Summary
Carved from a lifetime of experience that runs the gamut from incarceration to liberation, Dog Eat Dog is the story of three men who are all out of prison and now have the task of adapting themselves to civilian life.
Cast
Nicolas Cage
Troy
Willem Dafoe
Mad Dog
Christopher Matthew Cook
Diesel
Omar J. Dorsey
Moon Man
Louisa Krause
Zoe
Melissa Bolona
Lina
Reynaldo Gallegos
Chepe
Chelcie Lynn
Sheila
Bruce Reizen
Maurie
Nicky Whelan
Daniece
Magi Avila
Nanny Carmen
Jeff Hilliard
Gun Enthusiast
Ali Wasdovich
Melissa
Louis Perez
Mike Brennan
Jessica Sonneborn
Judge
Tora Kim
Yolanda
Chelsea Mee
Madeleine
Joe Gallipoli
Deputy #2
Shawn Mattox
Teen boy
Robert Maples
Jimmy The Face
Paul Schrader
El Greco
Lauren Ashley Berry
Officer Strunk
Leilani Barrett
Officer Lincoln
John Patrick Jordan
Officer Jack
Phillip Shaun DeVone
Officer Reggie
Steve Mayberry
300 lbs
Ali Amin Carter
Duece Man
Tevis R. Marcum
White Power Inmate
Todd Emmett
Prison Skin Head
Michael Vehar
Prison Skin Head
David Downie
Prison Guard
David Spencer
Prison Guard
Moussa Hachem
Prison Guard
Keith Hernandez
Shower Inmate
Allen Roth
Pakistani Chap
Rick Fike Jr.
Bailiff
Michael Wisniewski
Public Defender
Mark Salas
Lawyer
Theresa Wylie
Lawyer
Cheryl L. Sorice
Lil' Miss
James Seward
Charles
Charles Dean Stead
Baby Michael
Audrey Morgan
Charlene
Heather Chadwell
Coke Stripper
Monisha B. Schwartz
Make Out Stripper
Destiny C. Cole
Strip Joint Stripper
Jennifer Mary Stanaltis
Strip Joint Stripper
Cimone Drupman
Diamond's Statuesque Stripper
Gina R. Demczyk
Diamond Stripper
Shieda Orr
Diamond Stripper
Karla Scime
Diamond Stripper
Carl Mintz
Kasheegann
Johanna McGinley
Diner Waitress
Jessica Daley
Voice in Crowd
De'Andre Bush
Pomaded Man
Jonathan Gaietto
Manager
Basil Crimaldi
Janitor
Christopher Butler
Cop #1
Donavan Darius
Cop #2
Jake Ingrassia
Stock Boy
Kristina Randjelovic
Blood Splat Mom
Shane Brewer
EMT
Sean Manos
EMT
Courtney Ann Sivinsky Benson
News Reporter
Joiel Bauschatz
Stenographer
Adam M. Miele
Hispanic Thug
Christian Miranda
Hispanic Thug
Joseph H Coxon
Policeman
Melissa Rae Bender
Supermarket Customer (uncredited)
Jay J. Bidwell
Customer #1 (uncredited)
Megan Brautigam
Waitress (uncredited)
Susan Cashdollar
Sexy Girl (uncredited)
Lou Consolo
Bouncer (uncredited)
Benjamin Donlow
Bar Patron (uncredited)
Rod Fielder
Supermarket Customer (uncredited)
Richard Fike
Deputy Dawg (uncredited)
Joe Fishel
Club Patron (uncredited)
Eric Frank
Casino Patron 1 (uncredited)
Logan Fry
Ten Dollar Tipper (uncredited)
David Gragg
Club Patron (uncredited)
John W. Iwanonkiw
Apple Grocer Shopper (uncredited)
Gary A. Jones
Bar Patron (uncredited)
Jack Norman
White power inmate (uncredited)
Edward Pfeifer
Apple grocery store shopper (uncredited)
Whitney Romito-Mason
Upscale Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Crew
Director
Paul Schrader
Novel
Edward Bunker
Screenplay
Matthew Wilder
Reviews
Wuchak
February 23, 2018
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RELEASED IN 2016 and directed by Paul Schrader, “Dog Eat Dog” chronicles events in the greater Cleveland area when a trio of loser ex-cons (Nicolas Cage, Willem Dafoe & Christopher Matthew Cook) is employed by a Mafioso to abduct the infant of a rival gangster. Schrader’s films are often preoccupied with Christian religion and sexual obsession (porn, strip joints, prostitution, nudity, etc.), as verified by “Hardcore” (1979), “Cat People” (1982) and “Auto Focus” (2002). You can expect the same with “Dog Eat Dog” except that it mixes black amusement with its urban drama, sleaze and crime thrills.
The movie’s brutal, funny, ugly and quirky, but with a spiritual thread underneath it all. Think 90’s crime drama/thrillers like “Pulp Fiction” (1994), “Mojave Moon” (1996) and “The Way of the Gun” (2000). It’s not on the level of “Pulp,” but it’s more entertaining than the other two. Knowing Schrader, I suspect there’s more in the movie than meets the eye and I may up my rating with repeat viewings. Then again, it may be wannabe hip/edgy tripe. You make the call.
THE FILM RUNS 1 hour & 33 minutes and was shot in Northeast Ohio (Cleveland & Sheffield Lake) and Tampa, Florida (Restaurant & street scenes and night skyline). WRITERS: Edward Bunker wrote the script based on the novel by Matthew Wilder.
GRADE: B-
Media
Status:
Released
Original Language:
English
Budget:
$0.00
Revenue:
$184,404.00
