Footrot Flats: The Dog's Tale

Apr 9 1986 PG 1h 11m
Animation, Comedy

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.

Plot

Featuring the characters from Murray Ball's "Footrot Flats", (New Zealand's 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 All Black selectors at Saturdays rugby match? Can Rangi and Pongo save Cooch's prize stag from the depths of Blackwater station, home of the Murphy's, 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.

Written by

Murray Ball, Tom Scott

Directed by

Murray Ball

Cast

John Clarke, Peter Rowley, Rawiri Paratene

Crew

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Production Countries

New Zealand

Production Companies

Magpie Productions Ltd., Independent Newspapers

Languages

English

Awards

4 wins

Scores
# of Votes
1,107
Average Rating
7 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA