Lawn Dogs
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| Directed by | John Duigan |
| Produced by | Duncan Kenworthy |
| Written by | Naomi Wallace |
| Starring | Mischa Barton Sam Rockwell |
| Music by | Trevor Jones |
| Cinematography | Elliot Davis |
| Editing by | Humphrey Dixon |
| Distributed by | Rank Film Organization (UK) Strand Releasing (USA) |
| Release date(s) |  November 21, 1997 May 15, 1998 |
| Running time | 101 mins. |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $8,000,000 (estimated) |
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Lawn Dogs is a (1997) drama film directed by John Duigan and screenwritten by Naomi Wallace. It stars Sam Rockwell and Mischa Barton. Although filmed in Louisville, Kentucky in the U.S., Lawn Dogs is a British film produced by Duncan Kenworthy. Lawn Dogs won numerous film awards at film festivals in Europe.
[edit] Plot
The term "lawn dog" refers to someone who mows lawns, and the main character, Trent Burns (Rockwell), is doing just that when he meets a lonely 10-year-old girl Devon Stockard (Barton), who comes from a wealthy family in suburban Louisville, Kentucky that has isolated her. Trent lives in a trailer in the woods, and Devon lives in a gated community with a security guard.
They strike up an adventurous friendship, which is later misunderstood by the townspeople, who begin to suspect that Trent is a child molester. (Ironically one of his adversaries is, but Trent is not). The film is a somewhat critical view of exurban growth and the impact they may have on the original rural residents, and in one sense a fairy tale of a 'gated' America, where class hostility and suspicion are the true fuel for violence.
[edit] Cast
- Mischa Barton as Devon Stockard
- Sam Rockwell as Trent
- Christopher McDonald as Morton Stockard
- Kathleen Quinlan as Clare Stockard
- Miles Meehan as Billy
- Bruce McGill as Nash
- David Barry Gray as Brett
- Eric Mabius as Sean
- Angie Harmon as Pam
- José Orlando Araque as Mailman
- Beth Grant as Trent's Mother
- Tom Aldredge as Trent's Father
- Odin the Dog as Tracker
- Tafeki the Dog as Tracker
[edit] External links
- Lawn Dogs at the Internet Movie Database
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