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Battledogs

  • TV Movie
  • 20132013
  • TV-14TV-14
  • 1h 28m
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3.5/10
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Ariana Richards, Dennis Haysbert, and Kate Vernon in Battledogs (2013)
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A werewolf virus is unleashed upon New York, and Major Hoffman looks for a cure while Lt. General Monning wants to establish a new canine army.A werewolf virus is unleashed upon New York, and Major Hoffman looks for a cure while Lt. General Monning wants to establish a new canine army.A werewolf virus is unleashed upon New York, and Major Hoffman looks for a cure while Lt. General Monning wants to establish a new canine army.
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    • Alexander Yellen
    • Shane Van Dyke
  • Stars
    • Craig Sheffer
    • Dennis Haysbert
    • Kate Vernon
    • Alexander Yellen
    • Shane Van Dyke
  • Stars
    • Craig Sheffer
    • Dennis Haysbert
    • Kate Vernon
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    • 25User reviews
    • 27Critic reviews
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    Craig Sheffer
    Craig Sheffer
    • Major Brian Hoffman
    Dennis Haysbert
    Dennis Haysbert
    • Lieutenant General Monning
    Kate Vernon
    Kate Vernon
    • Dr. Ellen Gordan
    • (as Katherine Elizabeth Vernon)
    Ariana Richards
    Ariana Richards
    • Donna Voorhees
    Bill Duke
    Bill Duke
    • President Donald Sheridan
    Wes Studi
    Wes Studi
    • Captain Falcons
    Ernie Hudson
    Ernie Hudson
    • Max Stevens
    Ben Anklam
    Ben Anklam
    • Corporal C.J. Parkins
    • (as Benjamin James)
    Anthony Pacella
    • Carl Hammond
    Darin Cooper
    Darin Cooper
    • Defense Secretary Woods
    Afrim Gjonbalaj
    Afrim Gjonbalaj
    • Captain Sims
    Richard Lounello
    Richard Lounello
    • Platoon Leader
    • (as Rich Lounello)
    Frank Rossi
    Frank Rossi
    • Air Force Chief of Staff
    Michael Cipiti
    Michael Cipiti
    • Staff Official
    • (as Michael Cipti)
    Richard Satterwhite
    Richard Satterwhite
    • American Citizen
    Cameron Gordon
    Cameron Gordon
    • Captain Taylor
    Douglas Buczak
    • USAMRIID Aide
    • (as Doug Buczak)
    Giovanni Roselli
    Giovanni Roselli
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      • Alexander Yellen
      • Shane Van Dyke
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    • Trivia
      The tranquilizer gun that is used on the lone werewolf that escapes from the line at about 10:55 is actually a Nerf Maverick toy dart 6 barrel revolver blaster. The top rear of the blaster has black tape over where the Nerf logo is. The type of darts that this blaster fires are foam with a soft rubber tip, not a sharp tipped tranquilizer dart.
    • Goofs
      Despite the opening scene being set in JFK Airport in New York City, all of the police cars say NFTA (Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority) on them; NFTA is based in Buffalo, NY. The response time would've been about seven hours for police cars to arrive.
    • Connections
      Referenced in The Asylum: case studies (2021)

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    5/10
    Fun and original, but wolves look silly
    This somewhat original werewolf flick by The Asylum is more fun than it deserves to be, thanks to a its cool premise, some neato plot elements by scriptwriter Shane Van Dyke, some attractive location shooting, and the surprising and welcome presence of Ariana Richards, who's grown as hot as you might have expected since she uttered her infamous "It's a Unix system! I know this!" as a teen in "Jurassic Park."

    It is, however, nearly undone by ridiculous-looking CGI werewolves, a script devoid of humor, and a couple of "Wait… What?" turns that all remind you you're watching a film from The Asylum.

    Richards plays a wildlife photographer bitten by a wolf in Canada who arrives in New York's JFK Airport, where she promptly turns into a werewolf and goes on a killing rampage, turning more people into werewolves.

    Without explanation, we learn the government has immediately decided to train werewolves as soldiers. That revelation provides the film's only laugh-out-loud moment, albeit unintentional, when one character asks what any sane viewer would at that point: Wouldn't that just serve to turn the enemy soldiers into werewolves, too? And then, you know, the world?

    Nice of the film to take its biggest gaping plot hole and just lay it bare for the viewer.

    That said, direction by Alexander Yellen is surprisingly tight and solid for a first-timer; and the Buffalo, N.Y., backdrop is a suitable stand-in for New York City. I especially enjoyed the abandoned train station that resembled Grand Central Terminal, which served as an Ellis Island of sorts for recently bitten werewolves.

    But when your werewolves look like 3D versions of various cartoon "Big Bad Wolf" characters, you have to admit your audience isn't going to take your movie seriously. Therefore, you as a filmmaker shouldn't either.

    And that's the major flaw in almost every film by this company – they play it straight. A little self-referential humor (I would have LOVED to see Richards save the day with a Unix system again. Just sayin') would have made "Battle Dogs" a classic.

    As it stands now, it's a decent rental at the Redbox, but worth little more than that.
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    • Release date
      • April 6, 2013 (United States)
      • United States
      • English
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      • Buffalo, New York, USA
    • Production companies
      • Infectious Films
      • The Asylum
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    • 1 hour 28 minutes
      • Color
      • Dolby Digital

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