Savage Dog (2017)

A story set in Indochina in 1959, a land beyond rule and a time without mercy and the birth of a legend.

Director:

Jesse V. Johnson

Writer:

Jesse V. Johnson

Stars:

Scott Adkins, Marko Zaror, JuJu Chan Szeto

Cast

Credited cast:
Scott Adkins	...	Martin Tillman
Marko Zaror	...	Rastignac
JuJu Chan Szeto	...	Isabelle (as JuJu Chan)
Cung Le	...	Boon
Vladimir Kulich	...	Steiner
Keith David	...	Valentine
Charles Fathy	...	Amarillo
Matthew Marsden	...	Harrison
Sheena Chou	...	Samsip-Sam
Luke Massy	...	The Champ
Aki Aleong	...	Tribal Chieftain
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Jon Lee Brody
Ben Burton	...	Legionnaire
Esteban Cueto	...	Fighter
William "Will" Daubert	...	Legionnaire

Storyline

Indochina, 1959. A Wild West town controlled by the criminal class: Vietnamese warlords and European war criminals. Den-Dhin-Chan Labor Camp is run by four such dangerous men. The worst prison in the land, it is here that a European, former-champion boxer Martin Tilman (Scott Adkins) has made a name for himself fighting tournaments, on which wealthy criminals gamble in high stakes events. When Tilman is due for release, he just wants to return home, but the corrupt forces running the jail will do everything in their power to keep him locked down. When all that Tilman holds dear is taken away in a vicious act of violence, he is forced to confront the five men responsible and take his revenge.

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Plot Keywords:

legend | decapitation | dismemberment | exploding head | 

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Taglines:

A story set in Indochina in 1959, a land beyond rule and a time without mercy, and the birth of a legend....

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Genres:

Action | Drama

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Certificate:

TV-14

Did You Know?

Trivia

The narrator/Valentine details the French involvement in the area, preceding U.S. "boots on the ground". Valentine is played by Keith David, who famously played King in Oliver Stone's Platoon, about the U.S. war in Vietnam.

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Goofs

In the scene where Martin is first helping out as a bar back there is a table being cleared of beer bottles. One of these bottles is clearly a Lagunitas, a CA brewing company that was founded in 1993.

User Reviews

Keep Calm Dog

I reckon if Scott Adkins was around in the 80s he'd be a very big star. As it is, he even struggles having a fan base in his "home" in the UK. But that doesn't stop him having decent success in quite a few movies in recent years. Also while I'm not sure if he's big in Japan (tonight), I do know he's big in Germany.

But even over here this particular movie will have some issues. Or rather limited success to be more specific. While the movie does try to give the whole thing a slightly different taste with its story it doesn't work that well overall. Also the action scenes are not the best he's done, stunt wise that is. If you're a fan of his work, this may be worth a look, but everyone else should probably spend their time otherwise

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

4 August 2017 (USA)

Also Known As:

Savage Dog

Filming Locations:

Dien Bien Phu, Vietnam

Box Office

Budget:

$4,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Cho Man Ro Enterprises, Compound B, Blacklist Digital

Technical Specs

Runtime:

94 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.20 : 1