA Awards Winners, Critics’ Choice Awards Winners, Golden Globes Winners, Golden Globes Nominees, SAG Awards Winners, SAG Awards Nominees, DGA Awards Winners, WGA Awards Winners, Documentary, Disarming Films, Zipper Bros Films, Movies from United States, English Language, WGA Awards Winners, Female Producer, Female Show Creator, Female Director, Black Director, Netflix Original

Budget and Earnings Details

Production budget (est.): $1,200,000
Production budget (inflation-adjusted): $1,412,129
Production budget ranking: 54
Marketing and distribution budget (inflation-adjusted est.): $760,431
Box office net earnings to date (inflation-adjusted est.): NA
ROI to date (est.): NA
ROI ranking: NA