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Year of the Dog [DVD] [2007] [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC]

Molly Shannon (Actor), John C. Reilly (Actor), Mike White (Director) | Format: DVD
2.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)

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  • Actors: Molly Shannon, John C. Reilly, Peter Sarsgaard, Laura Dern, Regina King
  • Directors: Mike White
  • Writers: Mike White
  • Producers: Mike White, Ben LeClair, Brad Pitt, Dede Gardner, Jack Black
  • Format: AC-3, Closed-captioned, Colour, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD-Video, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
  • Language: English, Spanish
  • Subtitles: English, Spanish
  • Dubbed: Spanish
  • Region: Region 1 (US and Canada DVD formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9 - 2.35:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested) (US MPAA rating. See details.)
  • Studio: Paramount
  • DVD Release Date: 28 Aug 2007
  • Run Time: 97 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 2.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B000RZIGW2
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 114,725 in Film & TV (See Top 100 in Film & TV)

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Molly Shannon gives a strange and strangely touching performance in Year of the Dog. A quiet secretary named Peggy (Shannon, Superstar, Good Boy!) goes into a tailspin when her beloved dog Pencil dies, leading her to flirt with dating, veganism, animal rights activism, and violence. But though the plot may sound shapeless, the movie is sharp and focused, cutting to the bone of every character's obsessions and neuroses. Yet, though extremely funny, Year of the Dog isn't strictly satirical--writer/director Mike White (writer of The Good Girl and Chuck & Buck) doesn't pass judgment on his characters, no matter how irrational or appalling their behaviour may be. The movie has a cool empathy, a wistful yet unsparing glance at human weakness. The entire cast--which includes Laura Dern (We Don't Live Here Anymore), John C. Reilly (Boogie Nights), Regina King (Ray), and Peter Sarsgaard (Boys Don't Cry)--walk a fine line between painfully real and comically absurd. Fans of distinctive directors like Don Roos (The Opposite of Sex, Happy Endings) and Todd Solondz (Happiness, Storytelling) will enjoy Year of the Dog. --Bret Fetzer

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars An absolute must-see for dog people 27 Feb 2008
By G. Thomas VINE™ VOICE
Format:DVD
Here's a very brave and distinctly laudable attempt to show one of life's misunderstood and less mundane paths.
Without revealing any plot points it's safe to say that Peggy (Molly Shannon)is one of those people who relate more to animals than to people.

Within this film all the subsidiary characters doggedly follow their own narrow lifestyle choices as "worker-drones", "breeders" or "nestmakers" without even recognising the validity of Peggy's way of being. When disaster strikes all they can do to comfort Peggy is promote their own well-meaning but ultimately alien lifestyle choices with absolutely no real appreciation of what she is actually going through.

Strangely this film is actively promoted as a comedy, even on it's own cover but I feel this stems from a total inability to shoehorn it into any convenient genre cul-de-sac. Be warned, this is not a cosy rom-com or laugh-out-loud throwaway farce. Underneath it is a reasonably serious film making a very valid minority point.

Where this film succeeds is in it's depiction of the lack of understanding of the "herd" for anything but their own selfish needs and how they thoughtlessly devalue, trample or ignore the needs and desires of those who believe that animals are just as important as people.
That's not to say the "animal-folk" are given a free ride here. Peggy makes some dreadful mistakes of judgement and her grief initially spirals into a kind of ill-considered tragi-comic crusade. Well intentioned she may be but she's also irresponsible and rash.

It's really refreshing to see this kind of character given a sympathetic treatment within a movie for once and not just relegated to the usual cameo or supporting role as the wacky or nutty friend.... Read more ›
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars A dark and often uncomfortable voyage of self discovery. 4 July 2010
By Ernie
Format:DVD
Peggy is a seemingly contented single thirty-something, easygoing in nature and happy at work as an office secretary to a department head. She may not have the career she always dreamed of, a steady boyfriend, been married or had children of her own. But none of this bothers her; she has her health, a stable job, a nice home and Pencil her beloved pet dog.
Pencil is foundation of Peggy's life, a sweet natured constant companion and source of unconditional love, but Pencil runs away in the night Peggy discovers him seriously ill in a neighbour's garden the next morning and after rushing him to a local animal hospital he sadly dies. Finding herself without Pencil leaves Peggy feeling lost, lonely and unhappy with life and suddenly realising that she has been all these things for years.
When a member of staff from the animal hospital named Newt calls out of the blue and talks Peggy into homing a German shepherd with behaviour problems, she begins a relationship in which she adopts many of Newt's beliefs which includes becoming a vegan. And it's not long before she immerses herself in the world of animal rights which rapidly takes over her life and ultimately leads her down a path to self destruction.
This is another film which is strangely labelled as a comedy, and has a trailer that cherry picks the most light-hearted and quirky moments in the film, when in fact it's quite a dark, poignant and often uncomfortable tale of a women desperate to find some meaning in her life and is very similar in tone to Mike White's earlier film `Chuck and Buck'.... Read more ›
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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars An Important Film 3 Sep 2008
By Truman A Ripley
Format:DVD
Although billed as a comedy The Year of the Dog is not an easy film to watch. Saying that, it is a truly unusual film and is impossible to catagorize. The situation and the characters are deceptively commonplace but the subject matter is one that I don't believe has ever been so closely examined before in a film. The main character is a woman (fabulous central performance from Molly Shannon) who relates to and loves animals at least equally if not more than her fellow two-legged creatures. Actually she only truly realises and accepts this fact as the film unfolds. There are comic moments but ultimately The Year of the Dog is a truly thought-provoking, albeit uncomfortable piece of cinema and I believe an important film for people to see.
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1.0 out of 5 stars Disappointed 15 Feb 2013
By Maggie Smyth
Format:DVD|Amazon Verified Purchase
Thought this was a comedy, it's not, it's really bad. Didn't like this film at all. Product did arrive very quickly though.
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1 of 4 people found the following review helpful
1.0 out of 5 stars Dog Of A Movie 21 Sep 2007
By Martin A Hogan HALL OF FAME TOP 500 REVIEWER
Format:DVD
I apologize in advance for this negative review, but I wish someone could have saved me from viewing it. I have great respect for the talents of Molly Shannon, Peter Saarsgard, John C. Reilly and Laura Dern, but this film is scattered. One expects humor from the start, but only finds a pathetic, neurotic woman who can only relate to her dog and not humans. When her dog dies, she goes on a dating and dog saving spree at the urging of her friends and coworkers, but the plot just gets messier and messier. Instead of humor or sympathy, one is subjected to a woman losing her mind, breaking laws, irritating others and the viewer and then comes around full force with an ending that is so contrived and forced, you wonder if they just ran our of money or brain cells. No company would have rehired this woman for what she did. Not Funny. Quite sad. Unhinged. Hollywood - Hello??? I hope this cast goes on to better things, but I was simply stunned at how badly it was written and directed (thanks Mr. Mike White). And no, this cannot be compared to any film by Todd Solondz.
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