Leviatán (1984)

User Rating:

3.7/10   

Director:

Claudio Fragasso

Writer:

Claudio Fragasso (writer)

Genre:

Horror

Tagline:

The fear... the terror... the nightmare... they will never forget it!

Plot:

Alice Cooper plays a pop star who takes his band to his hometown to shoot his latest video. They are...

Plot Keywords:

Band | Star | Dog | Pop Star | Animal Attack

Cast

Alice Cooper	...	Vince Raven
Victoria Vera	...	Sandra
Carlos Santurio	...	Frank
María José Sarsa	...	Marilou
Pepita James	...	Angela
Emilio Linder	...	Jordan
Ricardo Palacios	...	Sheriff Morrison
Luis Maluenda	...	Deputy
Barta Barri	...	Old Man
Charly Bravo	...	Townfolk
Fernando Conde	...	Townfolk
Fernando Baeza	...	Townfolk
Nino Bastida	...	Townfolk

Also Known As:

Los perros de la muerte
Monster Dog (USA)
The Bite

Runtime:

Spain:84 min | UK:81 min | USA:84 min

Country:

Spain | USA | Puerto Rico

Language:

Spanish

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Australia:M | UK:18

Filming Locations:

Torrelodones, Madrid, Spain

Company:

Continental Motion Pictures Corporation

Trivia:

Alice Cooper did not dub his own voice for the English language version. Instead his lines were dubbed by Ted Rusoff.

Quotes:

Vincent Raven: You sure are something; do you know that, Sandra?
Sandra: Do *you* know something, Vince? As soon as we deliver this video job, we're heading straight for Moorea, one of the hundred and thirty Polynesian islands. Floating in crystal clear water; two weeks of nude sunbathing, coconut drinks and making love. I love you, Vince; I can't stand to see you like this.
[they kiss]

Movie Connections:

References The Wolf Man (1941)

Soundtrack:

See Me In The Mirror

What's that smell?

Oh man, an average 4.2 rating for this unadulterated turd?? Lemme just say that I've gotta be one of the biggest Alice Cooper fans out there...I've got all the albums and videos, and I only sought out Monster Dog simply because he's in it, but lets be honest here: even if you're a Cooper fanatic, you've got to be mad to think that this movie is even watchable!

It's nothing more than your standard cheesy 80's horror slasher flick, but not even bad enough to be entertaining! It's a Spanish film that stars a rock star who at the time was in the nadir of his career, to just give you a hint of what to expect with this. As if the cliched dialogue wasn't painful enough, the dubbing into English is excruciating, and just why did they dub over Alice's voice as well??

Oh man, the only redeeming quality I can find about Monster Dog is that there are 2 great Alice Cooper songs included in the movie which are only available on the 4 cd boxset, and the videos for the songs within the movie are so cheesy and unprofessional looking that they're a real hoot! Naturally I taped them, but skipped everything else.

Easily one of the worst movies I've ever seen...without liberally using the fast forward button there's no way I would have been able to sit through it.

Actually, now that I think of it, there's a few amusing minutes worth of scenes half way where you get to see Alice running around a mansion blowing people away with a shotgun in full gothic garb, complete with leather pants, victorian poet shirt, blue eye shadow, and poofy 80's hair!

But even that is something that only die hard fans would really appreciate...I can't see anyone else liking anything about the film; in fact, the only person who's weird enough to be able to watch it in its entirety AND enjoy it, is probably Alice Cooper himself!