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How to Kill Your Neighbor's Dog (2000)

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Film details

Featuring

Kenneth Branagh Robin Wright Penn Jared Harris
Director

Michael Kalesniko
Countries

Germany USA
Year

2000
Genres

Comedy Drama
Type

Film
Category

Fiction

Synopsis

Comedy drama. Peter McGowen is a British playwright living in Los Angeles. Once one of the brightest stars of the theatre, he has become cynical and jaded, following a string of theatrical failures. His wife, Melanie, is keen to have a child, but Peter is against the idea, given his fading career and the difficulty of caring for Melanie's mother, who suffers from Alzheimer's disease. In addition there is the neighbour's dog to cope with, which never stops barking. When Peter befriends a young girl, Amy, slightly affected by cerebral palsy, using her as a model for a character in a new play that he hopes will set him back on track, he becomes less hardened to the idea of a baby in the family.

Cast & Credits

Cast
- - Peter McGowen
    
    Kenneth Branagh
  - Melanie
    
    Robin Wright Penn
  - Pete
    
    Jared Harris
  - Adam
    
    Johnathon Schaech
  - Larry
    
    Peter Riegert
  - Edna
    
    Lynn Redgrave
  - Amy
    
    Suzi Hofrichter
Credits
- Direction:
  - Director
    
    Michael Kalesniko
  - Assistant Director
    
    Kevin Moore
  Production:
  - Presented by
    
    Millennium Pictures
  - In association with
    
    Cinerenta
  - Production Company
    
    South Fork Pictures
  - In association with
    
    Lonsdale Productions
  - Executive Producer
    
    Robert Redford
  - Co-executive Producer
    
    Willi Baer
  - Co-executive Producer
    
    Avi Lerner
  - Co-executive Producer
    
    Danny Dimbort
  - Co-executive Producer
    
    Trevor Short
  - Co-executive Producer
    
    John Thompson
  - Producer
    
    Michael Nozik
  - Producer
    
    Nancy M. Ruff
  - Producer
    
    Brad Weston
  - Co-producer
    
    Tani Cohen
  - Co-producer
    
    Amanda Nelligan
  - Line Producer
    
    Michael Potkins
  - Associate Producer
    
    Rainer Bienger
  - Associate Producer
    
    Lisa Bellomo
  Casting:
  - Casting
    
    Linda Lowy
  - Casting
    
    John Brace
  Writing:
  - Screenplay
    
    Michael Kalesniko
  Photography:
  - Director of Photography
    
    Hubert Taczanowski
  Editing:
  - Editor
    
    Pamela Martin
  Design:
  - Production Designer
    
    Stephen Lineweaver
  - Art Director
    
    Doug Byggdin
  Costumes:
  - Costume Designer
    
    Mary Claire Hannan
  Music:
  - Music
    
    David Robbins
  - Music Supervisor
    
    Robin Urdang
  Sound:
  - Sound
    
    Larry Sutton

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