For the 2015 remake, see Rabid Dogs (2015 film). For the condition of rabies in dogs, see Rabies in dogs.
1998 film
Rabid Dogs
Artwork for Arrow Video Blu-ray cover by Graham Humphreys[2]
Directed by
Mario Bava[1]
Screenplay by
Alessandro Parenzo
Cesare Frugoni
Based on
"Man and Boy" by Michael J. Carroll
Produced by
Roberto Loyola[1]
Starring
Riccardo Cucciolla
Aldo Caponi
Lea Lander
Maurice Poli
Luigi Montefiori
Erika Dario
Cinematography
Emilio Varriano
Mario Bava[1]
Edited by
Carlo Reali[1]
Music by
Stelvio Cipriani
Color process
Technicolor
Production company
Roberto Loyola Cinematogfraica[1]
Release date
February 24, 1998 (1998-02-24) (DVD release[1])
Country
Italy[1]
Language
Italian
Rabid Dogs (Italian: Cani arrabbiati) is an Italian thriller-noir film directed by Mario Bava, starring Riccardo Cucciolla, Don Backy, Lea Lander, Maurice Poli, George Eastman and Erika Dario. Taking place largely in real time, the film follows a trio of payroll robbers who kidnap a young woman and force a man with a sick child to be their getaway driver, all while trying to avoid being caught by the police.
An adaptation of the Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine short story "Man and Boy" by Michael J. Carroll, Rabid Dogs was a departure for Bava, as its emphasis on realism sets it apart stylistically from his colourful horror films. Following three weeks of principal photography, producer Roberto Loyola declared bankruptcy, resulting in the then-incomplete film being shelved due to his ownership of the rights. Rabid Dogs remained unseen for over two decades, but following an acquisition of the rights by Lander, it has since been released on home video in multiple versions, with various scenes being partially re-shot, added or removed for continuity. One of these versions, titled Kidnapped, was supervised by Bava's son Lamberto and his colleague Alfredo Leone.
A Franco-Canadian remake of the same name, directed by Éric Hannezo, was released in 2015.
^ abcdefgCurti 2013, p. 115.
^"Arrow". Graham Humphreys. Retrieved December 28, 2021.
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