Kicking the Dog (2009)

Director:

Randy Scooter Lammey

Writer:

Randy Scooter Lammey (writer)

Genre:

Comedy

Tagline:

Twelve Friends, One Great Summer, Soon They Will Be Legends

Plot:

Twelve friends spend one last great summer together, partying and reminiscing, ultimately realizing they will soon go their separate ways in life.

Plot Keywords:

Summer | Party | Dog | Female Nudity | Beer

Cast

Carl T. Evans	...	Matt
Elizabeth Schmidt	...	Julie
Laura Bach	...	Trish
Jarrod Pistilli	...	Satchem
Scott Laska	...	Josh
Vedette Lim	...	Erin
Joe Spellman	...	Ronald
Jessica Jolly	...	Amy
Helen Green	...	Angie
Simone Stout	...	Jen
Brendan Wynne	...	The Chubby Kid
Michael O'Grady Moriarty	...	Robbie
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Tim Arndt	...	Donald Hall
Justin Bilyeu	...	Party Guy
Mike Damanskis	...	Bigger Party Guy
Ike Davis	...	Ike Davis
Lorianne Dye	...	Dream Girl
Leigh Earnshaw III	...	Drunk Guy
David M. Francis	...	Amy's Impotent Boyfriend
April Gallagher	...	Easier Girl
Charles Green	...	Lucky Little Fella (as Charles 'Chuck Love' Green)
Dawn Lammey	...	Handsome Girl who won't trade panties
Hope Lammey	...	Girl who trades her panties for a cup to save $5
Kristen Lawrence	...	Girl who has butt grabbed
Joclyn Ott	...	Tighty-Whitey Girl
B.J. Riggins	...	Julie's Mom
Chris Schneider	...	Sugar Bubbles
Elizabeth Shin	...	Dream Girl's Friend
Abbey Showalter	...	Easy Girl
Jonathan Stern	...	Guy at Keg
Daniel W.	...	Husky Girl's Father
Megan Wilson	...	Girl with Big Ol' Rack
Mark Wright	...	Whiskey Neck
Matt Wright	...	All Night Matt Wright

MPAA:

Rated R for pervasive sexual content, language and some teen drinking.

Runtime:

USA:91 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo (RCA Sound System)

Certification:

USA:R

Filming Locations:

Loag's Corner, Pennsylvania, USA

Company:

Jackbird Productions

Trivia:

The movie was shot mostly during the day with all windows covered to imitate night time so 'Scooter Lammey''s parent's could return to their house at night to sleep.

Goofs:

Continuity: The character of Matt wears two different styles of pants during the second evening in the movie. When he's in the bedroom with the first girl, he's wearing "warmup" pants that button down the side, which he rips off. Later, when he's in the bedroom with the second girl, he's wearing button-fly jeans, which he rips off.

Quotes:

Ronald: I'm thinking about going over to that new girl's house and asking her to come with me to Satchem's party tonight.
The Chubby Kid: Isn't she a plumper?
Ronald: Yeah! And when she gets drunk, she's all about putting out.
The Chubby Kid: You don't even know her name.
Ronald: Don't worry about it. I'll just play it cool. I always do!
Husky Girl's Father: Can I help you?
Ronald: Uh, I was wondering if your, uh, daughter was around?
Husky Girl's Father: Which one?
Ronald: The husky one!

Soundtrack:

Don't Follow Me

Funny Movie You Can Relate To

I was attracted because of a combination of the movie poster and the low-budget production story (like Clerks) and left hoping this filmmaker gets a chance to make a movie on a Hollywwod budget. It had the rare ability to keep me entertained and laughing for 90 minutes - even my girlfriend laughed at most of the scenes - and she threatened to refuse to watch it after the opening scene! If you liked a movie like Dazed and Confused - with no real point, just cool scenes and conversations - you will enjoy this little gem called Kicking The Dog. If you don't "get" these movies, and never spent your weekends drinking beer with buddies, getting too drunk to hook up, reminiscing about the good times and generally having fun, you also won't see the absolute perfect humor in this movie either. Some people just don't understand getting drunk and having fun. If you do, you will quote this movie forever. "Just sit back and enjoy the best 5 inches this side of the Mississippi!!" It's not Clerks and it's not American Pie. Yes, it's conversation, but this is real conversation that buddies have when there's nothing else to do except get drunk and try to hook up - and it's so real it's hilarious. The conversation in Clerks was funny for different reasons. And AP had a $10 million budget, not $50k, so it should be held to higher standards, although I truly find Kicking The Dog as entertaining as Pie or Clerks.

Basically a bunch of friends get drunk, discuss sex, poke boobs, play drinking games, discuss sex, get drunk, get a footjob, have fun and a few even have serious issues with their relationships (but don't worry, they're getting drunk too). Plus the acting is amazing for a low budget film - actually probably better than any teen movie since Pie.