Red Dog: True Blue (2016)

An iconic Australian story of family, friendship and adventure, between a young boy and a scrappy one-of-a-kind dog that would grow up to become an Australian legend.

Director:

Kriv Stenders

Writer:

Daniel Taplitz (screenplay by)

Stars:

Jason Isaacs, Levi Miller, Bryan Brown

2 wins & 4 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jason Isaacs	...	Michael Carter
Levi Miller	...	Mick
Bryan Brown	...	Grandpa
Hanna Mangan Lawrence	...	Betty Marble
Thomas Cocquerel	...	Stemple
John Jarratt	...	Lang Hancock
Justine Clarke	...	Diane Carter
Zen McGrath	...	Theo Carter
Winta McGrath	...	Nicholas Carter
Steve Le Marquand	...	Little John
Syd Brisbane	...	Big John
Kee Chan	...	Jimmy Umbrella
Kelton Pell	...	Durack
Calen Tassone	...	Taylor Pete
Phoenix	...	Blue Dog

Storyline

A father takes his two young sons to see Red Dog. After the movie he describes to his oldest son how Red Dog is based on the story of a dog he had as a boy - Blue. From this we see the period in the man's childhood when Blue was his dog, their trials and tribulations living on a farm in a remote part of Western Australia.

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Plot Keywords:

red dog | true blue | close up of eyes | four word title | colon in title | 

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Taglines:

Every legend has a beginning.

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Family | Romance

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Details

Country:

Australia

Language:

English

Release Date:

26 December 2016 (Australia)

Also Known As:

Blue Dog

Filming Locations:

Karratha, Western Australia, Australia

Company Credits

Production Co:

Good Dog Enterprises,Woss Group Film Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

88 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Nicholas Hamilton (Captain Fantastic (2016), Strangerland (2015)) auditioned for the role of 'Mick'.

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Connections

Follows Red Dog (2011)

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Soundtracks

Hi Honey Ho
Performed by Daddy Cool
Composed by Ross Wilson (as R. Wilson)
(Mushroom Music Publishing)
Courtesy of Sony Music Entertainment Australia Pty Ltd

User Reviews

Not true blue

I feel bad having to give only a five rating as the lead character was a young person who acted his heart out and did so well but the movie doesn't deserve a higher ranking. I would have enjoyed it ever so much more if it didn't have the feel of movie-making by numbers: we must have some homosexual characters, we must knock Christians (this time mission nuns), we must have mystical Aboriginals etc... political correctness will be the death of good story telling. There is nothing wrong with each of these individually but it felt contrived as if the director had to get them on screen somehow.

And as much as I love stories about dogs I felt this one tried to milk that good will too much. The dog chasing the plane when the boy leaves, it was all too much. Maybe I would give it a higher rating if it hadn't been called Red Dog as it felt like a blatant cashing-in on that crazily enjoyable film.

This wasn't a story about the dog it was a story about a boy becoming a man. Great scenery, great acting and great dog it just didn't come together as a good story.