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A young father takes his nine-year-old son, the family dog, and two of his son's friends backpacking in the mountains of Colorado only for all five of them to be struck by lightning.A young father takes his nine-year-old son, the family dog, and two of his son's friends backpacking in the mountains of Colorado only for all five of them to be struck by lightning.A young father takes his nine-year-old son, the family dog, and two of his son's friends backpacking in the mountains of Colorado only for all five of them to be struck by lightning.
Eliza de Azevedo Brown
- Rachel Davis
- (as Eliza Brown)
Cory Dangerfield
- Rod
- (as Corey Dangerfield)
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Great for anyone who loves dogs. The actors are mediocre at best, but the story line is well written. All about how a dog can save a marriage, family and life. This is a family movie for all ages to watch together or for an adult to watch alone, like I did haha. Highly recommend for a family friendly, good-hearted movie about a dog rescuing it's family.
Several reviews that I have read comment on how beautiful T. C. Christensen's camera work makes Colorado look without realizing that THE STRAY was filmed in Utah. That's okay though as Utah has stood in for many spots in the world and even outer space. THE STRAY is a fine family film based on the actual experience of the director. I thoroughly enjoyed it while my wife found it to be a little slow. The acting is fine and the dog delightful. I would think that dog lovers will enjoy the film and will agree that the right dog can be life changing.
The above was written after seeing the film in the theater. Just finished watching the Blu-ray and was even more impressed with the stunning cinematography. Michael Cassidy and Sarah Lancaster are especially good as a husband and wife who are trying to find the right balance for their life together and their children. Knowing that this is a true story of the film's director (Mitch Davis) adds a special dimension to the film. I can certainly identify with the effect that a dog can have on a family as one recently came into my families life and has been a wonderful influence to us.
I was pleasantly surprised by the stray. My thirteen year old daughter and wife wanted to see it and I got dragged along. I wasn't expecting much, but ended really enjoying the film. It was an emotional movie, but it didn't feel manipulative like some other dog films. It felt like an honest telling of an important event is these people lives and the dog was a big part of it.
This is a pretty solid movie. It is not as bad as some of the reviews here said and not as good as some of the reviews here said. Although my girlfriend liked more than me. Both of us teared up.
I really enjoyed this film as did my children. It was great to go to a movie that we could all enjoy together. It even got me to tear up a little. The Colorado vistas were stunning. The cinematography was beautiful as was the music. I am not super religious so I was worried about the faith elements of the film, but it wasn't too much. Nothing that I wouldn't do in a similar situation.
Did you know
- TriviaSarah Lancaster who played Michelle Davis and this movie also played in the series Everwood as Madison Everwood was a really great series I highly recommend you James Welch Henderson Arkansas June 3
- GoofsForty-one minutes in to the movie, you see Mitch turning the music on a car audio Pioneer MIXTRAX model, which you can see has a blue-tooth symbol and a USB plug on it. That definitely was not around in 1991 in which the movie is set.
- Quotes
Christian Davis: Did you have your Cat Stevens moment?
- Alternate versionsThe UK release was cut, the distributor chose to reduce two scenes of moderate threat in order to obtain a PG classification. An uncut 12 classification was available.
- ConnectionsReferenced in Midnight Screenings: The Stray (2017)
- SoundtracksOn The Road To Find Out
Written by Cat Stevens
Performed by Cat Stevens
Courtesy of Island Records Limited
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $1,579,440
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $596,547
- Oct 8, 2017
- Gross worldwide
- $1,579,440
- Runtime1 hour 32 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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