Red Dog: True Blue

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Red Dog: True Blue
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Theatrical film poster
Directed by Kriv Stenders
Written byDaniel Taplitz
Produced by Nelson Woss
Bryce Menzies
Starring Jason Isaacs
Levi Miller
Bryan Brown
Cinematography Geoffrey Hall
Edited by Rodrigo Balart
Jill Bilcock
Music by Cezary Skubiszewski
Production
company
Good Dog Enterprises
Distributed by Roadshow 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 serves as a prequel to the 2011 film Red Dog , detailing the early days of the Red Dog, the Pilbara Wanderer.

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Premise

The film tells the story of the friendship between a young boy and a dog that would grow up to become an Australian legend.

Cast

Production

It serves as 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] and was dedicated to his memory. A documentary about the life of Koko titled Koko: A Red Dog Story was released in 2019.

Daniel Taplitz wrote the screenplay, Kriv Stenders directed the film, while Nelson Ross and Bryce Menzies served as producers. [3] [4]

Filming took place on Karratha Station [3] in the Pilbara region of Western Australia and in Perth in 2015. [5]

Cinematography was by Geoffrey Hall; Cezary Skubiszewski composed the score, and production design was by Sam Hobbs. [4]

The production studio was Good Dog Enterprises Pty Ltd. [4]

Release

Red Dog: True Blue was released on 25 or 26 December 2016. [5] [3]

Reception

Red Dog: True Blue has a 100% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on reviews from 13 critics. [6]

The film grossed $5,218,716 at the Australian box office, a quarter of the original film's takings. [7]

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. [8] 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". Australia: ABC News. 30 May 2014 – via ABC.
  2. ↑ "Red Dog: True Blue review: marketing paw prints all over underwhelming prequel". The Sydney Morning Herald. 21 December 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 Windsor, Harry (21 December 2016). "Producer Nelson Woss and director Kriv Stenders unveil 'Red Dog: True Blue'". IF Magazine. Retrieved 18 June 2025.
  4. 1 2 3 "RED DOG: True Blue (2016)". Screen Australia. 21 February 2017. Retrieved 18 June 2025.
  5. 1 2 "RED DOG: TRUE BLUE – Feature Film – Filming in WA". Filming in WA. 25 December 2016. Retrieved 18 June 2025.
  6. ↑ Red Dog: True Blue (2016) , retrieved 21 June 2020
  7. ↑ "Red Dog: True Blue". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
  8. ↑ "Final Red Dog film a tribute to Koko". Pilbara News. 1 March 2019. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
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