The Dogwalker

2002

1h 47m

Drama

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54%

Tomatometer

13 Reviews

89%

Audience Score

50+ Ratings

On the run from an abusive lover, a woman (Diane Gaidry) flees to Los Angeles and meets a misanthropic pet walker (Pamela Gordon) who is terminally ill.

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Nathan Rabin

AV Club

The Dogwalker boasts a scruffy underdog charm, but sometimes that just isn't enough.

Rated: B-

Sep 29, 2006

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Michael Phillips

Chicago Tribune

Gaidry has no real character to play and brings little of her own spark to a desultory character study.

Rated: 1/4

Sep 28, 2006

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Preston Jones

Slant Magazine

Broken Bridges is wrapped tight in the cloak of good intentions, soft-pedaling tired tripe about redemption, reconciliation, and finding solace in the bottle.

Rated: 1/4

Sep 13, 2006

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David Lamble

Bay Area Reporter

The Dogwalker is in many ways a dark comedy about a micro-slice of LA madness in the tradition of Laurel Canyon and Ellie Parker...

May 12, 2020

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Bruce Feld

Film Journal International

Modest but compelling tale of a victimized woman looking for a life free of pain and abuse.

Mar 1, 2007

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Film Threat

Rated: 3/5

Sep 30, 2006

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Audience Member

I love this movie. Diane and Pamela Gordon great performances!!!!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/18/23

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Audience Member

Elli, a lost, unsteady and depressive women, stranded in Los Angeles. On the one hand, she luckily escaped from her violent boyfriend, on the other hand she is still the same victim, got robbed, beaten and almost raped. But within all the scumb she found a friend: the old, grumpy Dogwalker Betsy, who teaches her that you at first have to take care of yourself, before the dogs stops fucking you. The Dogwalker is sensitive movie about a young women with an unknown future and an an old one with an unknown past, helping each other to defend their right to live. Excellent acting and an amazing script settle this film, crowded by weird dog-people, one a layer above entertainment. It's an experience.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

01/21/23

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Jacques Thelemaque

Director

Diane Gaidry

Ellie

Pamela Gordon

Betsy

Lyn Vaus

Walter

Lisa Jane Persky

Allison

Alan Gelfant

Glen

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Synopsis

On the run from an abusive lover, a woman (Diane Gaidry) flees to Los Angeles and meets a misanthropic pet walker (Pamela Gordon) who is terminally ill.

Director: Jacques Thelemaque
Producer: David Diaan
Screenwriter: Jacques Thelemaque
Production Co: Filmmakers Alliance
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Box Office (Gross USA): $3.7K
Runtime: 1h 47m