Red Dog (film)
Red Dog is a 2011 Australian comedy-drama family film written by Daniel Taplitz, directed by Kriv Stenders and produced by Nelson Woss and Julie Ryan.Believing it is a murder, he rushes into the next room trying to stop them, when he sees that the men are trying to put down an apparently sick dog.The men then tell of an American, John Grant, a bus driver for Hamersley Iron who became Red's master.Early the next morning, John rides his motorcycle from Nancy's caravan, but he is killed in an accident on the way after hitting a kangaroo.Upon realizing that the sick dog has left, everyone in the town begins looking for him, eventually finding him lying dead in front of John's grave.[11] Red Dog was officially released on DVD, Blu-ray and digital download on 1 December 2011 in Australia.[2] Red Dog is ranked eighth in the list of (Cinema of Australia) highest-grossing Australian films of all time.A prequel, titled Red Dog: True Blue, began filming in early 2015 for six weeks and was released on 26 December 2016.[24] The film explores Red Dog's earlier days, as well as delving into the history of the Pilbara region.