Dogs in Space (1986)

Director:

Richard Lowenstein

Writer:

Richard Lowenstein (written by)

Release Date:

1 January 1987 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

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...

Plot Keywords:

Punk | Australia | Melbourne Victoria | Drug Addiction | New Wave Music

Cast

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

Runtime:

103 min

Country:

Australia

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Australia:MA (DVD rating) | Australia:MA (re-rating: 2009) | Australia:R | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Company:

Burrowes Film Group

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.

Goofs:

Anachronisms: The film is set in 1978 but involves a sub-plot focusing on debris from the space station Skylab, which didn't crash until 1979.

Quotes:

Tim: That's TV, Sammy. That's what you watch when you've got no brain -- like you and me.

Movie Connections:

Features "Thunderbirds" (1965)

Soundtrack:

Diseases

An artistic gem in a homogenized wasteland of creativity

This movie was made when I was two. I reckon i would have liked it then as well. the lead character, Sam, barely says two words the whole movie and walks about a meter, otherwise crawling like an animal. I thought it was so cool, and I really felt like I was breathing the air of 1987 as well. Being in a band in Sydney at the moment feels really commercial and this movie inspired my friends and I to tap into that trashy rock lifestyle once again. I think that this is a good indication of the movies artistic integrity- it is thought provoking and interesting. Just remember to accept it for what it is though. There are twists in the plot but this is not it's strength. The real art in the telling of this story is the cinematography and priceless characters. There is also a bit of insight in this film. You feel as if you have survived the episode and are wiser for it.