Footrot Flats: The Dog's Tale
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| Directed by | Murray Ball |
| Produced by | Murray Ball John Barnett Pat Cox |
| Written by | Murray Ball Tom Scott |
| Starring | John Clarke Peter Rowley Rawiri Paratene Fiona Samuel Peter Hayden |
| Music by | Dave Dobbyn |
| Editing by | Michael Horton Dennis Jones |
| Distributed by | Kerridge-Odeon |
| Release date(s) | 1986 |
| Running time | 71 min |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Language | English |
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Footrot Flats: The Dog's Tail Tale (also called Footrot Flats: The Dog's Tale) is a 1986 New Zealand animated film, based on cartoonist Murray Ball's popular comic strip, "Footrot Flats". It was New Zealand's first feature-length animated film.
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[edit] Plot
Told from the perspective of a witty border collie lead character, "The Dog". His owner Wal is falling in love with Cheeky Hobson, a hairdresser in their small town of Raupo, New Zealand, and the Dog has romantic entanglements of his own with Cooch's dog, Jess. In addition, Rangi and Pongo must rescue Cooch's prize-winning stag from the clutches of the neighbouring thugs, the Murphys, while Wal tries to gain selection for the All Blacks rugby team.
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Featuring songs and music by New Zealand musician Dave Dobbyn, the Footrot Flats soundtrack spawned two hit singles: "You Oughta Be in Love", and "Slice of Heaven" (featuring Herbs) which was a massive hit in both New Zealand and Australia.
