Baxter

"Beware of the dog who thinks."

Jan 18 1989 R 1h 22m
Comedy, Drama, Horror

A white Bull Terrier named Baxter is given to an elderly woman by her daughter. As time passes, the dog develops aggressive and murderous behavior in order to be adopted by another family.

Plot

Mrs. Deville's daughter Florence gives her a bull terrier named Baxter as a surprise present. Although she's afraid of him, she doesn't want to give him away because she feels lonely. But Baxter has his own ideas - he longs to be dominated, to be challenged - and so he isn't content with his boring life with the old woman. To get rid of her, he causes an accident. It works, and he's given to the neighbors, a young couple. He's happy...for a while. When they get a baby, he again takes action.

Written by

Jacques Audiard, Jérôme Boivin, Ken Greenhall

Directed by

Jérôme Boivin

Cast

Lise Delamare, Jean Mercure, Jacques Spiesser

Crew

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Production Countries

France

Production Companies

MK2 Films, Partner's Productions, Alicéléo, Christian Bourgois Productions, Gérard Mital Productions, ISSA

Languages

Français, Español

Awards

1 win & 1 nomination

Scores
# of Votes
2,883
Average Rating
6.7 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA