
Deprogramming a dog who kills Blacks is the ultimate challenge for an unorthodox African-American trainer. When a young Hollywood actress finds the injured stray, she nurses it back to health, not knowing it's a "White Dog" trained by a racist to attack only Blacks. Julie's appalled when the otherwise gentle, white German Shepherd breaks out, then returns from his nighttime foray dotted with human blood. Julie desperately races from trainer to trainer, advised to kill her pet... (Full plot summary below)
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Deprogramming a dog who kills Blacks is the ultimate challenge for an unorthodox African-American trainer. When a young Hollywood actress finds the injured stray, she nurses it back to health, not knowing it's a "White Dog" trained by a racist to attack only Blacks. Julie's appalled when the otherwise gentle, white German Shepherd breaks out, then returns from his nighttime foray dotted with human blood. Julie desperately races from trainer to trainer, advised to kill her pet, until the top Hollywood canine expert refers her to his former protégé, Keys.
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| eFilmCritic.comRob GonsalvesA simply told story that says more about racism than many NAACP-approved films. |
| Slant MagazineFernando F. CroceHate is a dog from hell in White Dog, Samuel Fuller's abused and abandoned late-career masterpiece about homegrown racism. |
| Ozus' World Movie ReviewsDennis SchwartzCompelling oddball thriller about a racist dog who only attacks blacks is directed by the always interesting Sam Fuller. |
| Cinemaphile.orgDavid KeyesThe central motive of the movie plays like a tragic melody. |
| LarsenOnFilmJosh Larsen...a racism PSA delivered with Fuller's signature, in-your-face style. |
| Filmcritic.comPaul Brennerone film that will never make it into the Animal Planet lineup. |
| Film ThreatPhil HallAs they say in Arkansas: this dog don't hunt. |
| User ReviewJackson SAn odd mix of camp, art, trash and genius. White Dog is a powerful film that attempts to reveal the truth about racism. It's one of the ballsiest American movies I've seen. Good work, Sam. |
| User ReviewMithil BJust incredible! White Dog may be a little depressing at times but it adopts a miraculous style of film-making making it one of the greatest films I have ever seen. A clean 5/5. Flawless. |
| User ReviewKnox MIgnored upon release in 1982, this masterpiece by Samuel Fuller has now joined the pantheon of great movies. |