Dog Eat Dog (2016 film)

Dog Eat Dog
Directed by Paul Schrader
Produced by
  • Mark Earl Burman
  • Gary Hamilton
  • Brian Beckmann
  • David Hillary
Screenplay by Paul Schrader
Matthew Wilder
Based on Dog Eat Dog
by Edward Bunker
Starring
Music by Deantoni Parks
Nicci Kasper
Cinematography Alexander Dynan
Edited by Ben Rodriguez Jr.
Production
company
Blue Budgie Films
Arclight Films
Pure Dopamine
Ingenious Media
Shanghai Gigantic Pictures
Distributed by RLJ Entertainment
Release date
  • May 21, 2016 (2016-05-21) (Cannes)
  • November 4, 2016 (2016-11-04) (US)
Running time
93 minutes[1]
Country United States
Language English
Box office $69,322[2][3]

Dog Eat Dog is a 2016 American black comedy crime thriller film directed by Paul Schrader. The screenplay by Matthew Wilder is based on Edward Bunker's 1995 novel of same name. The film stars Nicolas Cage and Willem Dafoe.

The film was the closing entry for the Directors' Fortnight section at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival.[4][5]

Plot

Three former prisoners - Troy, Mad Dog and Diesel - are hired to kidnap a baby and share a big ransom payment.[6][7]

Cast

Production

Principal photography on the film began on October 19, 2015 in Cleveland, Ohio.[11][12] Filming also took place in Sheffield Lake,[13] and it ended on November 23, 2015.[14]

References

  1. "Dog Eat Dog (18)". British Board of Film Classification. August 24, 2016. Retrieved August 24, 2016.
  2. "Dog Eat Dog (2016)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 4 December 2016.
  3. "Dog Eat Dog (2016)". The Numbers. Retrieved 4 December 2016.
  4. "Fortnight 2016: The 48th Directors' Fortnight Selection". Quinzaine des Réalisateurs. Archived from the original on April 20, 2016. Retrieved April 19, 2016.
  5. Nancy Tartaglione (19 April 2016). "Cannes: Directors' Fortnight 2016 Lineup – Laura Poitras' 'Risk', Pablo Larrain's 'Neruda', Paul Schrader's 'Dog Eat Dog'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 19 April 2016.
  6. Brody, Richard. "Movies: Dog Eat Dog". The New Yorker. Condé Nast. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  7. Debruge, Peter (20 May 2016). "Cannes Film Review: 'Dog Eat Dog'". Variety. Penske Media Corporation. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  8. Frater, Patrick (May 16, 2015). "Nicolas Cage to Star in Paul Schrader's 'Dog Eat Dog'". Variety. Retrieved January 1, 2016.
  9. McNary, Dave (October 29, 2015). "AFM: Willem Dafoe Joins Nicolas Cage in 'Dog Eat Dog'". Variety. Retrieved January 1, 2016.
  10. "Chelcie Lynn". IMDb. Retrieved 13 April 2017.
  11. Golston, Hilary (October 28, 2015). "Nicolas Cage filming movie in Cleveland". WKYC. Retrieved January 1, 2016.
  12. "On the Set 10/22/15: Tom Hiddleston Starts on 'Kong: Skull Island, Nina Dobrev Starts on 'Crash Pad'". SSN Insider. October 23, 2015. Retrieved January 1, 2016.
  13. Fogarty, Steve (November 13, 2015). "Sheffield Lake gets Nicolas Cage". Chronicle-Telegram. Retrieved January 1, 2016.
  14. "On the Set for 12/4/15: Gal Gadot Grabs Her Lasso for 'Wonder Woman', Brad Pitt Wraps 'War Machine', 'Resident Evil' Team Finish Final Chapter". SSN Insider. December 4, 2015. Archived from the original on June 10, 2017. Retrieved January 1, 2016.
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