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Monster Dog

Original title: Leviatán
  • 19841984
  • RR
  • 1h 24m
IMDb RATING
4.4/10
1.5K
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Monster Dog (1984)
HorrorMusic
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.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.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.
IMDb RATING
4.4/10
1.5K
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    • Claudio Fragasso
    • Claudio Fragasso
    • Rossella Drudi(uncredited)
  • Stars
    • Alice Cooper
    • Victoria Vera
    • Carlos Santurio
    • Claudio Fragasso
    • Claudio Fragasso
    • Rossella Drudi(uncredited)
  • Stars
    • Alice Cooper
    • Victoria Vera
    • Carlos Santurio
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 53User reviews
    • 46Critic reviews
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    Monster Dog (1984)
    Victoria Vera in Monster Dog (1984)
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    Alice Cooper and Pepa Sarsa in Monster Dog (1984)
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    Victoria Vera in Monster Dog (1984)
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    Alice Cooper
    Alice Cooper
    • Vince Raven
    Victoria Vera
    • Sandra
    Carlos Santurio
    • Frank
    Pepa Sarsa
    • Marilou
    • (as Jose Sarsa)
    Carole James
    Carole James
    • Angela
    • (as Pepita James)
    Emilio Linder
    • Jordan
    Ricardo Palacios
    Ricardo Palacios
    • Sheriff Morrison
    Luis Maluenda
    • Deputy
    Barta Barri
    Barta Barri
    • Old Man
    • (as B. Barta Barri)
    Charly Bravo
    • Lou
    Fernando Conde
    • Ed
    Fernando Baeza
    • Jerome
    Nino Bastida
    • Greg
      • Claudio Fragasso
      • Claudio Fragasso
      • Rossella Drudi(uncredited)
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      None of the actors dubbed their own lines. The only time Alice Cooper's real voice is heard is during his two musical sequences, the rest of his dialogue in the English version was dubbed by Ted Rusoff.
    • 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.
    • Quotes

      Vincent Raven: When I was a kid, I could find my way home just by the smell.

      Sandra: What smell?

      Vincent Raven: The bullshit. It's unmistakable.

    • Alternate versions
      The Japanese VHS version runs 4 minutes longer than the version issued elsewhere in the world, it includes burned-in Japanese subtitles and features a variety of differences. -The transfer is brighter than other video editions and the sound mix is different. -There are some additional exchanges between Vince and Sandra concerning the opening music video. When Vince asks what's going on in the back of the van, there's an extended sequence of Jordan and the crew playfully discussing ideas for his next video. -When they hit the roadblock, there's alternate footage of Vince and Frank's dialogue followed by a scene in which Frank wakes up the crew and asks if they need to pee. -During their interaction, the Sheriff implicates Vince's father in the previous dog attacks. As they're pulling away, Sandra assures the Sheriff that she can protect them, and then the Sheriff turns to his Deputy and crudely compares her to a dog. -There's a bit of extended footage as the crew gets out of the van searching for the injured dog. -The old man tells Vince he will be the first to die. As the man vanishes into the woods and the crew hears a noise behind them, there are a few seconds of alternate and additional footage. -After Vince and Sandra see the monster, there are a few seconds of additional footage of the crew awaiting their return. -After Vince opens the window and walks out of the room, the crew briefly jokes about Joss's whereabouts. -When Angela says she has a bad feeling, Marilou retorts, "Hey Angie, forget the ESP and try a ham sandwich!" -During Angela's nightmare, some of the old man's dialogue is different. -When Sandra tries to assure Vince that the monster was merely an oversized dog, there are some slight differences in editing. -When the crew goes to investigate the site where Joss's body fell from, there's some different dialogue as they realize Angela stayed behind. -As they flee the mansion, Vince realizes the rednecks shot out the tires on the van, so Sandra suggests they take the rednecks' car. -During the brief cutaway to Marilou alone in the car, she says, "Please hurry." -The old man's final speech is completely different, concluding with the decree that Vince "will become the Lord of the Dogs!" -There are a few additional shots during Vince's transformation, some slightly different editing, and the sounds he makes are a little different.
    • Connections
      Featured in Lord of the Dogs (2016)
    • Soundtracks
      Identity Crisis
      (credited as "Identity Chrises")

      by Alice Cooper

    User reviews53

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    Bad boring horror and Cooper's voice is dubbed!!
    Why oh why did they dub over Alice Cooper's voice? I won't ever understand this. MONSTER DOG, taken into the right hands, could've been a pretty nifty werewolf flick. Instead, a hack talent directed this no-budget sloppy mess and the results can cure insomnia. Cooper plays a pop arist, who, along with a few friends travel back to his hometown to shoot a new music video. Just so happens the town's been overtaken by mad killer dogs (!) Where did these dogs come from? Why only recently are they on the rampage? Oh well. A forgivable flaw. I mean as long as the movie is entertaining, who cares? Right? Shoot, unfortunately it's a complete gab-fest. Nothing really happens until about an hour into the flick and then, when something does finally happen it isn't anything to write home about. The "special fx" are laughable at best, with quick shots of the werewolf (presumably to hide how amateurish looking it is. There's even a transformation sequence! AN AMERICAN WEREWOLF IN LONDON this ain't!) Gore is sparse, although I must say there was a rather graphic, realistic looking bite wound done to Cooper's shoulder that was mighty impressive looking. But, then I think about that ultra-fake shotgun-blast-to-the-head and suddenly realize the aforementioned effect was a total fluke. Characters are whiny and abnormally dumb. One girl walks off into the countryside for no apparent reason, despite the fact that she is fully aware of the mad dog warning. Best scene: Dream sequence where a woman is tormented by an old man caked in blood. She locks herself in a room where he relentlessly pounds on the door moaning to let him in. Eerie stuff. Otherwise, MONSTER DOG is hazily shot, blandly directed, featuring awful pop songs by Cooper himself, a boring music score and ATROCIOUS dubbing! Avoid!!
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    • sexdwarf
    • Sep 15, 2002

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    • Release date
      • December 1984 (Italy)
      • Spain
      • United States
      • Puerto Rico
      • Spanish
    • Also known as
      • Torrelodones, Madrid, Spain
    • Production companies
      • Continental Motion Pictures
      • M&C Films
      • Royal Films
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    • 1 hour 24 minutes
      • Mono

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