Dead Dog

Dead Dog

Why should hypocrisy, infidelity and murder ruin a perfectly good relationship?

R 2001 · 91 min · ★ 4.5 · Comedy, Drama

Tom and Perri are the happy ideal New York couple until Tom's beloved Golden Retriever is killed by a hit-and-run driver. Tom blames Perri for the accident and their relationship becomes strained as Tom's fixation with finding and punishing the culprit consumes his life. Events spin out of control as death, sex and cynicism take their toll on the pair's seemingly idyllic life.

Directed by Christopher Goode · Written by Grant Morris

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Jeremy Sisto Tom Braeburn
Paige Turco Perri Rosenberg
David Thornton Stevenson Nagel
Christopher Cousins Henry Marquet
Adrienne Shelly Mrs. Marquet
Julianne Nicholson Charity
Isaac Hayes Self
Jay O. Sanders Frank Edmonds
David Little Mr. Rubinstein
Richard Bright Cunningham
Umit Celebi Rocco
Emily Cline Lainie

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