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Aggiungi una trama nella tua linguaA rock star returns to his childhood home to shoot a music video while a pack of wild dogs are on the loose killing off the local residents.A rock star returns to his childhood home to shoot a music video while a pack of wild dogs are on the loose killing off the local residents.A rock star returns to his childhood home to shoot a music video while a pack of wild dogs are on the loose killing off the local residents.
- Regia
- Sceneggiatura
- Star
Pepa Sarsa
- Marilou
- (as Jose Sarsa)
Carole James
- Angela
- (as Pepita James)
Barta Barri
- Old Man
- (as B. Barta Barri)
Recensioni in evidenza
I can still hear that damn song in my head!
Alice Cooper writes and performs two songs (and two music videos) for this ultra-ridiculous low rent horror film about a dog pack on the prowl. Alice also stars (yet is dubbed), and doesn't have to stretch himself in the role of Vince Raven. Vince is a rock star who returns to his hometown to film one of these videos, and gets caught up in the local folklore regarding werewolves, and the legacy of his father getting killed by a vengeful mob.
All you really need to know about "Monster Dog" is that it was written and directed by Claudio Fragasso, the same fellow who brought all of us "Troll 2".
Forewarned is forearmed.
"Monster Dog" is an incredibly awful attempt at horror, despite Fragassos' best efforts to create atmosphere, with liberal use of fog. But it works precisely because it's so bad. It generates some real honest to God laughs with its crummy acting and its crummy dialogue. The plot is utter nonsense. The effects (by Carlo De Marchis) are very, very bad. So bad viewers will be busting a gut when they see the "monster dog" of the title. The songs are catchy, and the women are all attractive.
People who love a "good" bad movie will be entertained. Alices' fans will have a head start.
Seven out of 10.
Alice Cooper writes and performs two songs (and two music videos) for this ultra-ridiculous low rent horror film about a dog pack on the prowl. Alice also stars (yet is dubbed), and doesn't have to stretch himself in the role of Vince Raven. Vince is a rock star who returns to his hometown to film one of these videos, and gets caught up in the local folklore regarding werewolves, and the legacy of his father getting killed by a vengeful mob.
All you really need to know about "Monster Dog" is that it was written and directed by Claudio Fragasso, the same fellow who brought all of us "Troll 2".
Forewarned is forearmed.
"Monster Dog" is an incredibly awful attempt at horror, despite Fragassos' best efforts to create atmosphere, with liberal use of fog. But it works precisely because it's so bad. It generates some real honest to God laughs with its crummy acting and its crummy dialogue. The plot is utter nonsense. The effects (by Carlo De Marchis) are very, very bad. So bad viewers will be busting a gut when they see the "monster dog" of the title. The songs are catchy, and the women are all attractive.
People who love a "good" bad movie will be entertained. Alices' fans will have a head start.
Seven out of 10.
One of the BEST--BAD movies of all times: Bad acting (except Cooper), bad script and BAD effects. The good news: It's an excellent movie to watch on a rainy afternoon and throw popcorn at the screen. The plot is predictable, but still a fun romp. The film features 2 songs that were unreleased until 1999 -- a nice musical treat. The character of "Vincent" (wonder where they came up with that name) is perfect for Cooper: we almost believe that he could be like this in "real life." Personally, I appreciated Cooper's career choice to stay in music, however, the movie gave him an outlet to stretch his acting creativity beyond Shock-Rock Theater. If Mr. Cooper made another movie, I'd pay 8 bucks to see it. Even if it were as bad as this one.
My review was written in July 1986 after watching the movie on Trans World Entertainment video cassette.
A lesser entry in the screen annals of lycanthropy, "Monster Dog" is an old-fashioned horror pic notable only for the presence of rock star Alice Cooper in the lead role. It was shot in Spain in 1984 and planned for theatrical release by since-defunct distributor Film Ventures International but has debuted on video cassette instead.
Story premise resembles a more recent horror opus "Blood Tracks" in having rock star Vincent (Alice Cooper) visiting his ancestral home to shoot a music video there, directed by his girlfriend Sandra (Victoria Vera). It turns out that 20 years earlier, Vincent's dad was murdered by a mob of torch-carrying townsfolk, accusing him of being a werewolf responsible for a string of murders.
Another set of murders is occurring, blamed on a pack of wild dogs until Vincent shows up and makes for a convenient scapegoat. Ultimately, Vincent is cleared when a real monster dog attacks him, but since such afflictions are communicable he becomes the new king of the wild dogs and it's up to Sandra to put him out of his misery and save the day. She's probably not the first music video director to be put in such a situation.
Instead of a campy offering, "Dog" is a brooding, relatively serious affair. Biggest surprise is Cooper, who looks uncannily like character actor Timothy Carey (circa "Poor White Trash") and plays the role straight. He also contributes two interesting songs filmed as music videos. Spanish supporting cast is adequate with okay dubbing.
The inevitable monster transformation effect (into dog rather than wolf) is done poorly.
A lesser entry in the screen annals of lycanthropy, "Monster Dog" is an old-fashioned horror pic notable only for the presence of rock star Alice Cooper in the lead role. It was shot in Spain in 1984 and planned for theatrical release by since-defunct distributor Film Ventures International but has debuted on video cassette instead.
Story premise resembles a more recent horror opus "Blood Tracks" in having rock star Vincent (Alice Cooper) visiting his ancestral home to shoot a music video there, directed by his girlfriend Sandra (Victoria Vera). It turns out that 20 years earlier, Vincent's dad was murdered by a mob of torch-carrying townsfolk, accusing him of being a werewolf responsible for a string of murders.
Another set of murders is occurring, blamed on a pack of wild dogs until Vincent shows up and makes for a convenient scapegoat. Ultimately, Vincent is cleared when a real monster dog attacks him, but since such afflictions are communicable he becomes the new king of the wild dogs and it's up to Sandra to put him out of his misery and save the day. She's probably not the first music video director to be put in such a situation.
Instead of a campy offering, "Dog" is a brooding, relatively serious affair. Biggest surprise is Cooper, who looks uncannily like character actor Timothy Carey (circa "Poor White Trash") and plays the role straight. He also contributes two interesting songs filmed as music videos. Spanish supporting cast is adequate with okay dubbing.
The inevitable monster transformation effect (into dog rather than wolf) is done poorly.
Monster Dog (1984)
** (out of 4)
Alice Cooper plays the leader of a rock group who takes his band back to his hometown to shoot a new music video. Once there the group learns that the town is under attack by some mysterious murdering dogs but could it really be a werewolf? This Spanish production is also known as Leviatan and believe it or not the thing isn't too bad if you're a fan of Cooper's. The bad thing is that Cooper didn't get to dub his own voice so you have to hear someone else talking in his place but we do get a new Cooper song, which remained unavailable until a few years ago. The movie is from director Fragasso who is best known for co-directing several Italian films with the legendary Bruno Mattei including Hell of the Living Dead, Zombi 3 and Troll 2. All of those films have a notorious reputation so it's really shocking that this movie didn't turn out worst. The actual attacks are pretty lame and the blood level is rather low but the mystery is somewhat well handled and God knows this is certainly far from the worst werewolf film. I'm not sure why this title was selected for the American release unless the buyers only watched the opening twenty-minutes and actually thought the dogs were the big story as the werewolf part doesn't kick in until later in the film. Cooper turns in a decent performance but he's always been rather entertaining when appearing in films or doing his act on stage. The supporting players are all rather weak but no worse than what we normally see in a movie like this. Again, this is no lost masterpiece but fans of Cooper's should get a few kicks out of it.
** (out of 4)
Alice Cooper plays the leader of a rock group who takes his band back to his hometown to shoot a new music video. Once there the group learns that the town is under attack by some mysterious murdering dogs but could it really be a werewolf? This Spanish production is also known as Leviatan and believe it or not the thing isn't too bad if you're a fan of Cooper's. The bad thing is that Cooper didn't get to dub his own voice so you have to hear someone else talking in his place but we do get a new Cooper song, which remained unavailable until a few years ago. The movie is from director Fragasso who is best known for co-directing several Italian films with the legendary Bruno Mattei including Hell of the Living Dead, Zombi 3 and Troll 2. All of those films have a notorious reputation so it's really shocking that this movie didn't turn out worst. The actual attacks are pretty lame and the blood level is rather low but the mystery is somewhat well handled and God knows this is certainly far from the worst werewolf film. I'm not sure why this title was selected for the American release unless the buyers only watched the opening twenty-minutes and actually thought the dogs were the big story as the werewolf part doesn't kick in until later in the film. Cooper turns in a decent performance but he's always been rather entertaining when appearing in films or doing his act on stage. The supporting players are all rather weak but no worse than what we normally see in a movie like this. Again, this is no lost masterpiece but fans of Cooper's should get a few kicks out of it.
I first saw this movie years ago back in 1987 and I remember this movie had an original feel to it and had some memorable atmosphere to the movie but seeing it again just recently has shifted my view on this movie. This movie stars Alice Cooper as a rock star (of course) going back to his families old house to film a music video. He brings his crew (who all seem mentally challenged) and expects to have a good time. What they don't realize is there is a pack of wild dogs slaughtering people along the country side and these dogs are led by the Monster Dog. The main problems with this movie is extremely bad acting, bad music, Alice Coopers voice is dubbed over, and very bad special effects (except a hilarious scene when a bald guy gets the top of his head blown to pieces). But you can over look this because the movie saves itself with some decent atmosphere. I can't place it but this flick can be creepy at times. Anyway, if you know before watching this movie that is it going to be bad than you will probably enjoy this.
Lo sapevi?
- QuizNone of the actors dubbed their own lines. The only time Alice Cooper's real voice is heard is during his two musical sequences, the rest of his dialogue in the English version was dubbed by Ted Rusoff.
- BlooperVince's eyeshadow changes from a bold bright blue to a duller shade and back again all throughout the final half of the film, sometimes within the same scene.
- Citazioni
Vincent Raven: When I was a kid, I could find my way home just by the smell.
Sandra: What smell?
Vincent Raven: The bullshit. It's unmistakable.
- Versioni alternativeThe Japanese VHS version runs 4 minutes longer than the version issued elsewhere in the world, it includes burned-in Japanese subtitles and features a variety of differences. -The transfer is brighter than other video editions and the sound mix is different. -There are some additional exchanges between Vince and Sandra concerning the opening music video. When Vince asks what's going on in the back of the van, there's an extended sequence of Jordan and the crew playfully discussing ideas for his next video. -When they hit the roadblock, there's alternate footage of Vince and Frank's dialogue followed by a scene in which Frank wakes up the crew and asks if they need to pee. -During their interaction, the Sheriff implicates Vince's father in the previous dog attacks. As they're pulling away, Sandra assures the Sheriff that she can protect them, and then the Sheriff turns to his Deputy and crudely compares her to a dog. -There's a bit of extended footage as the crew gets out of the van searching for the injured dog. -The old man tells Vince he will be the first to die. As the man vanishes into the woods and the crew hears a noise behind them, there are a few seconds of alternate and additional footage. -After Vince and Sandra see the monster, there are a few seconds of additional footage of the crew awaiting their return. -After Vince opens the window and walks out of the room, the crew briefly jokes about Joss's whereabouts. -When Angela says she has a bad feeling, Marilou retorts, "Hey Angie, forget the ESP and try a ham sandwich!" -During Angela's nightmare, some of the old man's dialogue is different. -When Sandra tries to assure Vince that the monster was merely an oversized dog, there are some slight differences in editing. -When the crew goes to investigate the site where Joss's body fell from, there's some different dialogue as they realize Angela stayed behind. -As they flee the mansion, Vince realizes the rednecks shot out the tires on the van, so Sandra suggests they take the rednecks' car. -During the brief cutaway to Marilou alone in the car, she says, "Please hurry." -The old man's final speech is completely different, concluding with the decree that Vince "will become the Lord of the Dogs!" -There are a few additional shots during Vince's transformation, some slightly different editing, and the sounds he makes are a little different.
- ConnessioniFeatured in Lord of the Dogs (2016)
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