Monster Dog (1984)

A rock star returns to his childhood home to shoot a music video while a pack of wild dogs are on the loose killing off the local residents.

Director:

Claudio Fragasso (as Clyde Anderson)

Writer:

Claudio Fragasso (as Clyde Anderson)

Stars:

Alice Cooper, Victoria Vera, Carlos Santurio

Cast

Cast overview:
Alice Cooper	...	Vince Raven
Victoria Vera	...	Sandra
Carlos Santurio	...	Frank
Pepa Sarsa	...	Marilou (as Jose Sarsa)
Pepita James	...	Angela
Emilio Linder	...	Jordan
Ricardo Palacios	...	Sheriff Morrison
Luis Maluenda	...	Deputy
Barta Barri	...	Old Man (as B. Barta Barri)
Charly Bravo	...	Lou
Fernando Conde	...	Ed
Fernando Baeza	...	Jerome
Nino Bastida	...	Greg

Storyline

Alice Cooper plays a pop star who takes his band to his hometown to shoot his latest video. They are greeted by the sheriff (whom he's known since a kid) that warn him that there's been several murders in the area where the bodies were ripped to shreds. The police think it's a pack of wild dogs, but Alice knows differnt.

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Plot Keywords:

pop rock | soft rock | man wears make up | cosmetics | make up | 

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Taglines:

Twenty years later, the nightmare begins again and now it's Lou's turn to pay...

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Genres:

Horror | Music

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Certificate:

R

Did You Know?

Trivia

In order to get the dogs to attack, they were deprived of food for two days and the actors were packed with warmed dog food intended to resemble guts. Stunt men were employed for this sequence, but Carlos Santurio and Emilio Linder insisted on performing the scene themselves.

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Goofs

Vince's eyeshadow changes from a bold bright blue to a duller shade and back again all throughout the final half of the film, sometimes within the same scene.

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Quotes

Marilou: Are you going to leave me here alone?
Sandra: You'll be safe enough locked in here.
Marilou: But what if you don't come back?
Sandra: Well, you better pray that we do.

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Alternate Versions

MGM's remastered print, issued on blu-ray by Kino/Scorpion in 2016, includes a brief shot of the dog lying dead in the street which was omitted from previous home video editions.

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Connections

Spoofs The Hound of the Baskervilles (1939)

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Soundtracks

See Me In The Mirror
by Alice Cooper

User Reviews

A Monster Log

An Italian 80's horror film starring Alice Cooper. I think he offered to do this on the pretense that it was only going to be distributed somewhere overseas. Oops. This one has Cooper going to an old mansion to shoot a rock video. There is two songs of his that he performs in faux videos that I don't think he released on anything else so if you are a fan check it out.

The town is rampant with wild dogs all attacking everyone where we later learn they are being controlled by a werewolf. The violence is mild in this one.

The film is corny as hell but fun to watch. Alice Cooper doesn't do too bad of a job.

Details

Country:

Spain USA Puerto Rico

Language:

Spanish

Release Date:

December 1984 (Italy)

Also Known As:

Monster Dog

Filming Locations:

Torrelodones, Madrid, Spain

Company Credits

Production Co:

Continental Motion Pictures, M&C Films, Royal Films

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1