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Dogs in Space (1987)

Dogs in Space poster
Directed by
Richard Lowenstein
Genre
musical film
Country
Australia
Runtime
1h 43m
Rated
R
Rating
6.0 of 10 from 19 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A fictional post-punk band lives in a shared house in Melbourne in 1978. The film follows their messy lives full of music, drugs, and relationships.

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What happens

Dogs in Space is a 1986 Australian drama film set in Melbourne's "Little Band" post-punk music scene in 1978. Written and directed by Richard Lowenstein, the film stars Michael Hutchence as the drug-addled frontman of the fictitious band from which the film takes its name. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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