How to Kill Your Neighbor's Dog

2002 1h 47m EN

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5.9

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★5.9TMDB · 59

ComedyDrama

Synopsis

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The story of Peter McGowan, a chain-smoking, impotent, insomniac playwright who lives in Los Angeles. Once very successful, he is now in the tenth year of a decade-long string of production failures. He finds himself bonding with a new neighbor's lonely young daughter who has mild cerebral palsy; and during one of his middle-of-the-night strolls, he encounters his oddball doppelgänger.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Kenneth Branagh
Peter McGowan
Robin Wright
Melanie McGowan
Suzi Hofrichter
Amy Walsh
Lynn Redgrave
Edna
Jared Harris
False Peter
Peter Riegert
Larry
David Krumholtz
Brian Sellars
Johnathon Schaech
Adam

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Michael Kalesniko
Writers: Michael Kalesniko
Languages: French, English, Spanish
Countries: Germany, United States of America

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ERA

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Released 24 years ago.

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2 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 3 languages: French, English, Spanish.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: Germany, United States of America.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Michael Kalesniko, shot by Hubert Taczanowski. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by David Robbins. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Pamela Martin shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Kenneth Branagh and Robin Wright and Suzi Hofrichter carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0207524 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Michael Kalesniko directs. Hubert Taczanowski behind the camera. David Robbins scores. Pamela Martin cuts. Produced in Germany, United States of America. Dialogue in French, English, Spanish.

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1Released 24 years ago.
2Dialogue crosses 3 languages: French, English, Spanish.
3International production across 2 countries: Germany, United States of America.
4Directed by Michael Kalesniko, shot by Hubert Taczanowski. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by David Robbins. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Pamela Martin shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Kenneth Branagh and Robin Wright and Suzi Hofrichter carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt0207524 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 59 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.