Lawn Dogs (1997)

Director:

John Duigan

Writer:

Naomi Wallace (written by)

Release Date:

15 May 1998 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Tagline:

Innocence is a dangerous friend

Plot:

Newly arrived in an up-market housing development, quiet ten-year-old Devon doesn't quite fit in. Ignoring the urgings of her social-climbing father...

Plot Keywords:

Trailer Home | Pickup Truck | Baseball Cap Worn Backwards | Shot In The Belly | Checkers

Awards:

7 wins & 3 nominations

Cast

Mischa Barton	...	Devon Stockard
Sam Rockwell	...	Trent
Christopher McDonald	...	Morton Stockard
Kathleen Quinlan	...	Clare Stockard
Miles Meehan	...	Billy
Bruce McGill	...	Nash
David Barry Gray	...	Brett
Eric Mabius	...	Sean Torrance
Angie Harmon	...	Pamela 'Pam' Gregory
José Orlando Araque	...	Salvador the Mailman
Beth Grant	...	Trent's Mother
Tom Aldredge	...	Trent's Father
Odin the Dog	...	Tracker
Tafeki the Dog	...	Tracker

MPAA:

Rated R for sexuality/nudity, violence and language.

Runtime:

101 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Rankcolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Australia:MA | Germany:12 | Portugal:M/16 (video premiere) | Spain:13 | UK:15 | USA:R | Singapore:PG

Filming Locations:

Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA

Company:

Rank Organisation, The

Trivia:

The Rank Organization's last film and so the final time their famous gong man is to be seen introducing a movie.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Devon pours a glass of water for Trent it is less than half full. In the next scene outside it is seen to be more than half full even after splashing it about.

Quotes:

Trent: I don't like ribbons, and I got me a hangover.

Movie Connections:

References Sudden Impact (1983)

Soundtrack:

A Thousand Miles From Nowhere

Must see Mischa Barton in this film

Mischa Barton really blew me away in this film. I usually don't care much for child actors, and I went into this film thinking that way. But Barton seemed, with few exceptions, to BE her character. But there's a lot more than just pretty good acting from a precocious child. Barton was a major league charmer. You just couldn't take your eyes off her whenever she was on-screen. Sam Rockwell was decent, and no one else really showed much except maybe Angie Harmon in a small part. (She did have a rare topless scene in this film) But most of the characters do weird things, with no tie-in at all to any reason for their conduct. I think this may be thought by some to be character development, but I think it is either laziness or insufficiently imaginative screenwriters. But in any case you should check out this film just to see Barton. Grade: B