Footrot Flats: The Dog's Tale
1986 · 71 MIN · IMDB 7.0 · 1,068 VOTES · DIR. Murray Ball
Overview
Featuring the characters from Murray Ball's "Footrot Flats" (New Zealands most beloved local cartoon strip), questions to be answered include: Will Wal Footrot win the affections of Cheeky Hobson over the sleazy Spit Murphy? Will the Dog win the affections of the lovely Jess? Will Wal make a good impression on the selectors at Saturday's rugby match? Can Rangi and Pongo save Cooch's prize stag from the depths of Blackwater Station, home of the Murphys, their vicious dogs and deadly croco-pigs? All this and more will be answered as the small town of Raupo comes to life on the big screen.
Dialogue Timeline — 821 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:01:35 Well, Footrot, you're a lucky man!
00:03:44 Dog! Dog! Speak up, damn it!
00:06:42 Shit!
00:09:59 How do you like that?
00:12:16 Jess can look after me.
00:15:34 OK, now watch this.
00:16:50 An All Black selector is coming to town next month.
00:18:08 I know, it's easy to criticize from up here, but...
00:19:25 Unbelievable!
00:22:24 You ready for the big match, mate?
00:25:49 You oughta be in love, you oughta be in love
00:27:36 This looks like a risk job for the gray ghost.
00:30:17 Guard the walnuts.
00:34:29 Yes, it often is at night.
00:38:55 Something's happened to Jess.
00:41:22 Kick-off's at three. This is me big chance.
00:44:22 Good on ya, Spit. Go for it!
00:47:03 Cause you're not...
00:48:41 He places the ball.
00:50:24 Start, you mongrel, start!
00:55:18 I gotcha!
00:58:55 The table...
01:01:44 He's gonna drown!
01:05:28 Not "meow", "woof, woof".
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed821
Dialogue density11.6 lines / min
First line00:01:35
Final line01:05:28
Production Record
DirectorMurray Ball
LanguageEnglish
Revenue$1,500,000
IMDb votes1,068