The Road Dog

2023

Comedy / Drama

2
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 71% · 3 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 71%
IMDb Rating 5.8/10 10 409 409

Plot summary

Jimmy Quinn is a veteran of stand-up comedy's glory days; he is also an alcoholic. His life changes when his son David, who he abandoned as a child, shows up at his door, professing his desire to be a stand-up comedian.

Director

Greg Glienna Photo
Greg Glienna

Top cast

Tim Kazurinsky Photo
Tim Kazurinsky as Phil
Chloe Skoczen Photo
Chloe Skoczen as Young girl #1
Doug Stanhope Photo
Doug Stanhope as Jimmy Quinn
Khrystyne Haje Photo
Khrystyne Haje as Laura
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974 MB
1280*694
English 2.0
NR
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23.976 fps
1 hr 45 min
Seeds 2
1.95 GB
1920*1040
English 5.1
NR
Subtitles us  
23.976 fps
1 hr 45 min
Seeds 4

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by gabriel2000 6 / 10

Cute Trash

This film reminded me of those straight-to-TV B-movies, right down to the soundtrack. I'm not sure if this was an intentional choice, but I could see someone like Doug Stanhope being drawn to that style. Who knows? It certainly has its flaws, but considering the budget, it's not terrible. That said, I wish the writing were stronger. The movie is filled with clichés, and the dialogue often feels stiff and lifeless.I also wonder if Doug Stanhope is subtly making a statement about the darker side of alcoholism-something he might not readily admit, as he hints with the line, "it's kinda off-brand."Overall, it's a forced, one-dimensional melodrama, yet oddly charming and watchable in its own quirky way.
Reviewed by tonyjsullivan 2 / 10

Boring trash

I love Doug Stanhope but this movie was the pits. The acting is horrible. Doug is the only one who can act in this and he's just playing himself. The dialog is boring. This movie feels like it's been made dozens of times. Even the music they chose is so basic it just helps the movie drag. You can see where the movie is going and it ends exactly how you think it will. The set designs are so cheap nothing looks real. I was so disappointed in this and embarrassed to have wasted 4 bucks renting it. Nothing in the movie made me laugh and Doug has always made me howl in laughter. This entire movie was just boring and it's not worth your time.
Reviewed by theruiner66 4 / 10

At least it's edited and paced well, because it's not funny even by Stanhope standards.

I'm a Stanhope fanatic; I've got the specials, bootlegs, audiobooks etc. That being said, this movie is not good. It's competently shot and edited which keeps it from being a bad movie like most amateur trash; but beyond that there's not a lot to see here. Another review put it perfectly, 'it feels like a hallmark movie without the cheesy cliches', but at least hallmark movies have decent acting most of the time. Which leads me to the next issue, the acting in this isn't even terrible enough to make fun of, it's just phoned in and uninteresting. I can't recall a single line of dialogue from Stanhope or any other character that felt the slightest bit genuine. I expect as much from Stanhope because he's not an actor, he's a comedian; but if everyone else is an actor by trade, they need take a few more classes. Doug has a bit on one of his specials where he talks about hating doing old material because he has to remember the setup and build up the fake anger and frustration to sell the punchline; some of which he uses in the film. But there was no anger or frustration here; only visible awkwardness and flat delivery in the shape of a Stanhope joke. The only funny thing about this movie was the cheesy piano music that played during 'emotional' scenes when it's void of a soundtrack otherwise.I'll continue to support Stanhope in his other endeavors, but I'm not gonna sit here and pretend that this was a must see for anyone that knows who Doug is.
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