When a radio falls from the sky into the hands of a wide-eyed Tibetan Mastiff, he leaves home to fulfill his dream of becoming a musician, setting into motion a series of completely unexpect... Read allWhen a radio falls from the sky into the hands of a wide-eyed Tibetan Mastiff, he leaves home to fulfill his dream of becoming a musician, setting into motion a series of completely unexpected events.When a radio falls from the sky into the hands of a wide-eyed Tibetan Mastiff, he leaves home to fulfill his dream of becoming a musician, setting into motion a series of completely unexpected events.
- Awards
- 1 win & 3 nominations total
- Bodi
- (voice)
- Khampa
- (voice)
- Linnux
- (voice)
- Riff
- (voice)
- Darma
- (voice)
- Germur
- (voice)
- Trey
- (voice)
- Fleetwood Yak
- (voice)
- Ian
- (voice)
- Radio DJ
- (voice)
- Additional Voices
- (voice)
- Additional Voices
- (voice)
- Additional Voices
- (voice)
- Additional Voices
- (voice)
- (as Matt Taylor)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe barber's name is Floyd, a possible nod to the Nirvana song Floyd the Barber, from the album "Bleach" which itself was a reference to The Andy Griffith Show (1960).
- GoofsAt the Fight Palace, The Grizz steps on a metal pole and crushes it. And then in the next shot, it's back again.
- Quotes
[From Trailer; Angus Scattergood has been locked out of his mansion and was trying to get back in, only to be electrified by the fence and slams into a sheet of glass before flopping down on the road]
Angus: [lying on his back] I am completely paralyzed except for my mouth.
[moves his arm and index finger]
Angus: I am completely paralyzed except for my mouth... and my finger!
- Crazy creditsThe first half of the closing credits shows important things from the movie in flash, including the actors next to the items. Before the director credit, it shows the David B. Miller memorable credit.
- SoundtracksCamptown Races
Written by Stephen Foster (uncredited)
Composed by Vincent Blin, Unknown, Pierre Bonjour
Published by Kosinus APM
I thought I wouldn't watch either, but did, but I do find I like this movie better than Sing- primarily because of Sing being another American Idol, Got Talent, etc reminiscent flick/show and piggybacking on that old hype. Rock Dog has clichés, but it's certainly more heartfelt and uplifting, you can't help but adore Bodi's cheerful attitude and blissful innocence.
(The last couple end songs were pretty good, too, which is also surprising.)
I give this movie a rating of 8 / 10 because I would have preferred perhaps a few different voice actors better suited and the animation models to have more variety within species- say, the crocodiles. Not that I expect it to be as diverse as the heavily funded Zootopia, which had each shown character/background character in the film with its own character sheet and specialized design/sculpt and even gait; I just wish there had been a bit more variation in some of the designs; it makes sense, I suppose, for the sheep to be over simplified to push the purposeful trope.
I digress. . .
It's a simple storyline that we've seen before with simple character models/sculpts, but it's heartfelt, sometimes comedic, with a bout of passion- it's a truly good feel movie that all ages can enjoy, I recommend it for a rainy day that needs a pep talk.
- SimplySapphic
- Jun 2, 2017
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Details
- Release date
- Countries of origin
- Official sites
- Languages
- Also known as
- Tibetan Rock Dog
- Filming locations
- Los Angeles, California, USA(Reel FX Santa Monica)
- Production companies
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
Box office
- Budget
- $60,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $9,420,546
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $3,704,749
- Feb 26, 2017
- Gross worldwide
- $23,270,926
- Runtime1 hour 30 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1