Isle of Dogs (2018)

Set in Japan, Isle of Dogs follows a boy's odyssey in search of his lost dog.

Director:

Wes Anderson

Writers:

Wes Anderson (story by), Roman Coppola (story by)

Stars:

Bryan Cranston, Koyu Rankin, Edward Norton

Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 33 wins & 88 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Bryan Cranston	...	Chief (voice)
Koyu Rankin	...	Atari (voice)
Edward Norton	...	Rex (voice)
Bob Balaban	...	King (voice)
Jeff Goldblum	...	Duke (voice)
Bill Murray	...	Boss (voice)
Kunichi Nomura	...	Mayor Kobayashi (voice)
Akira Takayama	...	Major-Domo (voice)
Greta Gerwig	...	Tracy Walker (voice)
Frances McDormand	...	Interpreter Nelson (voice)
Akira Ito	...	Professor Watanabe (voice)
Scarlett Johansson	...	Nutmeg (voice)
Harvey Keitel	...	Gondo (voice)
F. Murray Abraham	...	Jupiter (voice)
Yoko Ono	...	Assistant-Scientist Yoko-ono (voice)

Storyline

An outbreak of dog flu has spread through the city of Megasaki, Japan, and Mayor Kobayashi has demanded all dogs to be sent to Trash Island. On the island, a young boy named Atari sets out to find his lost dog, Spots, with the help of five other dogs... with many obstacles along the way.

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Plot Keywords:

robot | dog | japan | stop motion animation | man's best friend | 

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Genres:

Animation | Adventure | Comedy | Drama | Fantasy | Sci-Fi

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for thematic elements and some violent images

Did You Know?

Trivia

Director Wes Anderson said the character design of Tracy Walker was inspired by Kerry Fox's character Janet Frame in An Angel at My Table (1990).

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Goofs

When Rex, Boss, King, and Duke exit the trash compactor, they are shown to be covered in dirt and soot. However, when the shot changes to the point of view of the drone (looking down at the dogs), all four are completely clean.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Jupiter: Ten centuries ago, before the Age of Obedience, free dogs roamed at liberty, marking their territory. Seeking to extend its dominion, the cat-loving Kobayashi Dynasty declared war and descended in force upon the unwary four-legged beasts. On the eve of total canine annihilation, a child warrior sympathetic to the plight of the besieged underdog dogs, betrayed his species, beheaded the head of the head of the Kobayashi clan, and pledged his sword with the following battle-cry haiku....

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Crazy Credits

At the end of the movie Anjelica Huston, who is a long time collaborator with Wes Anderson, is credited as the "Mute Poodle".

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Connections

References One Hundred and One Dalmatians (1961)

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Soundtracks

Midnight Sleighride (from 'The Lieutenant Kije Suite')
Written by Sergei Prokofiev
Arrangement by Eddie Sauter and Bill Finegan
Performed by The Sauter Finegan Band (as The Sauter-Finegan Orchestra)
Published by Boosey and Hawkes, an Imagem Company
Courtesy of Sony Classical
By arrangement with Sony Music Licensing

User Reviews

Another Wes Anderson masterpiece!

I love Wes Anderson's films and I love animation films. 'Isle of Dogs' was absolutely incredible! It is a demented, unsympathetic and uniquely different film that is completely and utterly stunning! The stop-motion animation is great. The script and dialogue is very good, and you gotta love the (dog) characters!

The film featured some moments that had me belly-laughing and moments that just melted my heart. It never became sentimental or overly comical. The comedic moments were seriously funny. Wes Anderson pays great attention to detail and he obviously had a clear vision of what he wanted to portray. We don't always understand what the Japanese are saying, as they are not accompanied by subtitles, but that never mattered and - in fact - made it even more interesting, funny and unique.

'Isle of Dogs' will go down as one of my all-time favorite movies.

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site

Country:

Germany Japan USA UK

Language:

English Japanese

Release Date:

13 April 2018 (USA)

Also Known As:

Isle of Dogs

Filming Locations:

UK

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$1,620,294, 25 March 2018

Gross USA:

$32,015,231

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$64,241,499

Company Credits

Production Co:

Indian Paintbrush, American Empirical Pictures, Scott Rudin Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

101 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1