Red Dog: True Blue

Red Dog: True Blue
Theatrical film poster
Directed byKriv Stenders
Written byDaniel Taplitz
Produced byBryce Menzies
Nelson Woss
StarringJason Isaacs
Levi Miller
Bryan Brown
CinematographyGeoffrey Hall
Edited byRodrigo Balart
Jill Bilcock
Music byCezary Skubiszewski
Production
companies
Woss Group Film Productions
Screen Australia
ScreenWest
Distributed byRoadshow Film Distributors
Release date
  • 26 December 2016 (2016-12-26)
Running time
88 minutes
CountryAustralia
LanguageEnglish

Red Dog: True Blue is a 2016 Australian family comedy film directed by Kriv Stenders, written by Daniel Taplitz and starring Jason Isaacs, Levi Miller and Bryan Brown. It is a prequel to the 2011 film Red Dog, detailing the early days of the Red Dog, the Pilbara Wanderer.[1]

Red Dog was played in the first film by Koko, but after Koko's death he was replaced with Phoenix.[2] A documentary about the life of Koko titled Koko: A Red Dog Story was released in 2019. It was also dedicated to his memory.

Premise

An iconic Australian story of family, friendship and adventure, between a young boy and a scrappy one-of-a-kind dog that would grow up to become an Australian legend.[3]

Cast

Production

Filming began early in 2015 and was released on Boxing Day in 2016.[4]

Reception

Red Dog: True Blue has a 100% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on reviews from 13 critics.[5]

The film grossed $5,218,716 at the Australian box office, a quarter of the original film's takings.[6]

Accolades

Geoffrey Hall was nominated for Best Cinematography at the 7th AACTA Awards.[citation needed]

Spin-off

A spin-off documentary, titled Koko: A Red Dog Story was released in 2019.[7] The film explores the life of Koko, who was cast as Red Dog in the original film.

References

  1. ^ "Red Dog: Blue Dog film to tell early life of WA's most famous canine". ABC News. 30 May 2014 – via ABC.
  2. ^ "Red Dog: True Blue review: marketing paw prints all over underwhelming prequel". 21 December 2016 – via Sydney Morning Herald.
  3. ^ "Red Dog: True Blue". 26 December 2016 – via IMDb.
  4. ^ "Red Dog: True Blue". 26 December 2016 – via IMDb.
  5. ^ Red Dog: True Blue (2016), retrieved 21 June 2020
  6. ^ "Red Dog: True Blue". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
  7. ^ "Final Red Dog film a tribute to Koko". Pilbara News. 1 March 2019. Retrieved 30 June 2020.