Finding Rin Tin Tin

Finding Rin Tin Tin
Finding Rin Tin Tin
Directed by	Danny Lerner
Written by	David Rolland; Jim Tierney
Produced by	Les Weldon; George Furla; Kirk M. Hallam
Starring	Tyler Jensen; Ben Cross; Gregory Gudgeon; Steve O'Donnell; William Hope; Todd Jensen
Cinematography	Emil Topuzov
Edited by	Michele Gisser
Music by	Stephen Edwards
Production; companies	Emmett/Furla Films; Tosca Pictures; First Look Studios; Metropolitan Filmexport; Millennium Films
Distributed by	Nu Image Films
Release dates	August 15, 2007 (France); September 16, 2008 (United States);
Running time	87 minutes
Countries	Bulgaria; United States
Language	English
Budget	$9 million

Finding Rin Tin Tin is a 2007 Bulgarian–American family comedy film directed by Israeli filmmaker Danny Lerner. Based loosely on historical events, the film is the most recent in a long line that includes the character Rin Tin Tin.

Plot

The film tells the story of the original Rin Tin Tin, the legendary German Shepherd, rescued as a shell-shocked puppy from the World War I battlefield in Lorraine, France, by an American serviceman, Lee Duncan. The puppy was taken to America and became the hero of several films made in the 1920s and 1930s.^[3]

Cast

Tyler Jensen as Lee Duncan
Ben Cross as Nikolaus
Gregory Gudgeon as Gaston
Steve O'Donnell as Johnson
William Hope as Major Snickens
Todd Jensen as Captain Sandman
Ivan Renkov as Jacques
Ian Porter as Lt. Bryant
Garrick Hagon as The General
Michal Yanai as Monique
Wesley Stiller as Steve

As Rin Tin Tin

Oskar
Sunny
Mira
Zuza
Lana (teenage)
Andy (teenage)

Reception

Finding Rin Tin Tin is the lowest ranked film on the French site AlloCiné, compiling the ratings of several film critics and was unanimously ranked 1 star.^[4]

Lawsuit

In October 2008, Daphne Hereford, an American woman breeding progeny of the original Rin Tin Tin, asked a federal court in Houston, Texas to protect her rights to the Rin Tin Tin name.^[5] The judge ruled in favor of the filmmakers, declaring the use of the name in the film to be fair use.^[6]

References

^ "FINDING RIN TIN TIN (U)". British Board of Film Classification. 2008-08-28. Retrieved 2013-06-14.
^ "Finding Rin Tin Tin (2007) - Box office / business". Internet Movie Database. Amazon.com. Retrieved 2013-06-14.
^ "Finding Rin Tin Tin". Hometheaterinfo.com. August 17, 2008. Archived from the original (DVD review) on July 12, 2011. Retrieved March 4, 2011.
^ Les 100 plus mauvais films selon la Presse
^ Flood, Mary. "A pooch to protect." Houston Chronicle. October 6, 2008.
^ Flood, Mary (November 12, 2009). "Rin Tin Tin breeder loses suit against filmmakers: Houston judge rules dog's name in title is fair use". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved March 7, 2021.

External links

Finding Rin Tin Tin at IMDb

[1] "FINDING RIN TIN TIN (U)". British Board of Film Classification. 2008-08-28. Retrieved 2013-06-14.

[2] "Finding Rin Tin Tin (2007) - Box office / business". Internet Movie Database. Amazon.com. Retrieved 2013-06-14.

[3] "Finding Rin Tin Tin". Hometheaterinfo.com. August 17, 2008. Archived from the original (DVD review) on July 12, 2011. Retrieved March 4, 2011.

[4] Les 100 plus mauvais films selon la Presse

[5] Flood, Mary. "A pooch to protect." Houston Chronicle. October 6, 2008.

[6] Flood, Mary (November 12, 2009). "Rin Tin Tin breeder loses suit against filmmakers: Houston judge rules dog's name in title is fair use". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved March 7, 2021.

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