
Ex-truck driver Jack Crews (Patrick Swayze) has just been released from prison for vehicular manslaughter after losing control and hitting a stranded motorist. His family is in danger of losing their house, so he takes a job from his boss driving a truck up from Atlanta "off the books". Little does he know, the trailer is loaded with illegal artillery, and Red (Meat Loaf) is hell bent on hijacking it. Jack teams up with Earl (Randy Travis) to deliver the load and save his fam... (Full plot summary below)
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Ex-truck driver Jack Crews (Patrick Swayze) has just been released from prison for vehicular manslaughter after losing control and hitting a stranded motorist. His family is in danger of losing their house, so he takes a job from his boss driving a truck up from Atlanta "off the books". Little does he know, the trailer is loaded with illegal artillery, and Red (Meat Loaf) is hell bent on hijacking it. Jack teams up with Earl (Randy Travis) to deliver the load and save his family.
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| Creative LoafingMatt BrunsonStandard yahoo fare, full of unshaven rednecks, high-speed car chases, and countless vehicles that conveniently burst into flame at the slightest provocation. |
| rec.arts.movies.reviewsJames SanfordIf you've ever wondered what really goes on in those truck-weighing stations, "Black Dog" will be an edifying experience. ...But those people who manage to pass the Freightliner lot without drooling will probably find "Black Dog" pretty much bites. |
| Nitrate OnlineElias SavadaHey, you like 18-wheelers (Have you driven a big Ford lately?), country-and-western music, and an All-American meal (as in meat loaf), then here's a film for you. |
| User Reviewmargaret rMovie has a bit of truth behind it and the "tale" of the black dog good movie |
| User ReviewSam SOne of my favorites! Anything with Patrick Swayze , Randy Travis & Meat Loef is gold.. ; ) |
| User Reviewjesse bLoved it. One of my all-time favs. Prob because it stars Randy Travis. lol |
| User ReviewD. Quinton TAn ex-con daredevil trucker must reinfect himself with white-line fever in order to save his wife and kid from nasty gunrunners in this enjoyably mindless, twisted-metal-fest from the director of ...( read more )Passenger 57. Longtime MIA action stud Patrick Swayze (who snagged the part after Kevin Sorbo had to suddenly vacate due to health problems) is even more expressionless than usual in the lead role, but helmer Kevin Hooks compensates with a seriously rocking country soundtrack, some pleasantly eccentric supporting characters (including erstwhile crooner Randy Travis and a way-over-the-top Meatloaf as a psychotic trucker preaching damnation by the dashboard light), and--most importantly--a whole lot of rolling iron getting smashed in spectacularly kinetic fashion. A low-down, down-home, cotton-picking flick that blows up real good. --Andrew Wright |
| User ReviewLonny CI LOVE this movie, it is such a awesome, action packed movie! |
| User Reviewkristina oawesome movie lots of explosions, people die, lots of blood. good movie need to see it. f |
| User ReviewCapain J. SSwayze and Randy Travis versus a crazed Bible-quoting Southern Meat Loaf and a mystical "black dog" who wrecks tired truckers. Best film ever? |