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The Dogwalker

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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.

Critics Reviews

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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 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review Film Threat Rated: 3/5 Sep 30, 2006 Full Review Read all reviews

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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 Full Review 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 Full Review Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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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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Movie Info

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
Linda L. Miller
Screenwriter
Jacques Thelemaque
Production Co
Filmmakers Alliance
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Box Office (Gross USA)
$3.7K
Runtime
1h 47m