Dogboys

Dogboys
Genre	Action Thriller
Written by	Rob Stork David Taylor
Directed by	Ken Russell
Starring	Dean Cain Tia Carrere Bryan Brown Sean McCann
Music by	John Altman
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Executive producers	Hugh Martin Rob Stork
Producers	Ken Russell Christopher Courtney
Cinematography	Jamie Thompson
Editor	Xavier Russell
Running time	92 minutes
Production company	Goodstuff Entertainment
Original release
Network	Showtime
Release	April 4, 1998 (1998-04-04)

Dogboys is a 1998 American-Canadian made-for-television action-thriller film directed by Ken Russell and starring Dean Cain, Tia Carrere and Bryan Brown. It was originally broadcast on Showtime on April 4, 1998.

Plot

Julian is a convict assigned by the sadistic Captain Brown to be a "dog boy"—a human guinea pig used to train attack dogs to hunt down potential escapees.

Cast

• Dean Cain as Julian Taylor
• Tia Carrere as D.A. Jennifer Dern
• Bryan Brown as Captain Robert Brown
• Sean McCann as Pappy

Production

The film was shot in Toronto in May 1997.[1]

Russell said he was given orders to revisions by "anonymous" execs on the film. "It was change this, alter that – no discussion, 'just do it.' There was no one to talk to... It paid the rent."[2]

Reception

The Los Angeles Times said "Dialogue is deliriously silly, with the term "dogboy" used so frequently you'd think they're trying to make it a national catch-phrase."[3]

References

1. Kelly, Deirdre (10 May 1997). "Deep roots anchor actor to the land down under IN PERSON / Bryan Brown, now filming Dogboys in Toronto, may be continent-hopping these days, but he refuses to move from Sydney, his home town". The Globe and Mail. p. C.7.
2. Gray, Timothy M. "Russell takes Poe-tic license". Variety. Vol. 383, no. 1(May 21-May 27, 2001). p. 60.
3. Kronke, David (Apr 4, 1998). "TV Reviews; 'Last Rites' and 'Dogboys' Spend Time in the Cooler". Los Angeles Times (Home ed.). p. 18.

External links

• Dogboys at IMDb