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Adicionar um enredo no seu idiomaA 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.
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Pepa Sarsa
- Marilou
- (as Jose Sarsa)
Carole James
- Angela
- (as Pepita James)
Barta Barri
- Old Man
- (as B. Barta Barri)
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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.
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.
Monster Dog is a great horror treat for anyone who is a true horror fan. Alice Cooper gives a great performance as Vince Raven. Victoria Vera stood tall, as well, playing the girlfriend of Vince. Monster Dog had a great story to it. It also has 2 previously unreleased songs by Alice entitled, "Identity Crisises" and "See Me In The Mirror." This movie was only supposed to be seen in the Philippines, as was told to Alice, but it found its way into every video store from coast to coast. I'm sure glad it made it to the USA. It is a real treat for fans of Alice everywhere. I spent 15 long years trying to find this movie. Only a best friend of mine and myself remembered it. I finally came across it at a newly opened local video store. I got lucky enough to be able to buy it off of them. This goes to show you that if you never give up hoping to find something you know exist, you'll one day find it.
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In continuing to review werewolf movies in chronological order, here's another obscure one from 1984 starring rocker Alice Cooper. He plays a rock star coming to his childhood home in order to shoot a music video with his crew with his girlfriend among them. He has a secret concerning his family and there are many dogs around the place that aren't very welcoming. I'll stop there and just say that I enjoyed this pretty much although the story didn't always make sense much of the time. And since this was an Italian production, all the voices were dubbed for the English-language version including Cooper's. His own voice is present during his two musical sequences which were perhaps the most entertaining parts of the film. No great shakes but Monster Dog, or Leviatan, is worth a look especially for Alice Cooper fans.
Gonna start with saying this: Yes, it IS sad that Alice Cooper's voice is dubbed over, BUT they chose a good voice and it actually fits pretty good.
I watched this movie yesterday and I was surprised, didn't expect it to be that good. Alice Cooper played the role good as hell, and the feel of the movie reminded me of movies I watched growing up. It's pretty easy to tell that it's an Italian director, but that's not bad, cause they can usually make a movie visual in a way that Americans can't.
The werewolf-look might not be the best around, but they did what they could with what they had. By showing it as little as possible, but still showing it, they made it seem like it looked cooler than it probably did.
I'm a huge werewolf fan, a 80's horror fan, Alice Cooper fan, gore fan, and a fan of a lot of other stuff in this film, and I wasn't let down. (Don't let the "gore fan" part trick you though, it's not a gory movie, but it has a couple of blood scenes) 7.5/10 (Giving it 8 on the vote above)
I watched this movie yesterday and I was surprised, didn't expect it to be that good. Alice Cooper played the role good as hell, and the feel of the movie reminded me of movies I watched growing up. It's pretty easy to tell that it's an Italian director, but that's not bad, cause they can usually make a movie visual in a way that Americans can't.
The werewolf-look might not be the best around, but they did what they could with what they had. By showing it as little as possible, but still showing it, they made it seem like it looked cooler than it probably did.
I'm a huge werewolf fan, a 80's horror fan, Alice Cooper fan, gore fan, and a fan of a lot of other stuff in this film, and I wasn't let down. (Don't let the "gore fan" part trick you though, it's not a gory movie, but it has a couple of blood scenes) 7.5/10 (Giving it 8 on the vote above)
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- CuriosidadesNone 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.
- Erros de gravaçãoVince'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.
- Citações
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.
- Versões alternativasThe 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.
- ConexõesFeatured in Lord of the Dogs (2016)
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