His name is Mad Dog
| Movie | |
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| German title | His name is Mad Dog |
| Original title | Mad Dog and Glory |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1993 |
| length | 93 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 16 |
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| Director | John McNaughton |
| script | Richard Price |
| production | Barbara De Fina , Richard Price, Martin Scorsese |
| music | Elmer Bernstein |
| camera | Robby Muller |
| cut | Elena Maganini , Craig McKay |
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His name is Mad Dog ( Mad Dog and Glory ) is an American tragic comedy directed by John McNaughton from 1993 .
action
The police officer Wayne Dobie photographs crime scenes and is mockingly called "Mad Dog" by his colleagues because he has never used his gun on duty. However, he dreams of a career as an art photographer. One day he saves Frank Milo, an organized crime chief, when a robber tries to kill him. The grateful Milo offers Dobie friendship, but warns him of the consequences if the policeman betrays him or does not respect him sufficiently. He leaves Dobie with Glory for a week, a woman who is encouraged to fulfill all of the policeman's wishes. She tells Dobie that she will work off her brother's debt with Milo and moves in with him.
After initially considerable interpersonal difficulties, the two fall in love and also become intimate. After a week, Milo wants one of his helpers to pick up Glory and sends him to Dobie's apartment, where the man meets Dobie's colleague Mike. After the unsuccessful brawl, Milo mockingly asks whether Dobie always lets others fight for him, but immediately discovers self-critically that he does that too. He eventually demands a transfer fee of $ 40,000 for the woman (instead of 75,000 because Dobie saved his life).
Dobie raises money from his friends, but he doesn't get enough. Glory is very upset when she finds out that she is about to be bought and leaves him.
The next confrontation takes place on the sidewalk. Dobie insists again that he won't give up Glory. His colleagues arrive before Milo can use the clubs. Dobie, determined to do anything, forces Milo into a fight at gunpoint, in which the physically inferior police officer has to take more than the gangster. Finally, Glory comes in and ends the brawl. She is ready to go with Milo and his people, but Milo finally renounces what he sees as legitimate claims. But the friendship will no longer work.
Glory and the policeman return to their home together.
Reviews
The film received an overwhelmingly positive response. The film holds 78% on the Rotten Tomatoes website based on evaluated film reviews.
The lexicon of international films, for example, described the film as "entertaining" and praised the acting, and film critic Roger Ebert wrote that His Name is Mad Dog "is one of the kind of films I would like to see more than once."
James Berardinelli criticized on ReelViews that the film too often makes it difficult for audiences to engage emotionally. Bill Murray tries to play to his strengths. Robert De Niro comes into its own in an unusually restrained role for him ("Robert DeNiro is effective in an unusually restrained role"), Uma Thurman can play better than the character of Glory allows her in this case. Overall, the film is disappointing.
The German Film and Media Assessment FBW in Wiesbaden awarded the film the rating particularly valuable.
background
The film was shot in Chicago . A few changes were made after the test screenings, especially in the fight scene at the end of the film. Production costs were estimated at 19 million US dollars . The film grossed approximately $ 11.1 million in US cinemas.
Web links
- His name is Mad Dog in the German dubbing index
- Mad Dog and Glory in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- His name is Mad Dog in the Lexicon of International Films
- Mad Dog and Glory at Rotten Tomatoes (English)
- Mad Dog and Glory at Metacritic (English)