Hounddog (2007)

User Rating:

6.3/10   

Director:

Deborah Kampmeier

Writer:

Deborah Kampmeier (written by)

Genre:

Drama | Music

Tagline:

Gotta always somehow make good outta what can poison you.

Plot:

A drama set in the American South, where a precocious, troubled girl finds a safe haven in the music and movement of Elvis Presley. |

Plot Keywords:

Elvis | Elvis Presley | American South | Child Rape | Domestic Violence

Awards:

1 win & 1 nomination

Cast

Dakota Fanning	...	Lewellen
Isabelle Fuhrman	...	Grasshopper
Cody Hanford	...	Buddy
Piper Laurie	...	Grammie
Chandler McIntyre	...	Buddy's Mother
David Morse	...	Daddy
Robin Mullins	...	Marge
Afemo Omilami	...	Charles
Ryan Pelton	...	Elvis
Robin Wright Penn	...	Stranger Lady
Ron Prather	...	Truck Driver
Christoph Sanders	...	Wooden's Boy
Jill Scott	...	Big Momma Thorton
Frank Hoyt Taylor	...	Doctor
Jody Thompson	...	Preacher

Also Known As:

Hounddog (USA) (working title)
Untitled Dakota Fanning Project (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated R for a disturbing sexual assault of a young girl, and brief sexuality.

Runtime:

USA:102 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR (Dolby 5.1)

Certification:

USA:R

Filming Locations:

Orton Plantation, North Carolina, USA

Company:

Deerjen Films

Trivia:

Deborah Kampmeier wrote the script in 1996.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: Just before Lewellen is raped, when she is supposedly naked, a flesh-colored thin material can be seen covering her chest, just at the bottom of the shot.

Quotes:

Lewellen: [to a picture of Elvis] I love you, Elvis.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Saturday Night Live: Drew Barrymore/Lily Allen (#32.12)" (2007)

Soundtrack:

Hound Dog

Dakota is old enough to understand...

12 years old is certainly old enough to understand what rape is. Dakota is by far one of the most intelligent actresses in her field today. She's probably smarter than most of the other actors she is working with. For anyone to blindly judge what she is capable of understanding is absurd. I would gather that is is highly certain that Dakota's parents were directly involved in every aspect of this film, and that the director and other film personnel understood that this was a very sensitive subject. However, I would believe that in this country we as a society have a responsibility to not only the children, but also ourselves to stop hiding these kinds of issues. Some of the reasons there are problems with people understanding issues of this nature (rape, drug use, etc.) is because all this subject matter is considered too "taboo" to put into a mainstream film. We sugarcoat everything to the point where it ceases to have anything real about it. Dakota is one actress who, thankfully, isn't afraid to put herself out there and let it fly. She did it in Man On Fire, and this is no different. Wake up America!