Lawn Dogs

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Lawn Dogs is a 1997 independent drama film that explores the unlikely friendship between a young girl from a wealthy family and a working-class lawn caretaker in a restrictive suburban community.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf film
independent film
castMember Bruce McGill
Christopher McDonald
David Barry Gray
Eric Mabius
Kathleen Quinlan
Mischa Barton
Sam Rockwell
cinematographer Dick Pope
colorProcess color
composer John Du Prez
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
United States of America
surface form: United States
director John Duigan
distributor Gramercy Pictures
editor Humphrey Dixon
filmFestivalScreening Toronto International Film Festival
filmingLocation Kentucky
genre drama film
hasAgeRating R (MPAA)
hasCultFollowing true
leadActor Mischa Barton
Sam Rockwell
mainCharacter Devon Stockard
Trent Burns
medium feature film
narrativeFocus critique of gated communities and social stratification
notableFor portrayal of an unconventional friendship between a child and an adult outsider
originalLanguage English
plotSummary A lonely young girl from a wealthy family befriends a working-class lawn caretaker in a restrictive suburban community.
producer Duncan Kenworthy
productionCompany DNA Films
releaseDate 1997-09-09
releaseYear 1997
runtimeMinutes 101
screenwriter Naomi Wallace
setIn suburban community
targetAudience adult
theme childhood and innocence
class differences
friendship
social exclusion
timePeriodOfSetting 1990s
TorontoInternationalFilmFestivalSection Discovery

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Duncan Kenworthy notableWork Lawn Dogs
Duncan Kenworthy produced Lawn Dogs
Sam Rockwell notableWork Lawn Dogs