Devil Dog: The Hound of Hell (1978) (TV)

User Rating:

4.5/10   

Director:

Curtis Harrington

Writers:

Elinor Karpf (writer)
Steven Karpf (writer)

Release Date:

31 October 1978 (USA)

Genre:

Horror

Plot:

A dog that is a minion of Satan terrorizes a suburban family. |

Plot Keywords:

Dog | Satanism | Animal In Title | Animal | German Shepherd

Cast

Richard Crenna	...	Mike Barry
Yvette Mimieux	...	Betty Barry
Kim Richards	...	Bonnie Barry
Ike Eisenmann	...	Charlie Barry (as Ike Eisenman)
Victor Jory	...	Shaman
Lou Frizzell	...	George
Ken Kercheval	...	Miles Amory
R.G. Armstrong	...	Dunworth
Martine Beswick	...	Red Haired Lady
Bob Navarro	...	Newscaster
Lois Ursoni	...	Mrs. Hadley
Jerry Fogel	...	Doctor
Warren Munson	...	Superintendent
Shelley Curtis	...	1st Cultist
Deborah Karpf	...	1st Girl

Runtime:

95 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Iceland:12 | Norway:16 (video) (1982) | Italy:VM18 (VHS) | Australia:M | USA:Unrated

Company:

Zeitman-Landers-Roberts Productions

Trivia:

This was the 3rd time Kim Richards and Ike Eisenman have played brother and sister in a movie.

Goofs:

Crew or equipment visible: When Lucky is chasing Betty through the house, upstairs a door closes behind the two of them. When the door closes you can see a crew member through the crack of the door shutting it behind them as they enter.

Movie Connections:

Featured in To the Devil a Dog (2005) (V)

Yvette Mimieux...always worth watching.

Skipper is dead. Skipper is a dog, the pet of the Barry family. Richard Crenna (Mike Brady...I mean Mike Barry) and Yvette Mimieux (Betty Barry, as cute as her real name as cute as her real self) are the parents and Kim Richards (Bonnie Barry...does the cuteness ever stop!) and Ike Eisenmann (Charlie Barry)--those two cute kids from the Witch Mountain films--are their children. Kim Richards is in pig tails and sailor dress no less. But why is Skipper dead? A hit and run? We know it's more than just a hit and run because just beforehand we see a Satanic ritual invoking the devil into a newly purchased pup. And who should show up just after Skipper is turned into road kill? One of the satan worshippers with a truck load of puppies...guess which one Kim Richards takes? Way before Speilberg brought horror to the suburbs in Poltergiest or there were any Nightmares on Elm Street, this made-for-TV flick dared to merge the Devil with next door. I really like seeing a wholesome TV family meet satan via a cute little puppy...I mean how cool is that? The problem is that in this case four is not enough...more kids would mean more room for deadly mayhem. The fun begins when the Barry's live-in maid Alice (oh wait a minute she has a Catholic alter in her room...oh yeah, Maria) becomes the first victim of...DEVIL DOG: HOUND OF HELL! Will Devil Dog make Mike Barry stick his hand in a lawn mower blade? Will Devil Dog make Charlie talk back to his mom? Will mom get horny? I won't tell you. My biggest complaint is that this was just a TV movie and not an R-rated feature film allowing for ample nudity in the case of Yvette Mimieux. I really would have liked to see her naked buns dipping into the pool or the cult strip her naked during one of their rituals. Now that would have been awesome.