Year of the Dog (film)

Year of the Dog
Promotional poster
Directed byMike White
Written byMike White
Produced byMike White
Ben Le Clair
Dede Gardner
StarringMolly Shannon
Peter Sarsgaard
John C. Reilly
Laura Dern
Regina King
Thomas McCarthy
Josh Pais
CinematographyTim Orr
Edited byDody Dorn
Music byChristophe Beck
Production
company
Distributed byParamount Vantage
Release date
  • January 20, 2007 (2007-01-20)
Running time
93 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$1,604,168

Year of the Dog is a 2007 American comedy-drama film written and directed by Mike White (in his directorial debut), and starring Molly Shannon, Laura Dern, Regina King, Thomas McCarthy, Josh Pais, John C. Reilly and Peter Sarsgaard. The film tells the story of a woman who goes from having one pet dog at home to becoming a vegan and an animal rights activist.

It premiered on January 20, 2007, at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival.