Year of the Dog (2007)
Director:
Mike White
Tagline:
« Has the world left you a stray? »
Rating:
(6’828 votes)
(6’828 votes)
Quotes:
[Closing lines]
« Peggy: If you all didn't think I was crazy, I'm sure you will now. How do I explain the things I've said and done? How do I explain the person I've become? I know I've disappointed everyone and I'm sorry for that. I wish I was a more articulate person. I believe life is magical. It is so precious. And there are so many kinds of life in this life. So many things to love. The love for a husband or a wife, a boyfriend or girlfriend. The love for children. The love for yourself. And even material things. This is my love. It is mine. And it fills me and defines me. And it compels me on.
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« Peggy: I've always been disappointed by people. I've really only been able to count on my pets. I know it's pathetic, but…
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« Newt: Hey, it's not pathetic.
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« Peggy: But it's enough. It was enough last month and last week, and it'll be enough next week.
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« Peggy: So you were saying you had a dog who died when you were young?
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« Al: Tessie. I loved that dog. I had her since she was a puppy. We did everything together. She was my right-hand bitch… sorry, I mean in the dog way of being a bitch. Yeah, she died way too young. She was only six.
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« Peggy: Oh.
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« Al: Yeah.
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« Peggy: How did she die?
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« Al: I shot her in Wyoming. You want some more wine?
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Trailer:
Year of the Dog
Runtime:97 minutes
Plots:
A secretary’s life changes in unexpected ways after her dog dies.
Peggy (Molly Shannon) is single, childless, in her forties, a lonely executive assistant in a friendly office. Her dog Pencil is the love of her life, and when he dies after eating some sort of toxin, Peggy’s life spins out of her control: a friendly neighbor invites her for dinner; a friendly staff member at her vet’s calls with an abused dog he recommends she adopt – she does, and also finds herself attracted to this fellow. She becomes a vegan, supports animal-rights causes, and embroils her brother’s young children in these concerns. Saving dogs and other animals become such a passion that her mental health and her job may be in danger. Are regaining control and finding love beyond her reach?

