Lawn Dogs (1997)

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, Devon chooses the company of Trent, who... See full summary »

Director:

John Duigan

Writer:

Naomi Wallace

Stars:

Mischa Barton, Sam Rockwell, Christopher McDonald

7 wins & 3 nominations.

Cast

Complete credited 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	...	Jake - Trent's Father
Odin the Dog	...	Tracker
Tafeki the Dog	...	Tracker

Storyline

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, Devon chooses the company of Trent, who mows the estate's lawns, rather than of the girls her own age. Their friendship grows during her visits to his trailer home, but although it is completely innocent it is obvious that it would be unacceptable to the residents if they found out.

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Plot Keywords:

friendship | trailer home | girl | squirt gun | urinating on top of a car | 

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Taglines:

Innocence is a dangerous friend

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Genres:

Drama

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for sexuality/nudity, violence and language

Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

15 May 1998 (USA)

Also Known As:

Gyepkutyák

Filming Locations:

Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$8,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$74,859 (USA) (15 May 1998)

Gross:

$106,292 (USA) (30 October 1998)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Rank Organisation, The, Toledo Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

101 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color (Rankcolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

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

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Goofs

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.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Devon: Once upon a time, in a far off land, lived a girl and her mother and father. Their village was surrounded by a high wall. Outside the wall was the forest, home of Babay Aga, the witch. Babay Aga had iron teeth like three trees. His legs were like chicken legs, and he ate little girls for dinner. But inside the wall we were safe.

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Connections

References Sudden Impact (1983)

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Soundtracks

"Dancing In The Dark"
Performed by Bruce Springsteen

User Reviews

Ok movie, but VERY misrepresented on the packaging

From the picture on the cover (see the picture on the main details page!) and reading the back of the video jacket for this movie, I expected this to be a film about suburban wives sleeping with the hired help. Nope. It's a movie about a slightly sick [in the mental and physical sense] young girl [about 10 or 11 years old?] who befriends one of the guys hired to mow the lawns in her gated community. While the guy is reluctant at first, the friendship that forms between them is actually fun to watch. That's what makes the movie interesting. But while the end has to do with the class system talked about on the video jacket, this is a story about the girl and her "lawn dog" friend, with the parents and their repressive lifestyle being almost incidental to the story until the end. This is an interesting movie to watch, but I wish the people who write the blurbs on the video jackets would actually WATCH the movies once in a while.