Dog Eat Dog (2016 film)

Dog Eat Dog
Directed byPaul Schrader
Screenplay byMatthew Wilder
Based onDog Eat Dog
by Edward Bunker
Produced by
  • Mark Earl Burman
  • Gary Hamilton
  • Brian Beckmann
  • David Hillary
Starring
CinematographyAlexander Dynan
Edited byBen Rodriguez Jr.
Music byDeantoni Parks
Nicci Kasper
Production
companies
Blue Budgie Films
Roxwell Films
Arclight Films
Pure Dopamine
Ingenious Media
Shanghai Gigantic Pictures
Distributed byRLJ Entertainment
Release dates
  • May 20, 2016 (2016-05-20) (Cannes[1])
  • November 4, 2016 (2016-11-04) (United States)
Running time
93 minutes[2]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$184,404[3][4]

Dog Eat Dog is a 2016 American action thriller film[5][6][7] directed by Paul Schrader with a screenplay by Matthew Wilder, based on Edward Bunker's 1995 novel of the same name. The film stars Nicolas Cage and Willem Dafoe.

The film was the closing entry for the Directors' Fortnight section at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival.[8][9]

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  2. ^ "Dog Eat Dog (18)". British Board of Film Classification. August 24, 2016. Retrieved August 24, 2016.
  3. ^ "Dog Eat Dog (2016)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved December 4, 2016.
  4. ^ "Dog Eat Dog (2016)". The Numbers. Retrieved December 4, 2016.
  5. ^ "Nicolas Cage & Willem Dafoe Star In The Action/Thriller "Dog Eat Dog" Available On Blu-ray & DVD Dec. 27". Irish Film Critic.
  6. ^ "Nicolas Cage, Willem Dafoe Thriller 'Dog Eat Dog' Picked Up by RLJ Entertainment". TheWrap. August 25, 2016.
  7. ^ "Dog Eat Dog". Global Fashion Street.
  8. ^ "Fortnight 2016: The 48th Directors' Fortnight Selection". Quinzaine des Réalisateurs. Archived from the original on April 20, 2016. Retrieved April 19, 2016.
  9. ^ Nancy Tartaglione (April 19, 2016). "Cannes: Directors' Fortnight 2016 Lineup – Laura Poitras' 'Risk', Pablo Larrain's 'Neruda', Paul Schrader's 'Dog Eat Dog'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved April 19, 2016.