Red Dog: True Blue

Red Dog: True Blue
Red Dog: True Blue
	Theatrical film poster
Directed by	Kriv Stenders
Written by	Daniel Taplitz
Produced by	Bryce Menzies; Nelson Woss
Starring	Jason Isaacs; Levi Miller; Bryan Brown
Cinematography	Geoffrey Hall
Edited by	Rodrigo Balart; Jill Bilcock
Music by	Cezary Skubiszewski
Production; companies	Woss Group Film Productions; Screen Australia; ScreenWest
Distributed by	Roadshow Film Distributors
Release date	26 December 2016;
Running time	88 minutes
Country	Australia
Language	English

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

Phoenix as Red Dog
Levi Miller as Mick
Jason Isaacs as Michael Carter
Bryan Brown as Grandpa
Calen Tassone as Taylor Pete
Hanna Mangan-Lawrence as Betty Marble
Thomas Cocquerel as Bill Stemple
Kee Chan as Jimmy Umbrella
Steve Le Marquand as Little John
Justine Clarke as Diane Carter
Zen McGrath as Theo Carter

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.

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

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

External links

Red Dog: True Blue official site
Red Dog: True Blue at Internet Movie Database
Red Dog: True Blue at Rotten Tomatoes

[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

[mojo-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.

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v t e Kriv Stenders filmography
Film	The Illustrated Family Doctor (2005) Blacktown (2005) Boxing Day (2007) Lucky Country (2009) Red Dog (2011) Kill Me Three Times (2014) Red Dog: True Blue (2016) Australia Day (2017) The Go-Betweens: Right Here (2017) Danger Close: The Battle of Long Tan (2019) Slim and I (2020)
Television	Why Anzac with Sam Neill (2015) The Principal (2015) Wake in Fright (2017)