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White Dog (1982) Rank 3 Reviews
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The SF, Horror and Fantasy Film Review
When it came out White Dog was the cause of some controversy because of its racial themes. This led to it receiving very spotty distribution, something that further enhanced its reputation. It was apparently taken from a true incident that happened to ...read the complete White Dog movie review at The SF, Horror and Fantasy Film Review
Austin Chronicle (Marjorie Baumgarten)
not coming to a theater near you (Jason Woloski)
Even though White Dog tells the story of a white-furred German Shepherd taught to attack black skin on sight, Sam Fuller did not intend his film to be a controversial one. To Fuller, White Dog “was a thought-provoking movie exposing the stupidity and ...read the complete White Dog movie review at not coming to a theater near you (Jason Woloski)
Spinning Image (Graeme Clark)
An actress (Kristy McNichol) runs over a dog one night and decides to take care of it until its owners claim it. Then she discovers the dog is an attack dog - and it has been trained to attack black people on sight.
The director Samuel Fuller and ...read the complete White Dog movie review at Spinning Image (Graeme Clark)
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by Nathan Andersen "... on April 04, 2009
Sam Fuller was never one to pull punches, and his films always manage to make his message clear. At the same time, his stories (always B stories, always with an element of melodrama, and a heavy dose of pulp, and a low-budget vibe) always also manage to ...
by Ted "Ted" on February 08, 2009
This review is for the Criterion Collection DVD edition of the film
White Dog is one of the most controversial films of the 1980's and was suppressed due to it's controversy.
The film, loosely based on a true story is about an actress who adopts a ...
by Cubist on January 06, 2009
White Dog was Samuel Fuller's last Hollywood film and arguably his most controversial. No easy feat from the man who tackled racism with Shock Corridor - Criterion Collection, patriotism with Pickup on South Street (1953), and made deeply profound ...
by Carlos Vazquez Qu... on February 14, 2008
This film is superb and I think little known as politically incorrect. Policy today, and ever at times of making this movie, wants to show all things in life, even the bad ones, have a solution, and a reasonable one, generally.
But Sam Fuller is wise ...
by Barry M. Pattengi... on August 26, 2007
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Well, better late than never!!! Criterion is FINALLY releasing White Dog December 2008!!! Not in Blu-ray but that's okay, this will be the best release ever available in any format to date. Highest ...
by S. Y. Kim "movie ... on June 21, 2007
The troublesome Televista bootleg dvd is totally gone in amazon. Because Televista product is too disappoint to collect. Most of ...
by Grigory's Girl "G... on January 22, 2009
This is one of those rarely seen, much talked about, "legendary" films that has never been released on home video, and has been rarely screened. Until now, of course.
This film was made for Paramount Studios in 1984, but they never gave it a ...
by C. Christopher Bl... on January 13, 2009
Nothing subtle here. Samuel Fuller's message in the early 80's WHITE DOG is off the leash. Defiant, vicious, and unsettling, this story delivers a strong bite against the cruelty of nature's most primitive beast--man.
A young woman picks up a ...
by G. Merritt on November 27, 2008
Samuel Fuller's name is synonymous with his 1980 film The Big Red One and with his more controversial films Shock Corridor (1963), The Naked Kiss (1964), and White Dog (1982), which the studio (Paramount) refused to release until 1991 because of its ...
by wdanthemanw "wdan... on April 23, 2008
***1/2 1982. Based on Romain Gary's White Dog, this motion picture was co-written and directed by Samuel Fuller. A young actress takes care of a dog she accidentally hit. She discovers soon that he's a white dog, a dog trained to attack black people. ...
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