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White Dog

1982 · 90 min

A tense, unsettling watch that uses a vicious dog as a metaphor for racism, leaving a lingering sense of tragedy.

Directed by
Samuel Fuller
Genres
Drama, Horror, Thriller
Tagline
When man’s best friend becomes his fiercest enemy…
Overview
Samuel Fuller’s throat-grabbing exposé on American racism was misunderstood and withheld from release when it was made in the early eighties.Today, the notorious film is lauded for its daring metaphor and gripping pulp filmmaking. Kristy McNichol stars as a young actress who adopts a lost German shepherd, only to discover through a series of horrifying incidents that the dog has been trained to attack black people, and Paul Winfield plays the animal trainer who tries to cure him. A snarling, uncompromising vision, White Dog is a tragic portrait of the evil done by that most corruptible of all animals; the human being.

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Directed by
Samuel Fuller
Genres
Drama, Horror, Thriller
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • race
  • violence
  • morality
  • redemption
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror5
Humour1
Realism8
Romance1
Tension8
Darkness8
Complexity6
Emotional weight8

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