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White Dog

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An animal-trainer (Paul Winfield) tries to deprogram an actress's (Kristy McNichol) found dog, trained for racial attacks.
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Jonathan Rosenbaum Chicago Reader As in the fables of Aesop and La Fontaine, the hero of Fuller’s parable may be a dog, but the subject is the human race. Rated: 4/4 May 26, 2022 Full Review Ryan Gilbey New Statesman The film has a TV-movie cheesiness overruled by Fuller's expert deployment of the camera, brisk pacing and committed performances. Apr 3, 2014 Full Review Fernando F. Croce Slant Magazine Hate is a dog from hell in White Dog, Samuel Fuller's abused and abandoned late-career masterpiece about homegrown racism. Rated: 4/4 Dec 12, 2008 Full Review Eddie Harrison film-authority.com …a controversial and original take on a hot subject… Rated: 3/5 Aug 29, 2022 Full Review Brian Eggert Deep Focus Review Samuel Fuller's most controversial and confronting film Rated: 4/4 Feb 20, 2022 Full Review Jas Keimig The Stranger (Seattle, WA) Sam Fuller's anti-racist allegory, White Dog, really soaks into your brain. Jan 20, 2022 Full Review Read all reviews

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Patrick S Interesting ideas presented. I wish the movie were better. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 07/30/23 Full Review delysid d im not sure if white dogs are a real thing or not, i thought this movie was pretty funny and i was laughing my ass off the whole time. but, this might be almost too disturbing for black people. i always wanted a movie about out of control killer dogs, this is the first one i've seen. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 04/19/22 Full Review Audience Member I watched this in Germany when I was a kid and remembered the impression this movie had. Its a true shame this became banned ,because the storyline was truly heart wrenching. The best actor was of course the gorgeous Wolf like White Dog. An animal forced to be raised into violence unable to distinguish instinct from what is ingrained from its former training. The man who braved trying to retrain the Dog was incredibly patient. I felt such compassion and sympathy for those who wouldn't give up and despite of what appears to be a hopeless situation continue to have faith for a better less biased future. Sadly due to prejudice this feature presentation was rejected and even forced to remain unseen. But I can happily report to have been one of the rare few who saw it and remember it more than 30 years later. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/18/23 Full Review Joel C Incredibly well made and great performances. The film isn't racist, the subject matter is, and it's handled very well. This is a very real film about human's manipulating animals as well as children. Even the history of how the film got made is interesting. One of my all time favorites. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 03/19/21 Full Review Audience Member Temática mais que relevante, atualíssima, abordada com brilhantismo técnico. Se em vida Fuller não teve o devido reconhecimento, o tempo revelou a contribuição inestimável desta obra socialmente engajada. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/15/23 Full Review Audience Member if it would let me watch it maybe i could tell you neither netflix of itune works Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 01/30/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis An animal-trainer (Paul Winfield) tries to deprogram an actress's (Kristy McNichol) found dog, trained for racial attacks.
Director
Samuel Fuller
Rating
PG
Genre
Drama, Horror
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jul 7, 1982, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 12, 2017
Runtime
1h 30m
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