Black Dog [Blu-ray]

Director: Kevin Hooks Kevin Hooks

Overview

Kevin Hooks (Passenger 57) directed this action drama about an ex-convict tricked into trucking illegal weapons across state lines. Truckdriver Jack Crews (Patrick Swayze) fell asleep at the wheel, resulting in an accident that brought him a conviction of vehicular manslaughter and a two-year prison sentence. Minus a license to drive the big rigs, Jack works for a trucking firm as a mechanic to support his wife (Brenda Strong) and daughter (Erin Broderick). His paycheck doesn't cover his overdue mortgage payments, so Jack reluctantly accepts an offer from his new boss Cutler (Graham Beckel) to make $10,000 "off the books" with a no-questions-asked delivery of toilets from Georgia to New Jersey. Jack has doubts after he goes to Georgia to get his rig; Cutler's associate Red (Meat Loaf) gives Jack a driving partner (Randy Travis) and an armed duo (Gabriel Casseus and Brian Vincent). After the four depart, Red orders others to hijack the cargo. A lengthy chase begins -- with various vehicles from motorcycles to 18-wheelers trying to get Jack off the road. After Jack learns his truck is not flush with toilets but instead is filled with a cargo of AK-47s, he phones Cutler to resign, prompting Cutler to take Jack's wife and child as hostages. Jack then moves from neutral to high gear -- with smash-ups and shootouts just around the next curve. The soundtrack includes Rhett Akins' new interpretation of "Drivin' My Life Away" by Eddie Rabbit (who died at the age of 53 during the week this film was released).

Product Details

Release Date:	06/14/2016
UPC:	0025192354571
Original Release:	1998
Rating:	PG-13
Source:	STUDIO DISTRIBUTION SERVS LLC
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Sound:	[Dolby Digital Stereo, DTS 5.1-Channel Surround Sound, Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround]
Language:	English
Time:	1:29:00
Sales rank:	16,761

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Patrick Swayze	Jack Crews
Meat Loaf	Red
Randy Travis	Earl
Gabriel Casseus	Sonny
Brian Vincent	Wes
Brenda Strong	Melanie
Graham Beckel	Cutler
Stephen Tobolowsky	Agent McClaren
Charles S. Dutton	Agent Ford
Erin Broderick	Tracy
Rusty De Wees	Junior
Cyril O'Reilly	Vince
Lorraine Toussaint	Avery
Hester Hargett	FBI Tech
Stuart Greer	Trooper
Whitt Brantley	Trooper
Mark Steven Robison	Chicken Truck Driver
Elizabeth Jaye Moore	Linda
Bo Keister	FBI Agent
Andre Walker	FBI Agent
George S. Clinton	Composer

Technical Credits

William Mickelberry

Dan Vining

Leslie Bohem

Scott Sturgeon

Kevin Hooks	Director
William Mickelberry	Screenwriter
Dan Vining	Screenwriter
Raffaella De Laurentiis	Producer
Mark W. Koch	Producer
Peter Saphier	Producer
Mark Gordon	Executive Producer
Gary Levinsohn	Executive Producer,Producer
Trevor Neighbour	Special Effects
Vic Armstrong	Stunts
Mace Neufeld	Executive Producer,Producer
Robert Rehme	Executive Producer,Producer
Elisabeth Rudolph	Casting
Kit West	Special Effects
Michael Ilitch Jr.	Producer
Kim Kurumada	Producer
Bill Anagnos	Stunts
Rick Alexander	Sound Effects
Leslie Bohem	Screenwriter
Scott Sturgeon	Screenwriter
Chuck Jeffreys	Stunts
Mary Ellis	Sound/Sound Designer