Devil Dog: The Hound of Hell (TV 1978)

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

Director:

Curtis Harrington

Writers:

Steven Karpf, Elinor Karpf

Stars:

Richard Crenna, Yvette Mimieux, Kim Richards

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
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 Ursone	...	Gloria Hadley
Jerry Fogel	...	Doctor Norm
Warren Munson	...	Superintendent
Shelley Curtis	...	1st Cultist
Deborah Karpf	...	1st Girl

Storyline

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

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Plot Keywords:

dog | creature feature | family relationships | supernatural power | devil dog | 

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Genres:

Thriller | Horror

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Certificate:

Unrated

Details

Country:

USA Canada

Language:

English

Release Date:

31 October 1978 (USA)

Also Known As:

Devil Dog: Hound of Hell

Company Credits

Production Co:

Zeitman-Landers-Roberts Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

95 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The movie was inspired by "The Devil's Platform" from the 1974 television series "Kolchak: The Night Stalker." However, producers could not get permission to continue the storyline and opted for a new one. Also, Tom Skerritt was in talks with Ridley Scott to do "Alien" and was unavailable for the movie, so producers offered the role to Richard Crenna.

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Goofs

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.

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Connections

Featured in To the Devil a Dog (2005)

User Reviews

Not totally a Dog...

Not only does this film have one of the great movie titles, it sports the third teaming of 70s child actors Ike Eissenman and Kim Richards. I seem to remember this film being broadcast Halloween week back in '78 going against Linda Blair in Stranger in our House. I missed it on the first run choosing to see the other film. Later, on repeat, I saw I made the right choice. The movie is not really bad, but, really lacks any chills or surprises. Although, I did like the scene where Richard Crenna shoots the family dog to no avail.