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5.4/10   255 votes
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Writer:
George Hickenlooper (writer)
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Genre:
Drama more
Tagline:
Two guys. One girl. Someone loses.
Plot:
Philip Van Horn, who left his small town a long time ago to become a Hollywood actor and hasn't had any success at that... more | add synopsis
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Awards:
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Cast

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Rory Cochrane ... Curtis Lasky

David Shackelford ... Jessie Jim

Trevor St. John ... Philip Van Horn

Price Carson ... Cab Driver
Karen Black ... Rose Van Horn
Bradford L. Schlei ... Terry (as Brad Lindsley)

Natasha Gregson Wagner ... Sara Ruth
Ryan James ... Young Phillip
Jennifer Ingersoll ... Young Dorothy (as Jennifer A. Ingersoll)

John Livingston ... Ted Essig
Harold Russell ... Blessed William
Gary Walkow ... Balding Man
Theodore Clarfield ... Young Ezra
Blayn Barbosa ... Young Curtis

Jon Favreau ... Ezra Good
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Howling at the Moon (USA) (working title)
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Runtime:
99 min | USA:92 min (video version)
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby
Certification:
Portugal:M/16 (video premiere)
Filming Locations:
Torrance, California, USA
Company:
Kino-Eye American more

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Trivia:
Harold Russell's final film appearance. more
Movie Connections:
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It's a dog's life in Dogtown, 21 June 2002
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Author: George Parker from Orange County, CA USA

"Dogtown" peers deep into the lives of a handful of middle America working class men and women, all classmates K thru' 12 in a small town, who at age thirty are old enough to know they'll never realize the dreams they dared to dream, now frozen in time, trapped, needy, clinging, and beaten down. Hickenlooper spreads this harsh slice-of-life indie drama out over a character range from the low life to the clean cut, sufficiently blurring good and bad, balancing sensationalism against realism while painting a portrait of pain on a canvass of finely nuanced visages. An excellent watch for indie lovers.

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