A drama set in the American South, where a precocious, troubled girl finds a safe haven in the music and movement of Elvis Presley. “Hounddog” is the story of Lewellen, a girl played by 12-year-old Dakota Fanning, who is growing up in the 1960s South. HOUND DOG unfolds as record mogul Don Robey crafts the blueprint for the urban music industry while combating the mob, segregation and his own vices. The best thing about the film is Dakota Fanning's performance. Report this review . A drama set in the American South, where a precocious, troubled girl finds a safe haven in the music and movement of Elvis Presley. The emotional development of the young girl was excellently portrayed and as a person who enjoys the blues was impressed with Dakotas Hound dog blues rendition The superbly accomplished child star Dakota Fanning turns in the performance of her career as … Teen, 16 years old Written byBusea October 14, 2011. age 18+ Not for kids. Lewellen is surprised to discover "Hound Dog" wasn't originated by her beloved Elvis. Hounddog (2007) R | 102 min | Drama, Music. 57 likes. Released: 2008-09-19 Genre: Drama. Does Not Like Shoes: Lewellen is barefoot for nearly the whole movie. She finds comfort and safety, as well as a place to put her hurt and rage, in the music of Elvis Presley, but it will be her own voice that gives her the strength and courage to walk away from her past and into her future. Dakota Fanning plays a spirited young girl in 1950s rural Alabama, who struggles to rise above the repression that surrounds her. Hounddog is a good movie but has several disturbing scenes. HOUNDDOG is writer-director Deborah Kampmeier's controversial story of lost innocence set in rural Alabama in the 1950s. Genre: If a kid watched this, he/she would be scarred for life after what happens about half-way through the movie. Lewellen is so depressed after the rape that it causes her to get very sick and almost die. HOUND DOG The Movie. It was a scene required by the story and handled with real taste. Hounddog suffers from something I've noticed in some other indie films: It's boring and it's too long. This was yet another hour and a half long movie that felt twice as long. In 1912, Clint McKinney and his younger brother Spud talk their father Aaron into letting them go on a hunting trip with their older friend, the womanizing Blackie Scantling. Heavy with the dank, rustic hues of the South, the film is a powerfully vivid and imagistic portrayal of the power of music to overcome the greatest of obstacles. The Fox and the Hound is a 1981 American animated musical buddy drama film produced by Walt Disney Productions and loosely based on the 1967 novel of the same name by Daniel P. Mannix.It is the 24th Disney animated feature film.The film was directed by Ted Berman, Richard Rich, and Art Stevens and features the voices of Mickey Rooney, Kurt Russell, Pearl Bailey, Jack … Released January 22nd, 2007, 'Hounddog' stars Dakota Fanning, Oliver Clayton-Luce, Isabelle Fuhrman, Cody Hanford The R movie has a runtime of about 1 … Hound-Dog Man is a 1959 film directed by Don Siegel, based on the 1947 novel by Fred Gipson, and starring Fabian, Carol Lynley, and Stuart Whitman Plot. Report this review . Although it's filled with gorgeous scenery, the film just seems to go on and on and on. Movies; Hounddog; Hounddog. I would have loved to have seen the cut scenes, as I felt something was missing. Death by Despair: Nearly. HD IMDB: N/A. The Fundamentalist: Lewellen's grandmother. However, still a good movie. A drama set in the American South, where a precocious, troubled girl finds a safe haven in the music … Hounddog is a movie starring Dakota Fanning, David Morse, and Piper Laurie.