Last of the Dogmen (1995)

A Montana bounty hunter is sent into the wilderness to track three escaped prisoners. Instead he sees something that puzzles him. Later with a female Native Indian history professor, he ... See full summary »

Director:

Tab Murphy

Writer:

Tab Murphy

Stars:

Tom Berenger, Barbara Hershey, Kurtwood Smith

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Tom Berenger	...	Lewis Gates
Barbara Hershey	...	Prof. Lillian Diane Sloan
Kurtwood Smith	...	Sheriff Deegan
Steve Reevis	...	Yellow Wolf
Andrew Miller	...	Briggs
Gregory Scott Cummins	...	Sears
Mark Boone Junior	...	Tattoo
Helen Calahasen	...	Yellow Wolf's Wife
Eugene Blackbear	...	Spotted Elk
Dawn Lavand	...	Indian Girl
Sidel Standing Elk	...	Lean Bear
Hunter Bodine	...	Kid
Graham Jarvis	...	Pharmacist
Parley Baer	...	Mr. Hollis
Sherwood Price	...	Tracker

Storyline

A Montana bounty hunter is sent into the wilderness to track three escaped prisoners. Instead he sees something that puzzles him. Later with a female Native Indian history professor, he returns to find some answers.

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Plot Keywords:

tribe | montana | bounty hunter | mountain | wilderness | 

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Taglines:

A journey of the heart. The adventure of their lives.

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Genres:

Adventure | Western

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for adventure violence and mild language

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

8 September 1995 (USA)

Also Known As:

Das Tal der letzten Krieger

Filming Locations:

Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada

Box Office

Gross:

$7,400,000 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Carolco Pictures, Chargeurs, Last of the Dogmen

Technical Specs

Runtime:

118 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The last official film distributed and co-produced by Savoy Pictures, who went into bankruptcy soon after and had sold off all films that had been delayed or had not been released theatrically.

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Goofs

As the three escaped prisoners begin to cross the river, one has hand-cuffs on. As they exit the river on the far side, he no longer has them on. As the prisoners climb the hill on the far-side of the river, the prisoner has hand-cuffs on again (shown by the way he is holding his arms).

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Quotes

Professor Lillian Sloan: It's a little disconcerting to realize that the smartest member of our expedition's the dog.

User Reviews

Under-rated: Good script, good performances, beautiful cinematography

HG Wells once recommended that writers of 'fantastic fiction' choose to break only one rule per story, to avoid stretching their readers willful suspension of disbelief to breaking. _Last of the Dogmen_ proves how well a story based on an implausible premise (traditional Cheyenne surviving in the mountains with their culture intact) can work if everything else is kept real. The action is realistic, and the characters are drawn honestly and allowed to behave in a natural, realistic manner.

As others have pointed out, it's a quiet little story as these stories go, and it's also one of Berenger's better performances; I feel as though I should bird-dog this director, because all the principles turn in good, nuanced work.

I recommend this movie as light or even moderate fare, with something for both romantics and adventurers.

(Curiously, as far as I can recall, the title is never explained in the film. 'Cheyenne' is a French corruption of a Blackfoot or Arikara word meaning "dog people", for the dogs the Cheyenne once used in preference to horses to haul their household goods between camps. The leading Cheyenne warrior society eventually adopted the name "dog men" or "dog soldiers" in defiance. The survivors depicted here would be the descendents of a dog soldier group and their families.)