Dog Eat Dog (2016 film) explained

Director:Paul Schrader
Screenplay:Matthew Wilder
Music:Deantoni Parks
Nicci Kasper
Cinematography:Alexander Dynan
Editing:Ben Rodriguez Jr.
Studio:Blue Budgie Films
Roxwell Films
Arclight Films
Pure Dopamine
Ingenious Media
Shanghai Gigantic Pictures
Distributor:RLJ Entertainment
Runtime:93 minutes[1]
Country:United States
Language:English
Gross:$184,404[2] [3]

Dog Eat Dog is a 2016 American action thriller film[4] [5] [6] directed by Paul Schrader with a screenplay by Matthew Wilder, based on Edward Bunker's 1995 novel of the same name. The film stars Nicolas Cage and Willem Dafoe.

The film was the closing entry for the Directors' Fortnight section at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival.[7] [8]

Plot

Three former prisoners - Troy, Mad Dog and Diesel - are hired to kidnap a baby and share a big ransom payment.[9] [10]

Cast

Production

Principal photography on the film began on October 19, 2015 in Cleveland, Ohio.[13] [14] Filming also took place in Sheffield Lake,[15] and it ended on November 23, 2015.[16]

Release

The film had its premiere as the closing entry for the Directors' Fortnight section at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival on May 20, 2016.[17] It was released on November 4, 2016 in the United States.[18]

Reception

On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 49% based on 71 reviews, with an average rating of 5.06/10. The website's critical consensus reads, "Dog Eat Dogs refreshing bundle of quirks and surfeit of visual style aren't quite enough to compensate for an aimlessly forgettable story."[19] On Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating to reviews, the film has a weighted average score of 53 out of 100, based on 19 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[20]

Peter Bradshaw of The Guardian gave the film 4 out of 5 stars, writing, "It's the right director for the right project and the result is Schrader's best for years: a lairy, nasty, tasty crime thriller built on black-comic chaos."[21] Todd McCarthy of The Hollywood Reporter wrote, "A rare film to have been shot in Cleveland, Dog Eat Dog definitely looks like it was shot on the cheap but puts what it needs to up on the screen with vigor and wit."[22] Jesse Cataldo of Slant Magazine gave the film 1.5 out of 4 stars and commented that "The film has a few thrilling moments, but its pleasures are fleeting and always balanced by oppressive ugliness, representing an even deeper dive into a dismal new aesthetic founded on chaos rather than contemplation."[23]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Dog Eat Dog (18) . . August 24, 2016 . August 24, 2016.
  2. Web site: Dog Eat Dog (2016) . Box Office Mojo . 4 December 2016.
  3. Web site: Dog Eat Dog (2016) . The Numbers . 4 December 2016.
  4. Web site: Nicolas Cage & Willem Dafoe Star In The Action/Thriller "Dog Eat Dog" Available On Blu-ray & DVD Dec. 27. Irish Film Critic.
  5. Web site: Nicolas Cage, Willem Dafoe Thriller 'Dog Eat Dog' Picked Up by RLJ Entertainment. TheWrap.
  6. Web site: Dog Eat Dog. Global Fashion Street.
  7. Web site: Fortnight 2016: The 48th Directors' Fortnight Selection . 19 April 2016 . Quinzaine des Réalisateurs . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160420130803/http://www.quinzaine-realisateurs.com/en/fortnight-2016/ . April 20, 2016 . mdy-all .
  8. Web site: Cannes: Directors' Fortnight 2016 Lineup – Laura Poitras' 'Risk', Pablo Larrain's 'Neruda', Paul Schrader's 'Dog Eat Dog' . Nancy Tartaglione . 19 April 2016 . 19 April 2016 . Deadline Hollywood.
  9. Movies: Dog Eat Dog . Brody . Richard . The New Yorker . . 11 March 2017.
  10. Web site: Cannes Film Review: 'Dog Eat Dog' . Debruge . Peter . 20 May 2016 . Variety . . 11 March 2017.
  11. News: Frater. Patrick. Nicolas Cage to Star in Paul Schrader's 'Dog Eat Dog'. January 1, 2016. Variety. May 16, 2015. en-US.
  12. News: McNary. Dave. AFM: Willem Dafoe Joins Nicolas Cage in 'Dog Eat Dog'. January 1, 2016. Variety. October 29, 2015. en-US.
  13. News: Golston. Hilary. Nicolas Cage filming movie in Cleveland. January 1, 2016. WKYC. October 28, 2015.
  14. News: On the Set 10/22/15: Tom Hiddleston Starts on 'Kong: Skull Island, Nina Dobrev Starts on 'Crash Pad'. January 1, 2016. SSN Insider. October 23, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151025235428/http://www.ssninsider.com/on-the-set-102215-tom-hiddleston-starts-on-kong-skull-island-nina-dobrev-starts-on-crash-pad/. October 25, 2015. dead.
  15. News: Fogarty. Steve. Sheffield Lake gets Nicolas Cage. January 1, 2016. Chronicle-Telegram. November 13, 2015.
  16. News: On the Set for 12/4/15: Gal Gadot Grabs Her Lasso for 'Wonder Woman', Brad Pitt Wraps 'War Machine', 'Resident Evil' Team Finish Final Chapter. January 1, 2016. SSN Insider. December 4, 2015. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20170610082427/http://www.ssninsider.com/on-the-set-for-12415-gal-gadot-grabs-her-lasso-for-wonder-woman-brad-pitt-wraps-war-machine-resident-evil-team-finish-final-chapter/. June 10, 2017. mdy-all.
  17. Web site: Willem Dafoe's Loose Cannon Crook In Paul Schrader's 'Dog Eat Dog' – Cannes Video. Deadline Hollywood. Anthony. D'Alessandro. May 14, 2016. May 16, 2019.
  18. Web site: 'Dog Eat Dog' Trailer: Nicolas Cage and Willem Dafoe Go Wild In Paul Schrader's Crazy Heist Thriller — Watch. IndieWire. Kate. Erbland. September 26, 2016. May 16, 2019.
  19. Web site: Dog Eat Dog. Rotten Tomatoes. May 16, 2019.
  20. Web site: Dog Eat Dog. Metacritic. May 16, 2019.
  21. Web site: Dog Eat Dog review – Willem Dafoe is magnificently needy in Paul Schrader's tasty thriller. The Guardian. Peter. Bradshaw. May 20, 2016. May 16, 2019.
  22. Web site: 'Dog Eat Dog': Cannes Review. The Hollywood Reporter. Todd. McCarthy. May 20, 2016. May 16, 2019.
  23. Web site: Review: Dog Eat Dog. Slant Magazine. Jesse. Cataldo. October 28, 2016. May 16, 2019.

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