Bark!
| Bark! | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Katarzyna Adamik |
| Written by | Heather Morgan |
| Starring | Lee Tergesen Heather Morgan Lisa Kudrow Vincent D'Onofrio Hank Azaria |
| Distributed by | TVA International[2] |
Release date | January 11, 2002 (Sundance)[1] |
Running time | 100 minutes[1] |
| Language | English |
Bark! is a 2002 film written by
The "extremely low-budget" film,[3] had its origins in a 90-second comedy sketch.[1]
Plot
The film depicts Lucy, a professional dogwalker (played by Morgan), who gradually assumes the identity of a dog. Tergesen plays Peter, her embarrassed husband, and Kudrow plays their veterinarian.
Cast
- Lee Tergesen as Peter
- Heather Morgan as Lucy
- Lisa Kudrow as Darla
- Vincent D'Onofrio as Malcolm
- Hank Azaria as Sam
- Mary Jo Deschanel as Betty
- Scott Wilson as Harold
- Aimee Graham as Rebecca
- Wade Andrew Williamsas Tom
Release
The film was screened at several film festivals, including the
The film was eventually released on DVD in 2003 by TVA International.[2]
Reception
Variety, reviewing the film after its Sundance screening, said it "seems to be a throwback to the craziness-as-higher-expression-of-individuality school that was in vogue between The King of Hearts and Harold and Maude, noting "Lucy's withdrawal doesn't seem to spring from anything — unless urban life's everyday rudeness and an overbearingly suburban-banal family background count — and scene by scene, Bark! builds no discernible rhythm, viewpoint or mood apart from a faint, rudderless, shaggy-joke tenor.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d Bark! Review, from Variety
- ^ a b Houston, Don (November 22, 2003). "Bark". DVD Talk.
- ^ After Friends: Looking for a Second Act, an August 18, 2002 article from The New York Times
External links
- Bark! at IMDb
- Bark! at Rotten Tomatoes
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