Savage Dog

Released Aug 4, 2017

1 hr. 35 min.

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Drama

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In 1959 Indochina, Den-Dhin-Chan labor camp is run by Vietnamese warlords and European war criminals. Here, at the worst prison in the land, former boxing champion Martin Tilman has made a name for himself fighting tournaments on which wealthy criminals gamble in high-stakes events. Tilman is due for release, but the corrupt forces running the jail will do everything in their power to keep him locked down.

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There is ALOT of things that are bad about this movie, dang I actually feel bad for watching it. I thought it was super messed up when the main character ( Scott adkins) kills the officer ( who was a wrestle before) straight out with a gun when that fight was supposed to be fair with only contact fighting damn, and it didn’t seem logical that when Martin Tillman is in plane sight killing all those officers with an AK 47 and the officers who have WAY more better fire arms than him, don’t even hit him in the fricking arm or leg. This movie is pure garbage a college student film type of movie. Absolute crap

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

08/11/22

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One off my favorite movies where Director, Jesse V. Johnson, teams up with Martial Arts action stars Scott Adkins. Set in 1959 Indochina the story is ripe with characters with secrets and compromised morality. Adkins captures the attention of the audience with his strong, silent demeanor. He is sympathetic as a man trying to overcome his past but dragged into the underbelly of the underground fight scene. Cung Le and Marko Zaror are stand outs in the villain roles. Juju Chan pleasantly surprises in her dramatic role, although I couldn't help wanting to see her display her adept martial arts skills. If you have never seen a Scott Adkins movie this is a great one to start with.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/13/23

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Low budget sets, worthless dialogue, a simplistic plot, and a series of obviously choreographed fight scenes. I have watched professional bare knuckle fights, and the fighting and damage done do not compare to this movie in any way. Since the fighting is the only reason to watch this movie, it would be beneficial if it was a little more realistic and looked less like a karate kata. In a real fight, dodged punches don't miss by a foot or more.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

01/24/23

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Michael B

Entertaining action from the best in the business at the moment.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

12/22/19

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Audience Member

Adkins: First Blood. EPIC!

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

02/13/23

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Audience Member

Scott Adkins is brilliant I was invested in the story.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

03/23/19

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Jesse V. Johnson

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Scott Adkins

Martin

Marko Zaror

Rastignac

JuJu Chan Szeto

Isabelle

Cung Le

Boon

Vladimir Kulich

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Justin Lowe

Hollywood Reporter

Consistently delivers the goods.

Aug 8, 2017

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Joe Leydon

Variety

"Savage Dog" is a good deal less than watertight in terms of logic and credibility, but Adkins' blunt-force physicality is sufficiently impressive ...

Aug 4, 2017

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Noel Murray

Los Angeles Times

There's not enough story here but every time David pops up on the soundtrack to spout dime-novel clichs ... this movie takes on the quality of classic storybook, not straight-to-video schlock.

Aug 3, 2017

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Ernesto Zelaya Miñano

ScreenAnarchy

While nothing groundbreaking, Savage Dog is a bloody good time for action junkies who need a fix.

Feb 3, 2023

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Leigh Monson

Substream Magazine

This is a film for only the hardiest of cinema masochists, and even then one should question what they're doing with their life.

Rated: 1/5

Sep 25, 2020

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Emilie Black

Cinema Crazed

The film is built to showcase Scott Adkins and is definitely more for his fans and those of Zaror, but it's still fun for the casual action film audience.

Rated: 3.5/5

Apr 17, 2020

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Synopsis

In 1959 Indochina, Den-Dhin-Chan labor camp is run by Vietnamese warlords and European war criminals. Here, at the worst prison in the land, former boxing champion Martin Tilman has made a name for himself fighting tournaments on which wealthy criminals gamble in high-stakes events. Tilman is due for release, but the corrupt forces running the jail will do everything in their power to keep him locked down.

Director: Jesse V. Johnson
Executive Producer: Jon Lee Brody, Nicholas Donnermeyer, Barry Gordon, Tims Johnson, Michael Radiloff, Narbeh Tatoussian
Screenwriter: Jesse V. Johnson
Distributor: XLrator Media
Production Co: Compound B, Bleiberg Entertainment
Genre: Action, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Aug 4, 2017, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 9, 2017

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