Der Höllenhund

Originaltitel: Devil Dog: The Hound of Hell

Fernsehfilm
1978
18
1 Std. 35 Min.

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Füge eine Handlung in deiner Sprache hinzuA dog that is a minion of Satan terrorizes a suburban family.A dog that is a minion of Satan terrorizes a suburban family.A dog that is a minion of Satan terrorizes a suburban family.

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5,3/10

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The film was inspired by "The Devil's Platform", the seventh episode (of 20 total) of the horror TV series Der Nachtjäger (1974); however, the film's producers could not get permission to continue the storyline from the TV episode, so they opted to do a new one. Also, Tom Skerritt was in talks with Ridley Scott to do the film Alien: Das unheimliche Wesen aus einer fremden Welt (1979) and was unavailable for this film, so its producers offered the role of Mike Barry to Richard Crenna.

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When Lucky is chasing Betty through the house, upstairs a door closes behind the two of them. When the door closes, you can see a crew member through the crack of the door shutting it behind them as they enter.

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Bonnie Barry: What are you doing?
[Betty is sniffing what it appears to be blood]
Betty Barry: Where have you two been?
Bonnie Barry: I said, what are you doing sneaking around in here?
Betty Barry: I found this in your room. What is it?
Charlie Barry: It's just paint.
Betty Barry: It looks like blood.
Charlie Barry: Leave my things alone. Get out of my room and forget all about this. I mean it.
Betty Barry: What's the matter with the two of you?

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Featured in Svengoolie: Devil Dog: The Hound of Hell (1996)

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6/10

Not as bad as you might think

I might be losing my marbles but I thoroughly enjoyed "Devil Dog: The Hound of Hell".

It's a silly story, not very suspenseful and it stays away from gore completely. Of course this is a TV movie so maybe I should have anticipated that. But you've gotta love the 70's. It was a time when talented people behind and in front of the camera accepted absurd projects and executed them with seriousness and passion.

Aside from some very bad special effects everything in "Devil Dog" is handled splendidly. Veteran actor Richard Crenna gives a very good central performance as the father who loses his family members to demonic possession thanks to Lucky, the new dog, who's an offspring of Satan.

Director Harrington does his job well, even conjuring up some eerie mood and atmosphere on occasion. Scriptwise this is decently written although I found the finale to be quite lacking.

If you're a fan of 1970's American horror film-making and keep in mind you're watching a relatively low-budget TV movie chances are you might be in for a surprise.