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Dogs in Space (1986)

R 103 min  -  Drama  -   1 January 1987 (USA)
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Michael Hutchence Michael Hutchence ...
Sam
Saskia Post ...
Anna
Nique Needles Nique Needles ...
Tim
Deanna Bond Deanna Bond ...
The Girl
Tony Helou Tony Helou ...
Luchio
Chris Haywood ...
Chainsaw man
Peter Walsh Peter Walsh ...
Anthony
Laura Swanson Laura Swanson ...
Clare
Adam Briscomb Adam Briscomb ...
Grant
Sharon Jessop Sharon Jessop ...
Leanne
Edward Clayton-Jones Edward Clayton-Jones ...
Nick
Martii Coles Martii Coles ...
Mark
Chuck Meo Chuck Meo ...
Charles
Caroline Lee Caroline Lee ...
Jenny
Fiona Latham Fiona Latham ...
Barbara
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Storyline

The film is set in a house occupied by a collection of social misfits. The main storyline is that of a strange musician's relationship with a girl, their drug use and his band. These events are surrounded by a chaotic myriad of sub-plots. A homicidal chainsaw maniac's lust for his machine and a T.V station's offer of money in return for a piece of the Skylab satellite that has fallen to earth are just two. The film is composed of small fragments in the lives of its inhabitants, each following onto the next, sometimes overlapping and ending in tragedy. Written by Richard Moore <rick@zephyr.win-uk.net>  

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Drama

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Country:

Australia

Language:

English

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Also Known As:

Cani nello spazio See more »

Filming Locations:

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia See more »

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Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.39 : 1
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Trivia

This film is based on real life and several of the people the characters are based upon appear in the movie as extras. At the car flip-over party, the runaway girl sits on the lap of the real Sam, Michael Hutchence's character. The real Tim, filmmaker Richard Lowenstein, is seen in a blue and white striped shirt and wearing a head scarf at the same party. The real little guy in the trench coat appears outside the restroom where the movie little guy in a trench coat is shooting up. Chuck plays himself; that is the real Chuck Meo on screen. The real Sam can also be seen at the club, watching the woman doing the Nick Cave cover. See more »

Goofs

Anachronisms: When Anna is buying Sam a microwave brick at the store, an issue of National Lampoon from 1985 is seen on the magazine rack. See more »

Quotes

Tim: Better watch out, Sammy. You'll get healthy eating all that crap.
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Connections

Features "Thunderbirds" (1965) See more »

Soundtracks

"The Green Dragon"
(uncredited)
Performed by Michael Hutchence See more »