Underplayed Gems

Rock Dog (2016)

Rock Dog poster
Directed by
Ash Brannon
Written by
Ash Brannon, Kurt Voelker
Genre
comedy film, adventure film, musical film, family film
Country
People's Republic of China, United States
Runtime
1h 20m
Rated
PG
Rating
6.3 of 10 from 323 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A young Tibetan Mastiff living in the mountains finds a radio that falls from the sky and decides to leave his home to become a rock musician in the big city. He faces challenges as he pursues his dream.

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What happens

Rock Dog (simplified Chinese: 摇滚藏獒; traditional Chinese: 搖滾藏獒; pinyin: Yáogǔn Zàng'áo, literally Rock and Roll Tibetan Mastiff) is a 2016 animated comedy film directed by Ash Brannon and written by Brannon and Kurt Voelker.The film is loosely based on the Chinese graphic novel Tibetan Rock Dog by Zheng Jun. It features the voices of Eddie Izzard, J. K. Simmons, Lewis Black, Luke Wilson, Kenan Thompson, Mae Whitman, Jorge Garcia, Matt Dillon, and Sam Elliott. The film focuses on a young Tibetan Mastiff who leaves his mountain home village to become a rock musician in the big city after a radio falls from the sky. Rock Dog was released on July 8, 2016, in China by Huayi Brothers and on February 24, 2017, in the United States, by Lionsgate. The film received mixed reviews from critics and underperformed at the box office, grossing $24 million against a $60 million budget. It was followed by two direct-to-video sequels, Rock Dog 2: Rock Around the Park in 2021 and Rock Dog 3: Battle the Beat in 2023. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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