Last of the Dogmen
Last of the Dogmen is a 1995 American Western film written and directed by Tab Murphy (in his feature directorial debut). It stars Tom Berenger, Barbara Hershey, Kurtwood Smith and Steve Reevis. Set in the mountains of northwest Montana, United States, the film is about a bounty hunter who tracks escaped convicts into a remote region and encounters an unknown band of Dog Soldiers from a tribe of Cheyenne Indians. The film was shot on location in Alberta and British Columbia, Canada, as well as in Mexico. Critical reviews were mixed to positive, though the film was a box office disappointment.
Plot
Distraught but skillful bounty hunter Lewis Gates is accompanied by his horse and faithful companion Zip, an Australian cattle dog. Gates tracks three armed escaped convicts into Montana's isolated Oxbow Quadrangle, at the persistence of his unforgiving ex-father-in-law, who blames Gates for his daughter's tragic death. Gates sees the convicts but hears gunshots. Investigating the scene, Gates finds only a bloody scrap of cloth, "enough blood to paint the sheriff's office," a bloody shotgun shell, and an old-fashioned Indian arrow.
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author | Tab Murphy |
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contentLocation | Montana |
director | Tab Murphy |
editor | Richard Halsey |
genre | mystery western |
keywords | arrow attack australian cattle dog bounty hunter capture cheyenne cheyenne language dog soldiers end escaped convict force hide holding cell isolated kill law enforcement northern cheyenne indian reservation pack passionate kiss run sand creek massacre search set up speak village chief wild child wound |
musicBy | David Arnold |
producer | Joel B. Michaels Mario Kassar |
productionCompany | Carolco Pictures |
publisher | Guild Film Distribution Savoy Pictures |
recordedAt | Alberta British Columbia Mexico |
theme | independent |