Red Dog

2011
PG
1h 32m

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7.3/10

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Based on the legendary true story of the Red Dog who united a disparate local community while roaming the Australian outback in search of his long lost master.Based on the legendary true story of the Red Dog who united a disparate local community while roaming the Australian outback in search of his long lost master.Based on the legendary true story of the Red Dog who united a disparate local community while roaming the Australian outback in search of his long lost master.

Director
- Kriv Stenders
Writers
- Daniel Taplitz
- Louis de Bernières
Stars

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IMDb RATING

7.3/10

20K

YOUR RATING

POPULARITY

2,976

1,423

Director
- Kriv Stenders
Writers
- Daniel Taplitz
- Louis de Bernières
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 12 wins & 15 nominations

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Trivia
The statue of Red Dog in the last scene is the actual monument erected in Dampier in 1979.

Goofs
All the trains in the movies were hauled by either GE Dash 9 or GE Evolution Series locomotives, but these locomotives were only introduced to Pilbara region between mid 90s and 2011. In between 1971 and 1979, Hamersley Iron railroad mostly used Alco, and the livery back in 70s was yellow and blue.

Quotes
Vanno: The world is a funny place, no? Sometimes you pick your dog. Sometimes your dog picks you.

Crazy credits
RED DOG died on November 21st, 1979. His statue remains on the road to Dampier. His story has become an Australian legend.

Connections
Edited into Terror Nullius (2018)

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Featured review

9/10

A True Blue Aussie Hero

I was lucky enough to see this movie in Western Australia.....the home of Red Dog. More than that, my West Australian wife grew up in Dampier and remembers a period of four or five days, where Red Dog decided to grace her family home with his presence...enjoying the steak dinners provided by my Father in Law. He then decided it was time to go, and moved on to another family. This is only one account of Red Dog, his story legendary, but no less true for that! This movie is a very uplifting true story, not only of Red Dog, but of a small community living on the 'frontier.' In an extremely harsh environment, Red Dog brought the community together. The movie conveys very well what it was like to live in Dampier in the '70s. The movie has some very sad and moving episodes, but also some real 'laugh out loud' moments. In the end, rather than feeling sad, I felt it was a celebration of a very special animal. The movie was so good, I ALMOST awarded a score of 10/10...pity I can't award 9.5/10.