Dog Tags (2008)

Director:

Damion Dietz

Writer:

Damion Dietz (writer)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

Abandoned by his father and raised by a single mother, Nate Merritt joins the Marines to support his soon-to-be fiancé...

Plot Keywords:

Marine | Single Mother | Packing | Hugging | U.S. Marine Corps

Cast

Paul Preiss	...	Nate Merritt
Amy Lindsay	...	Trish Huddle
Candy Clark	...	Deb Merritt
Hoyt Richards	...	Gene
Robert S. Martin III	...	Recruiter (as Bobby Trey)
Bart Fletcher	...	Andy Forte
Chris Carlisle	...	Chris
Tanner Max Eflinger	...	Party Guest #1
Bobby Zelsdorf	...	Party Guest #2
John Koons	...	Party Guest #3
Grant Harvey	...	Bapps
Matthew Herrmann	...	Boy at Bar #2
Willam Belli	...	Alan
Jason Sechrest	...	Alan's Friend
Josh Payne	...	Pool Boy #1
Daniel Wilcox	...	Pool Boy #2
Justin Mortelliti	...	The Marine
Barry Ratcliffe	...	Uncle Sam (as Barry J. Ratcliffe)
Stephan D. Gill	...	Justin
Marcus Morales	...	Travis
Diane Davisson	...	Louise Forte
Merideth McClean	...	Receptionist
Keythe Farley	...	Mark Dessau

Directed by
Damion Dietz

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Damion Dietz		writer

Produced by
Damion Dietz	....	producer
Stephanie Kirchen	....	producer
Raymond Murray	....	executive producer
Rich Wolff	....	executive producer (as Richard Wolff)

Original Music by
Jeffery Alan Jones

Cinematography by
Terence Pratt

Film Editing by
Denise Howard

Costume Design by
Cynthia Salazar

Makeup Department
Branwyne	....	key makeup artist

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Mario Passera	....	first assistant director

Sound Department
Jeffery Alan Jones	....	sound designer
Jeffery Alan Jones	....	sound re-recording mixer
Jeffery Alan Jones	....	supervising sound editor
Andrew Tracy	....	foley artist

Camera and Electrical Department
Paul Wittenberger	....	electrician

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Branwyne	....	wardrobe

Music Department
Justin Mortelliti	....	singer/songwriter: title song

Other crew
Morganne K. Fleschere	....	script supervisor

Production Companies

• New Media Entertainment LLC

Distributors

• Love Films (2009) (Australia) (DVD)
• TLA Releasing (2008) (UK) (all media)
• TLA Releasing (2008) (USA) (all media)

Runtime:

USA:90 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

Australia:R (2009)

Filming Locations:

Palm Springs, California, USA

Company:

New Media Entertainment LLC

Quotes:

Nate:I'm not sure if I should.
Andy:There is no should or suppose to, it's about what's Nate wanna do.

Soundtrack:

Chain Parade

To the "too many problems" reviewer

Okay. So this movie was by far not one of my favorites, but it wasn't that bad either. But what really got me was the person reviewing who complained about "body doubles". Dude - the intimate scene between the two main characters actually was a hark-back to one of the main character's PREVIOUS intimate encounters. He was with the guy that initially got him interested in military men - NOT the guy in the room with him. Watch it again, catch the audio clues about the guy's first love, and then watch that sequence and you'll see it.

Overall, it was not a bad movie. It was well done for what it was - a movie about two strangers that somehow make a connection. The character development was actually done well. It was the acting, and some of the cuts to the story (probably during the editing process) that left the end result jagged and mis-connected - which probably led to the previous person's confusion about the supposed 'body double'.