Samuel Fuller’s throat-grabbing exposé on American racism was misunderstood and withheld from release when it was made in the early eighties.Today, the notorious film is lauded for its daring metaphor and gripping pulp filmmaking. Kristy McNichol stars as a young actress who adopts a lost German shepherd, only to discover through a series of horrifying incidents that the dog has been trained to attack black people, and Paul Winfield plays the animal trainer who tries to cure him. A snarling, uncompromising vision, White Dog is a tragic portrait of the evil done by that most corruptible of all animals; the human being.
White Dog
“When man’s best friend becomes his fiercest enemy…”
Overview
Samuel Fuller’s throat-grabbing exposé on American racism was misunderstood and withheld from release when it was made in the early eighties.Today, the notorious film is lauded for its daring metaphor and gripping pulp filmmaking. Kristy McNichol stars as a young actress who adopts a lost German shepherd, only to discover through a series of horrifying incidents that the dog has been trained to attack black people, and Paul Winfield plays the animal trainer who tries to cure him. A snarling, uncompromising vision, White Dog is a tragic portrait of the evil done by that most corruptible of all animals; the human being.
Director
Samuel Fuller
Budget
8.0M
Revenue
46.5K
Status
Released
Production
Paramount Pictures
Cast
Kristy McNichol
Julie Sawyer
Paul Winfield
Keys
Burl Ives
Carruthers
Jameson Parker
Roland Grale
Christa Lang
Nurse
Vernon Weddle
Vet
Karl Lewis Miller
Attacker
Karrie Emerson
Sun Bather
Helen Siff
Pound Operator
Glen Garner
Pound Worker
Terrence Beasor
Pound Driver
Tony Brubaker
Sweeper Driver
Samuel Fuller
Charlie Felton
Marshall Thompson
Director
Paul Bartel
Cameraman
Dick Miller
Animal Trainer
Richard Monahan
Assistant Director
Neyle Morrow
Soundman
George Fisher
Gondolier
Lynne Moody
Molly
Hubert Wells
Trainer
Martine Dawson
Martine
Bob Minor
Joe
Robert Ritchie
Animal Trainer
Alex Brown
Man in Church
Clifford A. Pellow
Sheriff
Sam Laws
Charlie
Parley Baer
Wilber Hull
Samantha Fuller
Hellen
Jamie Crowe
Theona
Joseph R. Hornok
Guitar Player
Lisette Kremer
Swimsuit Model (uncredited)
Video Gallery
White Dog (1982) Theatrical Trailer
