Rock Dog Page #7

Synopsis: When a radio falls from the sky into the hands of a wide-eyed Tibetan Mastiff, he leaves home to fulfill his dream of becoming a musician, setting into motion a series of completely unexpected events.
Director(s): Ash Brannon
  2 nominations.
 
IMDB:
5.9
Metacritic:
48
PG
Year:
2016
90 min
1,295 Views


- W-- what's that?

- Okay, fellas. Start packing.

- Where we going, Chief?

- Oh, a little place called Snow Mountain.

- Oh!

Wait a second. (clears throat)

You-- you don't need to go

to Snow Mountain.

- Oh, yes, we do.

- No, really.

We certainly do.

- You don't need to bother them, so--

- Zip it!

Put him in the ring with The Grizz.

DARMA:
Bodi?

-GERMUR:
Bodi!

-DARMA:
Bodi!

-GERMUR:
You hungry, bro?

-DARMA:
Bodi?

Bode!

Where could he possibly have gone?

Hmm.

If I were the Bode...

Ooh.

Back up.

There was a car here earlier.

I think that's a good conclusion.

Whoa. Check it.

What? Why would anybody go after Bodi?

Mystery.

(horn honking)

- You seein' what I'm seein'?

- I think so.

Does it start with an "A"?

Yes.

And end with a "good"?

Yes.

You there!

Have you seen a dog around here?

Silly hat, bit of a goof?

You... know... Bodi?

Yes, that's his name.

He's, uh, kind of like a...

Bit of a muse, really. Hello.

Large Lad.

(phone ringing)

Hold this, will you?

- What? Yeah.

- Angus!

Where are you?

Our runner is waiting outside your place

right now and you're not answering!

- I've. ..

- And I don't want any more games!

This is getting really, really old.

Now you've got exactly one minute

to come outside and hand over that record

or your career is over!

- You understand?

-lan.

- What?

- Something's come up.

I've gotta do this.

(phone beeps)

Come on! What are you waiting for?

Let's go find your mate.

Who? Us?

(grunts) Germur, come on!

Comin'! (grunts)

(loud cheering)

ANNOUNCER:
Ladies and gentlemen,

for your own safety,

please give a warm welcome to The Grizz!

Oh, boy...

(rumbling)

(gasps)

Dog. Food.

(growls)

Okay, boys, you know the drill.

Last one breathing wins.

Please, sir, my family's in danger.

Can we just cancel this whole thing?

I'm not really even a fighter.

I'm not really a referee. Now get some!

(whoops)

ANIMAL:
Crush him!

(cheering)

(Grizz laughing)

(Grizz growls)

(crowd cheers)

(horn honking)

- Bodi!

- Dog!

- Thank goodness we found you!

- Man, where you been?

We've been looking everywhere for you.

So... You're okay. Right.

Can I drop you somewhere?

- Snow Mountain!

- You've gotta be kidding me!

Please, listen to me.

Wolves... They're gonna eat the village!

Wolves? (groans)

Don't like them.

I'll do it. All right. Come on!

What the!

There you go.

Just a little something from me,

all right?

From me to you.

Just signed the back of it, you see?

That makes it more valuable.

Ozzy normally does that,

but I've done that to make it real.

You know?

It's valuable. Valuable! It's valuable.

-KHAMPA:
No. Your head is on backwards.

-(sheep chattering indistincly)

Ethel, move it! Move it! Move it!

Where is Carl?

Is he in the shower again?

-SHEEP:
He is.

-KHAMPA:
...fine. Let's go.

It's like you're a bunch

of kindergartners!

How Bodi put up

with you for this long, I do not...

Oh, great.

This is not a drill. Take your positions!

Those are not the positions I meant.

(laughter)

Who wants a taste?

Come on! Anyone? Bring it!

What the...

(chuckles) All right, boys. Break 'em out.

(panting)

(door opens)

Carl?

Carl! Down here.

I can't believe I'm saying this,

but you're our only hope.

Go warn the village.

(wolves chattering indisitncly)

So we meet again. Bring him along.

(clamoring)

Hurry! Hurry! Come on!

No, this way! In here!

Okay, bar the doors!

(straining)

RIFF:
Hello?

(lock rattling)

Hello?

I've got to have you open this door.

No, not this time you don't!

(chuckles)

Oh...

-Boo!

-(sheep screaming)

(bleats)

-WOLF:
Oh yea.

-(growls)

Don't spare the hot sauce,

and keep them turning.

You know,

nothing goes better with lamb chops

than a little mint jelly.

Let's grill!

(straining)

(blowing)

-(bleats)

-BODI:
Stop!

Bodi?

-(sheep chattering excitedly)

- Where'd you come from?

Let everyone go!

Or else what?

Or else this.

Bodi, what... What are you doing?

No, no, Dad. It's okay. I found the fire.

I found it.

Ah.

- Grab him!

- This way!

(wolves growling)

(Bodi panting)

Don't you touch my son!

Bodi, run!

We gotta help him.

Relax, I got a plan!

(tour bus engine revving)

(all shouting)

What?

That was your plan?

You complete and utter goat!

(Khampa panting)

What?

WOLVES:
Get back here.

(panting)

Whoa!

- Get back here.

- Get back!

(Khampa grunting)

(panting)

WOLVES:
There he is!

(wolves groaning)

RIFF:
No, he ain't gonna...

Whoa!

(thuds)

(laughter)

(gasps)

Cut him down.

You know what?

I left my switchblade in the car, so...

(wolf laughing maniacally)

Bodi.

Now, about that fire?

This would be a good time.

(guitar music playing)

(shockwave)

(shockwave)

(shockwave)

(shockwave)

(shockwave)

(stops strumming)

(Linnux grunting)

(shockwave)

(Linnux screaming)

I love you, son.

Well played, mate.

- Angus!

-(Angus exclaims)

-DARMA:
Bodi!

- All right, Bodi!

-SHEEP 1:
That was incredible.

-SHEEP 2:
That's how you shred!

Oh, don't worry about me.

They'll untie me sooner or later.

My guess is later.

The important thing is what's going on

right there.

Yeah, it's only worked one other time!

And I have a hunch

that things around here

are gonna get a whole lot louder.

(crowd cheering)

(guitar music playing)

After searchin', tryin' to find you

I thought I lost my luck

But I never thought

in a million years

That you would just

walk right up

Ooh-ooh...

Ian? Ian? Can you hear this?

I could never let you down...

I think they're pretty good, man.

I think you should look in to them.

Even when the times get rough...

That's my guitar solo!

I gotta do a guitar solo. Gotta go! Bye!

We'll grow old

and we'll never be alone

And no matter where we roam

We'll be glorious

We'll be glorious

and you know it's true

Come on, dude, check the list again.

I'm with the band. I introduced them.

(Grizz roars)

Now we're glowing

like a fire illuminating from within

So we keep on climbing higher

To the sky

we're going we've never been

Oooh-oh

Now that we set us free

Nothing's gonna hold us down

And even when

the times get rough

We'll never lose the fight in us

We'll grow old

and we'll never be alone

And no matter where we roam

We'll be glorious

We'll grow old

And we'll never be alone

And no matter where we roam

We'll be glorious

We'll be glorious

and you know it's true

(shock wave)

You and I are never gonna rest

Keep up the dream

like it's life or death

And you and I we're never giving in

Never giving in ever giving in

And you and I we're never gonna rest

Keep up the dream

like it's life or death

And you and I we're never giving in

Never giving in

We're never giving ever giving

We'll grow old

And we'll never be alone

And no matter where we roam

We'll be glorious

We'll grow old

And we'll never be alone

And no matter where we roam

We'll be glorious

We'll be glorious you know its true

(vocalizing)

Hey!

Hey!

(song ends)

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Ash Brannon

Ash Brannon (born 1969 in Columbus, Georgia) is an American animator, writer and director. He was a story artist and directing animator on Toy Story and co-director on Toy Story 2. Besides working at Pixar he has also worked with DreamWorks Animation on Over the Hedge and Sony Pictures Animation on Surf's Up. He also directed and wrote the 2016 computer-animated film Rock Dog. Brannon studied visual arts at Douglas Anderson School of the Arts in Jacksonville, Florida for high school and went on to CalArts for further education. Studying in CalArts Character Animation program, Brannon likewise practiced his skills in animation as a trainee for Disney Animation's 1989 film The Little Mermaid, from 1990 to 1992. In the meantime, Brannon served as an animator for such projects as Nike's Hare Jordan Super Bowl ad in 1992 and the television series That's Warner Bros.!.He won an Annie Award for Outstanding Individual Achievement for Directing in an Animated Feature Production and Outstanding Individual Achievement for Writing in an Animated Feature Production on Toy Story 2. He was also nominated for an Oscar in 2007 on Surf's Up.According to the Toy Story 2 DVD audio commentary, Al McWhiggin's license plate "LZTYBRN," is Brannon's actual license plate. more…

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