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A Balasaur Score of 75 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 7.7/10, Rotten Tomatoes 70%. Scores higher than 91% of the 390 1980s adventure movies in this catalog. Streaming on Tubi.
Synopsis
Two dogs, Rowf and Snitter, struggle to survive in the countryside after escaping from an animal research laboratory. They're pursued by search parties and then the military after rumours spread that they could be carrying the bubonic plague.
Ratings
IMDb7.7/10
Rotten Tomatoes70%
306 audience votes
Key crew
- Martin RosenDirector
- Patrick GleesonOriginal Music Composer
- Martin RosenScreenplay
Cast
- John HurtSnitter (voice)
- Christopher BenjaminRowf (voice)
- James BolamThe Tod (voice)
- Nigel HawthorneDr. Boycott (voice)
- Warren MitchellTyson / Wag (voice)
- Judy GeesonPekinese (voice)
- Patrick StewartMajor (voice)
- Brian StirnerLaboratory Assistant (voice)
- Penelope LeeLynn Driver (voice)
- Geoffrey MatthewsFarmer (voice)
- Barbara Leigh-HuntFarmer's Wife (voice)
- John BennettDon (voice)
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Themes
based on novel or bookfoxsocial commentarydogbluntadult animationresearch laboratoryanimal crueltypetsanimal testinganimal researchlab
The Best Movies of 1982
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