Black Dog (1998)

A weapons loaded truck is shadowed by FBI and ATF. It explodes and kills the driver. Jack, just out of prison, is pressured into driving another truck from Atlanta to NJ. Things get rough when hijacking attempts are made.

Director:

Kevin Hooks

Writers:

William Mickelberry, Dan Vining

Stars:

Patrick Swayze, Randy Travis, Meat Loaf

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Patrick Swayze	...	Jack Crews
Meat Loaf	...	Red
Randy Travis	...	Earl
Gabriel Casseus	...	Sonny
Brian Vincent	...	Wes
Graham Beckel	...	Cutler
Brenda Strong	...	Melanie
Rusty De Wees	...	Junior
Cyril O'Reilly	...	Vince
Erin Broderick	...	Tracy
Charles S. Dutton	...	Ford (as Charles Dutton)
Stephen Tobolowsky	...	McClaren
Lorraine Toussaint	...	Avery
Hester Hargett	...	FBI Tech
Stuart Greer	...	Trooper

Storyline

Ex-truck driver Jack Crews (Patrick Swayze) has just been released from prison for vehicular manslaughter after losing control and hitting a stranded motorist. His family is in danger of losing their house, so he takes a job from his boss driving a truck up from Atlanta "off the books". Little does he know, the trailer is loaded with illegal artillery, and Red (Meat Loaf) is hell bent on hijacking it. Jack teams up with Earl (Randy Travis) to deliver the load and save his family.

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Plot Keywords:

betrayal by a friend | betrayal | movie flop | fbi federal bureau of investigation | truck | 

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Taglines:

The rules of the road are simple. Don't turn back.

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Genres:

Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for intense scenes of action violence, and for language

Did You Know?

Trivia

The truck used in The Black Dog movie is a Peterbilt 379

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Goofs

The license plate on the front of the Peterbilt, changes from white to green then back to white.

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Quotes

Earl: One fart and you're walkin'.

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Connections

Referenced in The Muse (1999)

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Soundtracks

I Wanna Remember This
Written by Jennifer Kimball and Ann Roboff (as Annie Roboff)
Performed by Linda Davis

User Reviews

Unstopped action movie with trucks, guns and violence

The movie talks upon an ex-con named Jack(Patrick Swayze), he's working as mechanic in New Jersey, the bank is about to evict his house and he has no other choice taking a job for Red(Meat Loaf), driving a large truck in a long ride cross county, all the way from Atlanta . The truck is filled with illegal arms and he must to fight for saving his spouse(Brenda Strong) and daughter. Meanwhile the ATF and Feds (Stephen Tobolowski, Charles S Dutton, Lorraine Toussaint)are after from him.

The motion picture packs noisy action, race trucks, exciting thriller and is quite amusing, furthermore contains an eerie twist plot with the legend of apparition an ominous black dog. It's entertaining because from the beginning to the end the action packed and suspense is nonstop. Patrick Swayze( unforgettable in Dirty dancing) as a two-fisted action man saving his family is cool though a little wizened.Colorful cinematography and catching musical score by George S Clinton. The picture is professionally directed by Kevin Hooks( son of actor Robert Hooks).He's an action movies expert (Passenger 57 , Fled, among others), though he usually works for television , filming known and famous series( Prison break, 24, Lost, Cold case, NYPD Blue..). Rating : Acceptable and passable and it will like to action movies buffs and Patrick Swayze fans.

Details

Official Sites:

Universal

Country:

USA UK France Germany Japan

Language:

English

Release Date:

1 May 1998 (USA)

Also Known As:

Black Dog

Filming Locations:

Madison, Georgia, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$30,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$4,809,375, 3 May 1998

Gross USA:

$12,951,088

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$12,951,088

Company Credits

Production Co:

Universal Pictures, Mutual Film Company, Prelude Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

89 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital SDDS DTS-Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.39 : 1