Red Dog: True Blue

Red Dog: True Blue
Theatrical film poster
Directed by Kriv Stenders
Produced by Bryce Menzies
Nelson Woss
Written by Daniel Taplitz
Starring Jason Isaacs
Levi Miller
Bryan Brown
Music by Cezary Skubiszewski
Cinematography Geoffrey Hall
Edited by Rodrigo Balart
Jill Bilcock
Production
company
Woss Group Film Productions
Screen Australia
ScreenWest
Distributed by Roadshow Film Distributors
Release date
 26 December 2016
Running time
 88 minutes
Country Australia
Language English

Red Dog: True Blue is a 2016 Australian family comedy film directed by Kriv Stenders, written by Daniel Taplitz and starring Jason Isaacs, Levi Miller and Bryan Brown. It is a prequel to the 2011 film Red Dog, detailing the early days of the Red Dog, the Pilbara Wanderer.[1]

Premise

An iconic Australian story of family, friendship and adventure, between a young boy and a scrappy one-of-a-kind dog that would grow up to become an Australian legend.[2]

Cast

  • Phoenix as Red Dog. He was played in the first film by Koko, but was replaced after his death.[3]
  • Levi Miller as Mick
  • Jason Isaacs as Michael Carter (grown up Mick)
  • Bryan Brown as Grandpa
  • Calen Tassone as Taylor Pete (young jackaroo)
  • Hanna Mangan-Lawrence as Betty
  • Thomas Cocquerel as Stemple (helicopter pilot)
  • Kee Chan as Jimmy Umbrella
  • Steve Le Marquand as Little John
  • Justine Clarke as Diane Carter (present-day wife & mother)
  • Zen McGrath as Theo Carter (present-day son)

Production

Filming began early in 2015 and was released on Boxing Day in 2016.[4]

Reception

Red Dog: True Blue currently holds a 100% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes.[5]

The film grossed $5,218,716 at the Australian box office, a quarter of the original film's takings.[6]

Accolades

Geoffrey Hall was nominated for Best Cinematography at the 7th AACTA Awards.

References

  1. ↑ "Red Dog: Blue Dog film to tell early life of WA's most famous canine". 30 May 2014 – via ABC.
  2. ↑ "Red Dog: True Blue". 26 December 2016 – via IMDb.
  3. ↑ "Red Dog: True Blue review: marketing paw prints all over underwhelming prequel". 21 December 2016 – via Sydney Morning Herald.
  4. ↑ "Red Dog: True Blue". 26 December 2016 – via IMDb.
  5. ↑ https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/771445490/
  6. ↑ http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/intl/?page=&wk=2017W3&id=_fREDDOGTRUEBLUE01
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